Contact Information
Vermont Golf Association
Post Office Box 1612, Station A
Rutland, Vermont 05701
(800) 924-0418 ▪ (802) 773-7180
www.vtga.org ▪ vga@vtga.org
rmihlrad@sover.net, or (802) 645-1907

National School Program

Sunday, September 28 the allied golf associations in Vermont will be holding an informational and complimentary event on The Vermont First Tee National School Program, together with a 9-hole scramble golf outing at the Killington Golf Club. 

The focus of The First Tee® National School Program™ is to establish a lifelong interest in golf by engaging young people (K-5) in a structured golf curriculum that promotes personal character development within a physical education setting.  The program teaches elementary school children The First Tee Nine Core Values: honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, respect, confidence, responsibility, perseverance, courtesy, and judgment, using the game of golf as the platform.  Instruction takes place during physical education classes with the children using developmentally appropriate SNAG® (Starting New at Golf) equipment. 

Fifteen schools enrolled and received grants to participate in the program in the spring of 2008:

Barnard Elementary                                        Milton Elementary

Bristol Elementary                                          Mountain View Community School (Rutland)

Cavendish Town Elementary                            Pomfret Elementary

Chester-Andover Elementary                            Proctor Elementary

East Montpelier Elementary                            Reading Elementary

Ludlow Elementary                                         Rutland Town School

Lyndon Town Elementary                               Sherburne Elementary

State Street School (Windsor)

The Vermont First Tee National School Program will cost each newly participating elementary school $662.50.  The program costs include developmentally appropriate equipment, State of Vermont-approved physical education curriculum, four-hour physical educator training, and administrative expenses.  Where one physical education instructor teaches several schools, the fee is $662.50 for the instructor.  This is a one-time fee.  The statewide golf associations, along with outside funding sources, subsidize the remaining costs.

The sponsoring statewide golf associations are:

Vermont Golf Association
Vermont Golf Association Scholarship Fund
Vermont Golf Course Superintendent’s Association
Vermont Golf Industry Committee
Vermont PGA
Vermont Seniors Golf Association
Vermont State Women’s Golf Association

Please join us Sunday, September 28, 2008 to learn more and get your school involved. We are inviting all physical education teachers to attend. We hope to have many of those who are currently participating as a thank you for their efforts and to provide information to prospective new participating schools. We also invite our Vermont PGA professionals, physical education teachers, school administrators, and parents and children from schools that are participating or are interested in starting the program for 2009.

Sunday, September 28, 2008
Killington Golf Club
4763 Killington Road
Killington, Vermont 05751
(802) 422-6700
www.killington.com
 
Registration: 12:30-1:00 p.m.

Demonstration of the equipment and curriculum by our trained Vermont Physical Education Instructors

Q & A and information regarding funding:  1:00-2:00 p.m.

Killington Golf Club for a 9-hole scramble followed by snacks and awards: 2:00-5:00 p.m.

For more information regarding The First Tee National School Program go to: www.thefirstteensp.org.

RSVP (by 9/22) and learn more about our mission. 

Contact Richard H. Mihlrad, President, Vermont Golf Association: 

Vermont Golf Association
Post Office Box 1612, Station A
Rutland, Vermont 05701
(800) 924-0418 ▪ (802) 773-7180
www.vtga.org ▪ vga@vtga.org
rmihlrad@sover.net, or (802) 645-1907