(FTSV 2025 ACE Classes Published: 11/7/2025) First Tee – Silicon Valley recently wrapped up another one of our four 8-week Ace classes throughout the year.
This past fall season FTSV delivered the Ace – Education Class to 24 FTSV high school participants who:
- Explored the different post high school educational opportunities,
- Performed research on college offerings including student life experiences, academic offerings, and campus support,
- Reviewed specific details on the college application process,
- Worked on effective personal statement writing techniques & approaches,
- Explored ways to pay for college including details on grants & scholarships,
- Engaged in budgeting techniques, and
- Learned about saving options and loan/interest details.
The class material was presented through small and large group activities. The last Ace class of the season is often a Jeopardy competition where participants work together in groups to compete against each other and test their knowledge of the class material.
This upcoming winter we will be delivering our Ace – Give Back class that covers the following:
- Transferable work and self-management skills, learned through volunteering,
- Going above and beyond framework,
- Interviewing strategies,
- Professional correspondence,
- Developing self-confidence,
- Volunteer opportunity exploration, and
- Group norms and dynamics for collaboration.
Amazon Web Services will host one of the eight classes at the PGA TOUR Superstore in Cupertino. The agenda for that class will be to explore uses of technology in sports and hold a career panel with a review of internship and scholarship opportunities.
The goal of our Ace classes is to bridge the life skills that we learn throughout First Tee to the next steps of participants’ upcoming adult life. Additionally, we aim to equip our high schoolers with specific tools, including work skills, to succeed post high school.
In addition to the two Ace classes mentioned above, we also hold Ace – Career in the spring and Ace – Golf in the summer. Any high schooler is encouraged to join our Ace classes on Fridays from 4:30pm-6pm this winter. For the Career and Education classes, any high schooler 10th grade and above may join the classes.
For more information on our four Ace classes, please click here, email [email protected], or call 408-508-4884.