The Tiger Woods Learning Center

Yesterday I took a trip down to LA (Anaheim to be exact) to tour the The Tiger Woods Learning Center. Unfortunately Tiger was not there, but it is a pretty amazing place. It is a huge building on 14 acres of land with a driving range and a putting area. However, it is not a golf academy. The TW Foundation was founded in 1996, by Tiger's dad Earl. The idea back then was to try to get kids interested in attending a session by offering up a little golf, then getting them into a life lesson course. Then in 2006 they built this great building where they offer classes in everything from nutrition and money management to rocket propulsion and marine biology. The first, and still most popular class, is in forensic science, where kids can learn how to test for finger prints and solve mysteries.

The Learning Center serves kids in the Orange County area from elementary to high school, with all kinds of classes. You can attend an eight week program or drop in after school and work on the computer of in the video lab. They also help kids with AP classes, SATs and college applications. If you get into college you can get scholarships and find mentors that can hook you up with a part time job. Basically they do everything they can to help you achieve your goals of getting a better education as long as you are willing to commit and do the work.