According to Foote, the golf course’s TGR Learning Lab will be modeled after its flagship lab in Anaheim, California. Founded by Woods in 1996, it is an educational enrichment program that teaches high-tech skills such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, robotics and video games. design and golf course design and management. It also offers tutorials and guidance on applying for college and financial aid.”We will replicate all the great things happening there and offer additional programming unique to the needs of the Philadelphia community.” said Foote. “We currently serve second, third and fourth grades in two local elementary schools with after-school math tutoring.”According to Stanford University’s National Student Aid Accelerator, students who receive regular tutoring see benefits equivalent to three to fifteen months. of additional education.The goal of the lab is to serve students in grades one through 12, with a focus on grades five through 12, Foote said..
The lab will prioritize students who live closest to the golf course, he said, with the goal of serving about 4,500 young people a year.”The TGR Foundation has three pillars that we focus on. The first is the enrichment of science. , technology, engineering and arts and math (STEAM) education; the second is health and wellness; the third is college and career readiness,” Foote said. “Our ultimate goal is to empower young people to pursue their passions through education and every student who completes the program has a post-secondary education plan..
Jabari Jones, president of the West Philadelphia Corridors Collaborative, a nonprofit that advocates for small businesses, said Foote has done good things as director of the Overbrook Education Center.”I have a lot of respect for him,” Jones said. “I think it was a great move to hire someone with local experience, someone who has already done some really good things in the community. Many organizations, especially national groups, make the mistake of hiring someone from outside the community who doesn’t really know how that community works,
and that can create a huge learning curve when building partnerships.”TGR Learning Lab plans to open a 30,000-sq.-ft. -ft. building in 2025, and a multimillion-dollar renovation of Cobbs Creek Golf Course by the nonprofit Cobbs Creek Foundation is expected to be completed next year. In 2023, Woods’ TGR Foundation announced that it would partner with the foundation and bring its TGR Learning Lab to Philadelphia.At the time, the legendary golfer said he was excited to make an impact in the Philadelphia community. “.
