Enhancing the achievement of children.

Improving their mental wellbeing and physical literacy, making them happier, healthier and more confident.

Welcome To Rackets Cubed

Founded in 2016, Rackets Cubed is a registered UK charity dedicated to enhancing the lives of children.

Our school programme supports underserved children by providing enriching extracurricular opportunities, including STEM education, racket sport coaching, and a nutritious meal.

Our community programmes extend this support to local families, offering food provision, connections to local services, and access to a warm, safe, and welcoming space.

STEM Education

STEM sessions are led by qualified teachers who bring learning to life through fun, creative, and engaging activities. As STEM plays a vital role in everyday life, our goal is to spark curiosity and inspire a lasting love of these subjects in every child. Sessions often focus on key areas such as maths and science, with small group sizes to ensure each child receives the support and attention they need.

Our School Programme

Each programme supports 25 children every week across 24 weeks of the year. During each session, children take part in a STEM lesson, a racket sport session, and come together at the end to enjoy a nutritious meal.

Nutrition

Nutritious food plays an important role in supporting children’s behaviour, focus, and overall wellbeing. At Rackets Cubed, we provide a healthy meal at the end of each session, ensuring every child is fuelled and ready to thrive. This shared mealtime brings children and staff together, creating a relaxed space to socialise, connect, and build relationships in a way they might not usually experience. For many children, this is the highlight of the programme!

Racket Sports

Racket sport sessions are delivered by qualified coaches who combine skill development with teamwork, social interaction, and other essential life skills. There is growing evidence that active children achieve more at school and benefit from improved mental wellbeing. Each child takes part in an hour of structured coaching every week, supporting both their physical development and confidence.

Community Partnership Hubs

Our community partnership hubs provide food support through our social supermarkets while offering a warm, welcoming, and safe space for local people. Support goes beyond food and hygiene products, with access to hot meals, drinks, and guidance to connect with additional local services and assistance.

Community Programmes

Our community programmes support local families in a variety of ways, from food provision to connecting with GP services. We create a welcoming and supportive environment where everyone feels part of the community.

Community Box

This national programme, delivered in partnership with The Elliot Foundation, redistributes surplus food to families who need it most while helping to reduce food waste. Through our network of partner primary schools across 18 sites, we support around 900 families every week.

Community Cuppa

As part of our community partnership hubs, we run Community Cuppa and Community Cuppa+ events, where local residents can enjoy hot food and drinks in a warm, welcoming, and safe space. These sessions also provide an opportunity for deeper support, connecting people with additional help and local services when needed.

Our News and Events

Exciting things happen weekly with our programmes, and we will do our best to keep you up to date with all the great things we get up to. See here for all our latest happenings, events and weekly news.

New Programme launch for Haxby Road Primary hosted by York St John University

Jan 30, 2022

Rackets Cubed is pleased to announce the launch of new activity programme for the children of Haxby Road Primary Academy in York this January.