Roots of Success for High Schools & Youth Programs is designed to specifically meet the needs of youth. This version of the curriculum (a) provides young people with in-depth knowledge about critical environmental and social issues, problems and solutions, (b) core academic proficiencies, (c) job readiness and professional skills and information about green jobs and career pathways across multiple sectors of the economy. This version of the curriculum includes videos that feature youth and focus on examples of young people having a positive impact on their campuses and communities as well as exercises that challenge youth to apply what they area learning in the classroom to the settings in which young people typically find themselves.
“Many students connect to Roots of Success because it speaks to their experience living in a diverse community that is often under-represented or misrepresented. The curriculum has trained them to carry out community projects that will improve the living conditions of marginalized people. Roots of Success had a significant impact on the lives of our student body.”
-Oscar Medina, Roots of Success Instructor, Toltecalli High School, Tucson, Arizona
Programs currently using this version include:
- High schools
- Career technical high schools
- Charter schools
- Green job training programs
- Conservation Corps
- Youth Builds
