On Tuesday, April 1, 2025, Tiger Woods and his nonprofit TGR Foundation announced the official opening of the TGR Learning Lab Philadelphia.
In partnership with Cobbs Creek Foundation and many generous supporters, including capital campaign lead donors, the Smilow Foundation and the Woodland family, the Smilow Woodland TGR Learning Lab is the first completed project of the ongoing Cobbs Creek Golf & Education Campus development. Located in West Philadelphia, the Learning Lab will serve students from 1st through 12th grades, providing access to science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) educational enrichment, career and college readiness and health and well-being programs.
“I’m excited to open the doors to our second TGR Learning Lab in Philadelphia as it combines my passion for supporting youth through education and golf,” said TGR Foundation founder Tiger Woods. “At the Learning Lab, we will provide opportunities for thousands of kids to learn, grow and chase after their dreams for many years to come. Having it located at Cobbs Creek, with its ties to Charlie Sifford, makes it truly special.”
The 30,000 square-foot facility holds nine classrooms in addition to a multi-purpose room, music recording room, podcast studio, makerspace a Full Swing golf simulator and more.
On opening day, the TGR Learning Lab welcomed students from Saint Francis de Sales School to experience a dynamic STEAM-based field trip in a safe and inspiring environment. On April 7, the Learning Lab will begin a soft-launch of its expanded learning programming, serving middle and high school students after-school and on select evenings and weekends. The programs offered range from multi-week STEAM based courses, tutoring, college preparatory workshops and career connected learning experiences all available for free to local youth.
“We’re excited to be open to serve our community and grateful for our partnership with Cobbs Creek Foundation for the transformative impact we will have on local youth through our programs.” Meredith Foote, executive director, TGR Learning Lab Philadelphia said. “Nothing like this exists in this part of the city, and we’re thrilled to build on TGR Foundation’s legacy of empowering youth through education.”
As a career educator with a commitment to serving youth, Foote leads a team with many years of experience serving youth in West Philadelphia and beyond. Addressing the needs of the community, they will provide a wide range of educational programming including tutoring, school day field trips, after-school classes, academic support, college and career readiness workshops and resources and more. Read more HERE.
