Our Story

Spin and Learn was founded in 2016 by Ms. Yasiris Ortiz, the Dominican Republic's National Table Tennis Champion. Ms. Ortiz started playing table tennis at the age of 9 in the Dominican Republic. In addition to representing her country internationally, she has won numerous medals, including three gold medals in the Caribbean Championship in 2018.

Spin and Learn was founded with a vision of introducing table tennis into the New York City Public School System. Our goal is to foster a love and respect for the sport. Training students at a very young age not only promotes both physical and mental wellness, it instills discipline and focus that resonates throughout all areas of their lives.

Spin and Learn is a program dedicated to introducing the dynamic, challenging, and rewarding sport of table tennis to schools and surrounding community institutions. We support the importance of sports and academics in the development of our students. Spin and Learn is designed to provide a safe, positive, and fun environment with the focus on the individual growth of each child.

Our Mission

The Spin and Learn after school table tennis trogram is dedicated to the development and ideals of teamwork, commitment, hard-work and sportsmanship. The main goal is to train and educate students to become table tennis players with the capacity to grow and become professional players who can then teach and compete in National and International Levels.

Our Vision

To create community awareness around the broad and positive impact of Table Tennis. The vision of our program is to increase the interaction between children, installing and implementing the many physical and mental benefits Table Tennis will have on their productivity and success. We ultimately encourage students to compete against other schools, share their knowledge, and dream big.