A new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) laboratory is coming to the Richmond County area on behalf of famed golfer Tiger Woods’ nonprofit, TGR Foundation, will greatly benefit students.
The TGR Learning Lab, which the Augusta Press reported on following the announcement by Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley earlier this week, will open in April 2028, is planned to be placed inside the old Lamar Elementary School building which is defunct as a school and currently used for district storage.
It will offer programs to Richmond County School System (RCSS) students and the surrounding CSRA school districts.
Big opportunities for area students
RCSS Board of Education President Shawnda Stovall said she foresees only good things coming out of the new development.
“Anytime you have those initiatives and you build a strong foundation in students, they’re much more successful, their test scores are better, they pursue careers and initiatives in their lives that have a strong STEAM background,” she said. “What most people don’t realize is that a lot of our jobs in our market now are coming up STEAM, more STEAM jobs are coming in.”
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A golf course design program is one of the offerings that will be coming to area students.
“How many of our students would ever have had the chance to do that?” said Stovall.
This adds Augusta to a short list of locations around the country that can boast having a TGR Learning Lab; only three others exist in Anaheim, Los Angeles and Philadelphia.
“Those big, huge cities, and then they choose Augusta, like, how awesome is that?” said Stovall.
