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With milestones of 1,000,000 students and 5,000 educators impacted, our programs continued to excel and fulfill our mission to empower youth through education. We reached these milestones through a growing network of partners, donors, educators, parents, students, alumni and our communities who share our core belief that education is the best way to empower students to pursue their passions. Together we are doing more to expand educational opportunities to more youth around the world. In 2019 we achieved MORE TOGETHER. We work together with educators, parents and community partners to empower underrepresented students to pursue their passions through education. Youth are at the heart of all that we do at TGR Foundation. Our year-round STEM and college-access programs equip students with the critical skills needed to succeed in higher education and the future workforce. Our TGR Learning Labs, digital platform, TGR EDU: Explore and Earl Woods Scholar Program guide and support students, fueling their success while advancing equity and inclusion for all. created a High School Girls Golf Camp to support more low-income female students in earning college golf scholarships. In its inaugural year, 35 students from Southern California participated. In our golf program overall, 40% of participants are female. reached 6,754 unduplicated students who participated in our in-person education programs at TGR Learning Labs across the country. were prepared for higher education processes through the College Bound Academy program. in high school and college were supported through the Earl Woods Scholar Program . college-access workshops held for underrepresented high school students. new online STEM and college-access assets added to TGR EDU: Explore. impacted 367,000 students through our digital learning platform, TGR EDU: Explore. * *Number represents cumulative reach since the platform’s launch in 2017. impacted 44,850 elementary, middle and high school youth through educator professional learning program. We work together with educators to expand our impact as teachers who participate in our programs reach hundreds of students each year. Through TGR EDU: Create , we offer professional learning opportunities including multi-day STEM Studio workshops and training programs across the U.S. and internationally. Educators are provided with proven strategies and activities to engage their classes in STEM and interdisciplinary learning experiences. Two-thirds of the educators who attended our seven STEM Studio sessions in 2019 work at Title I schools across the U.S., serving a high proportion of children growing up in poverty. These teachers support a new trajectory for students, families and communities. doubled the number of U.S. locations hosting in-person professional learning sessions by adding educator cohorts in Pennsylvania and New Mexico. reached 1,495 educators with training in STEM disciplines and college access. * *Number represents cumulative reach since 2017. joined educators from 50+ countries at the 29th annual Central and Eastern European Schools Association conference in Warsaw, Poland and also attended the Association of International Schools in Africa conference in Cape Town, South Africa. We work together with educators around the globe through International STEM Studio to bring meaningful STEM learning to students. Educators leave the training with confidence to engage students in STEM, an action plan to implement what they’ve learned, an ongoing support system and enhanced digital STEM resources accessible anywhere in the world. While our classrooms sit in different corners of the world, what’s clear is that our goal as educators is in sync,” says Dr. Katherine Bihr, Vice President of Programs and Education at TGR Foundation. We all believe wholeheartedly that quality education allows us to dream of a world where opportunity is universal and potential is limitless.” hosted two International STEM Studio sessions with participants from six continents. at the inaugural NEXUS Cup . A two-day amateur golf competition launched in association with NEXUS Luxury Collection, this new event was held at Liberty National Golf Club amid stunning views of the Statue of Liberty and the NYC skyline. Spirited match play competition with appearances from Tiger and fellow major champions was paired with dynamic evenings highlighted by the Tonight Show Unplugged with Jimmy Fallon. at the Hero World Challenge . Continuing its successful run at Albany in the Bahamas, Tiger and Hero Motocorp announced a four-year extension of Hero’s title sponsorship of the tournament that annually features an exclusive field of the world’s best golfers. at the Tiger Woods Invitational presented by USLI. The annual charity golf outing on the Monterey Peninsula featured three days of golf along with premier hospitality and evening experiences for guests. at The Genesis Invitational. Prior to the 2019 tournament, the PGA TOUR and Tiger jointly announced that the tournament at Riviera would be elevated to Invitational” status starting in 2020. This status plus Tiger’s role as host puts The Genesis Invitational alongside fellow elevated events honoring Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. at Tiger Jam . The 21st annual event in Las Vegas treated guests to a refreshed format in 2019. Pairing favorites such as Tiger’s Poker Night and golf at Shadow Creek with instant classics including VIP access to Janet Jackson’s residency show and the post party at On The Record, placed fun and philanthropy on full display all weekend. We work together with our founder Tiger Woods to host unforgettable events for charity. Uniting philanthropically-minded individuals and companies together with golf fans, our events champion TGR Foundation’s mission and vision to guests from around the world. Events managed by TGR Live raise significant funds for TGR Foundation’s programs annually. TITLE AND PRESENTING PARTNERS THANK YOU TO OUR Tiger even received coding lessons from Earl Woods Scholar Sammy Mohammed , a computer science major at Stanford University. added support for the Earl Woods Scholar Program with Aptive Environmental , which expanded its philanthropy to the education sector and, for the first time, sponsored two Earl Woods Scholars for their four years of college. We work together with nonprofit, philanthropic, corporate, academic and government organizations to amplify our impact on youth across the country and around the world. With public and private partners, we continue to drive change, embrace diversity and build a more equitable workforce. strengthened national K-12 STEM education and outreach with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), which selected TGR Foundation as one of 15 organizations to join a multi-year, $75 million effort. Through the Defense STEM Education Consortium , TGR Foundation will expand its current STEM professional development program for educators, both digitally and in new markets. started working toward development of a new TGR Learning Lab at the Carol Kimmelman Athletic and Academic Campus with...