First tee program madison wi

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You can cancel at any time! Already a subscriber? Log in or Activate your account. First Tee of South Central Wisconsin is the only First Tee program in the country that adds the academic component through learning centers. Students work on skills such as math and reading, then get a chance to learn to play golf at three venues — Vitense, Nine Springs Golf Course or Cherokee Country Club. In Madison, the free program serves seven schools and six community centers.

Savado said that at first the program focused on math skills, but last year at most participating sites reading was implemented. Brennan Abegglen, a fourth-grader at Leopold, said his favorite part of the program is the reading and he believes it is helping him when he takes a test.

Because he is in a dual language immersion program at Leopold, he likes the extra work with his English language skills. Rosie Gittens, community schools resource coordinator at Leopold, said an advantage of the program is the chance to do reading outside of the classroom. The students read articles about topics they like and have wording that differs, depending on the skill level.

The students also work each week on core values of First Tee — respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, honesty, integrity, confidence, courtesy, perseverance and judgment. For example, the students work on being respectful around others trying to read and they practice being respectful to other players when they are learning golf, Gittens said.

Most of the students in the program come from families with low incomes. Learn More about First Tee. Find out the key characteristics that make a great teammate. Blair checks out holes designed by First Tee kids Zac Blair discusses his love for creativity and sketching and then looks at some hole designs made by children from the First Tee. Find out why Rickie Fowler supports The First Tee and our junior golf and character education programs. Watch Now. When we think of values in golf we can also think about those same values in our everyday lives.

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