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TGR Foundation celebrates milestone in education impact

11/12/2019

Since 2006 when the flagship TGR Learning Lab opened its doors in Anaheim, CA, TGR Foundation has had a lot to celebrate, including its most recent milestone of one million students impacted by TGR EDU: Explore, alone. Developed in partnership with Discovery Education, TGR EDU: Explore is a free digital resource library that offers interactive[…]

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TGR Learning Lab Student Spotlight: How Mentorship Guided me through College, Career and Life

11/05/2019

As a first-generation Mexican American, I felt intimidated and insecure about applying to college. My mom, knowing well that she could not guide us through the U.S. education system, connected my sister and I to programs that could give us the tools to achieve our academic goals. We joined the TGR Learning Lab, then known[…]

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Scholar Voices: Discovering a New Path to Career Success

10/31/2019

Ever since I was a little boy, I loved science. Although I come from a rural, mountainous Chinese village called Qian Yang Cun in Fuzhou, I dreamt of becoming a scientist. I always knew I wanted to use science to help people. As a child, I would collect plants and soil from around the mountain[…]

College Access, Success Symposium empowers educators at flagship TGR Learning Lab

10/28/2019

Visitors entering the doors of the flagship TGR Learning Lab on Thursday, October 24 shifted from eager fifth graders heading toward the end of their week in the Day Program to dedicated educators excited to gain information, connections and resources to better prepare their students for success. The 5thannual College Access and Success Symposium united[…]

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Shaping Our Future with STEM: My International STEM Studio Journey

10/24/2019

International STEM Studio is an amazing initiative. I learned about it after the CEO of Soronko Academy, my boss, attended the inaugural training in 2018. She came back with a new perspective on how to teach science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) at the academy and how to organize training of the trainer sessions to[…]

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TGR Learning Lab shines spotlight on Nadia Chavelas

10/03/2019

The TGR Learning Lab expanded learning program fulfills the mission of TGR Foundation by empowering youth through exposure, preparation and skill development for the workforce of tomorrow. With more than 50 courses available for middle and high school students to engage in after school, our mission is brought to life as participants discover their passions[…]

TGR EDU: CREATE | Six reasons to participate in STEM Studio

10/02/2019

Professional development workshops and conferences are ways to learn new teaching strategies and improve one’s teaching practice. In the summer of 2018, I attended my first weeklong STEM Studio hosted by TGR Foundation. Even though I have participated in numerous workshops throughout my teaching career, there was something unique about STEM Studio. In attempting to[…]

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How to Build Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Classroom

10/02/2019

This summer I had the chance to examine the role of TGR Foundation from a global perspective. It started with a speaking role at Global MindED’s annual convening in Denver, CO where we discussed how organizations reach a diverse population with their work. The latter half of the summer took me to Israel where I[…]

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Scholar Voices: A portrait of passion, how art inspired my interest in engineering

09/24/2019

As a child, I always found myself consumed in art. Every brush stroke required complete concentration, each colored patch demanded a precise amount of pressure. However, contrary to what art means to others, art was never about expressing myself. For me, it was a way to keep myself busy while my parents worked and my[…]

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A Booster in STEM Learning and Teaching: My International STEM Studio Experience

09/19/2019

I’ve been a teacher of primarily science for a long time, more than 30 years, 19 as an international educator. Currently, I am working as a science teacher in the small Balkan country of Kosovo, but I’ve also lived and taught in eastern Venezuela and southeast China near Hong Kong. Last spring, I received an[…]

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TGR Foundation releases 2018 Annual Report

09/09/2019

At TGR Foundation, we believe youth should live in a world where opportunity is universal and potential is limitless. Our mission to empower students to pursue their passions through education is brought to life through programs that impact students around the globe. We believe in students, educators, partnerships, global education and impact. Through the 2018[…]

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Jim Yong Kim joins TGR Foundation Board of Governors

09/05/2019

TGR Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim Yong Kim, M.D., Ph.D., to the Board of Governors. Kim, the former 12thPresident of the World Bank Group, is currently the Vice-Chairman and Partner at Global Infrastructure Partners, a fund that invests in infrastructure projects across several sectors around the world.[…]

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Let Them Eat Cake! – Understanding Effective STEM Teaching in a Global Context

09/04/2019

A common question that comes up while leading educators in STEM professional learning is “What does STEM mean?” Many would answer this by defining each of the letters, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, leaving the teacher to believe this acronym just puts all of the scientific and technical classes taught in a school into one[…]

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Scholar Voices: Life as a student, intern and resident in Singapore

08/29/2019

“Go chopethat table—it’s open lah!” These are words I heard every day this past summer as I entered the Singaporean hawker centers in search of chicken and rice, like every other local during mealtime. Singaporeans flock to these large hawker cafeterias to fill up on delicious foods that cost about $4 a dish. These food[…]

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: How to put values into action

08/22/2019

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TGR Learning Labs empower students across the country

08/21/2019

Since launching the flagship TGR Learning Lab in 2006, TGR Foundation has built a robust network of opportunities for students to learn and grow. Programs at the flagship facility in Anaheim, CA have expanded over the last two decades providing more students access to quality education and career connections. Collaboration and partnerships are a key[…]

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Medical Congress solidifies career aspirations for Earl Woods Scholars

08/16/2019

Joining top students across the United States with interest in pursuing careers as physicians, medical scientists, engineers or technologists, Earl Woods Scholars Kayla Fisher and Jesenia Vargas recently had a unique opportunity to attend the Congress of Future Medical Leaders at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. The Congress is an honors-only program for high school[…]

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Earl Woods Scholar Program hosts Class of 2023 for pre-college retreat

08/07/2019

As the newest member of TGR Foundation’s Earl Woods Scholar team, I hit the ground running this summer, taking part in one of our hallmark events, Pre-College Retreat. In July, our team welcomed 21 scholars from Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and Orange County to the annual retreat in Southern California. Spanning three days, the Pre-College[…]

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Aptive Environmental partners with TGR Foundation to support Earl Woods Scholars

08/04/2019

With a deep-seated commitment toward environmental responsibility, Utah-based Aptive Environmental is expanding its philanthropic reach into the education sector as it turns its generosity toward TGR Foundation and the Earl Woods Scholar Program.[…]

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Scholar Voices: Perspectives of fear from Los Angeles to Boston

07/30/2019

I was accepted into Boston College on one condition; I would have to complete their summer transition program. I agreed and made my way to Boston during the summer of 2018. During the first week of the program, I experienced an incident that I have still not been able to shake, over a year later.[…]

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