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Earl Woods Scholarship Program, Mentorships, Tiger Woods Foundation

Earl Woods Scholar mentor, Jen O’Connor on the Power of Mentorship

08/24/2017

The cornerstone of the Earl Woods Scholar Program is its mentor network. These valuable relationships are life-changing for the scholars, many of whom are first-generation students with little or no practical guidance on college life and career planning. Each Earl Woods Scholar is partnered with a dedicated mentor who serves as an advocate, career[…]

Earl Woods Scholar Program, Scholar Voices, Tiger Woods Foundation

Scholar Voices: My summer internship with the Tiger Woods Foundation

08/22/2017

My name is Christine Nzokou and I am an Earl Woods Scholar for the class of 2020 studying at the University of Maryland, College Park. With my freshmen year ending and the summer coming, I was offered an internship position with the Tiger Woods Foundation (TWF), which I gladly accepted.[…]

College Access, Discovery Education, STEM, TGR EDU: Explore

TGR EDU: Explore offers STEM resources for your classroom

08/16/2017

TGR EDU: Explore wrapped up the 2016/2017 school year with a flourish, launching a variety of resources in STEM for students and educators throughout the spring. During these summer months, the Tiger Woods Foundation and Discovery Education have been hard at work developing additional resources – modules, lesson plans, activities, training videos, webinars, and a[…]

TGR Learning Lab, Tiger Woods Foundation

TGR Learning Lab’s 2017 Player Development Golf Program Club Championship

08/14/2017

The TGR Learning Lab’s golf department hosted the TGR Learning Lab Player Development Golf Program Club Championship on August 1, 2017 at the Dad Miller Golf Course in Anaheim, CA. Forty students aging from 10 to 18 years-old work all year to compete in this season ending championship. Monthly golf clinics hone in on skills[…]

Earl Woods Scholar Program, Unrelenting Champions

Unrelenting champions spotlight: James & Alicia

08/09/2017

At the Tiger Woods Foundation, we have the distinct honor of coming alongside incredibly bright and driven young people, and equipping them with the resources they need to achieve their definition of success. We call them our Unrelenting Champions. A fitting description because they tirelessly and relentlessly pursue their dreams, and achieve them. This month[…]

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Help TWF present at SXSW EDU in 2018

08/08/2017

In order to present at SXSWedu, we need help from YOU, our amazing TWF community, to vote for our presentation on the panelpicker community vote section of the SXSWedu website![…]

STEM Studio, TGR EDU: Create, Tiger Woods Foundation

TGR EDU: Create’s summer STEM Studio enhance educators curricula for the fall at the TGR Learning Lab in Anaheim

08/04/2017

This Summer at the TGR Leaning Lab in Anaheim, educators from across Southern California participated in STEM Studio. These week-long workshops are all part of the TGR EDU: Create program presented by Kaiser Permanente that provides unique professional development programs in STEM and college access for educators.[…]

Tiger Woods Foundation

In memory of Tiger Woods Foundation board member Dale Dykema

08/03/2017

We lost a major player in the history of the Tiger Woods Foundation with the passing of Dale Dykema on July 4th after a long battle with prostate cancer. Dale was a businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist, helping to make his community, Orange County, California, a much better place.[…]

Earl Woods Scholarship Program, Mentorships, Tiger Woods Foundation

The Power and Purpose of Mentorship

08/01/2017

This fall, the Tiger Woods Foundation will welcome 25 college freshmen to the Earl Woods Scholar Program. Each scholar will have the chance to connect with a dedicated mentor who will support and guide them through their college years.[…]

City of Anaheim, High School Academy, TGR Learning Lab, Tiger Woods Foundation

Senior Victor Rodriguez shares his experience at the High School Summer Academy in Anaheim

08/01/2017

Through a grant provided by the California Community Foundation, the Tiger Woods Foundation was able to host our High School Summer Academy last week. Fifty high school students from the Los Angeles area experienced the life of a college student for one week.[…]

High School Summer Academy, Scholar Voices, TGR Learning Lab, Tiger Woods Foundation

Scholar Voices: My Summer with the TGR Learning Lab

07/27/2017

Earl Woods Scholar and University of California, Irvine rising sophomore, Ruben Triscareno spent the summer interning with the Tiger Woods Foundation. Based at the TGR Learning Lab in Anaheim these past few months, Ruben joined the academic support staff, assisting in all aspects of our STEM and college access summer programs. Read on to learn[…]

Earl Woods Scholar Program, Scholar Voices, Tiger Woods Foundation

Scholar Voices: Finding a voice through history & film

07/25/2017

In today’s post, we hear from one of our newest Earl Woods Scholars, New York native Kaycie Santiago. Kaycie, who will be a freshman at Fordham University this fall, has written and produced her first documentary, “Mirror Mirrors? The Past and Present of Preston High School,” highlighting the history of her former high school. Read[…]

Earl Woods Scholar Program, Tiger Woods Foundation

Video Highlights from the Earl Woods Scholar Class of 2021 Pre-College Retreat

07/20/2017

The Earl Woods Scholar Program goes far beyond financial assistance—we build a lifelong support system for our kids. For over 10 years, we’ve strived to give our scholars, many of whom are the first in their family to attend college, the resources they need to succeed in school, their communities and around the world.[…]

Earl Woods Scholar Program, Unrelenting Champions

Unrelenting Champions Spotlight: Keon & Fatah

07/19/2017

STEM Studio, TGR EDU: Create, TGR Learning Lab, Tiger Woods Foundation

STEM Studio, D.C. Edition

07/17/2017

The Tiger Woods Foundation met Alesha Russey in March 2016 when she attended our first STEM Studio seminar in Washington, D.C. Since then, she has participated in a number of offerings and reached out to us regarding possibly offering a more intensive training for her school and others in the D.C. area. Likewise, she offered[…]

STEM Studio, TGR EDU: Create, TGR Learning Lab, Tiger Woods Foundation

Summer Learning at the TGR Learning Lab

07/14/2017

Summer is for fun, sun, BBQs—and for many young people, no school! However, all of us at the TGR Learning Lab believe that summer is about opening doors to new opportunities, thinking about one’s future and getting ahead when it comes to preparing for college. We also think it is a time where teachers can[…]

STEM, TGR Learning Lab, Tiger Woods Foundation

From the TGR Learning Lab to MIT

07/10/2017

Without a doubt, Shantanu Jakhete will take MIT by storm this fall. The recent high school graduate and former TGR Learning Lab Florida student has spent the last several years studying STEM and honing and sharing his skills. Everything he’s already accomplished in this short time tells us he’s in a league of his own.[…]

Golf, STEM, Super Junior Golf Camp, TGR Learning Lab, Tiger Woods Foundation

Super Junior Golf Camp in Full Swing!

07/05/2017

The TGR Learning Lab’s Golf Department hosted its annual Super Junior Golf Camp on June 19-23 this year and it did not disappoint. In our 5th year since inception, the Super Junior Golf Camp exposes the great game of golf in a safe, nurturing environment. This year, 60 Super Junior students ages 5 to 4th[…]

College Bound Academy, TGR Learning Lab, Tiger Woods Foundation

Conquering College Bound Academy

07/03/2017

For two weeks this June, Betsy Peña, a program coordinator with the Tiger Woods Foundation’s Earl Woods Scholar Program, took part in her first College Bound Academy as an instructor to 42 rising high school seniors from the Anaheim Union High School District. Betsy, a recent college grad herself, had the opportunity to lead workshops,[…]

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Meet Jonathan Bowie: An Unrelenting Champion

06/28/2017

Since the age of seven, Earl Woods Scholar and Tufts University alum Jonathan Bowie knew he wanted to serve his country. Born and raised in the nation’s capital, he dreamed of being a fighter pilot. At the age of 16, Jonathan’s plans evolved but his love of country never waned. He was determined to be[…]