by Chad Flores | Mar 1, 2017 | Recent Trainings/Certifications
San Francisco is known for having a highly educated population. Yet despite its reputation, approximately 50% of African American and Latino high school students in the city test below proficient in language arts skills, and an astonishing 85% test below proficient in...
by Chad Flores | Jan 6, 2017 | Recent Trainings/Certifications
This week, we had the opportunity to train and certify three instructors working in Rising Sun Energy Center’s Green Energy Training Services (GETS) program to teach Roots of Success to twenty women enrolled in their program. GETS is a pre-apprenticeship job training...
by Chad Flores | Jan 5, 2017 | Recent Trainings/Certifications
This week we had the opportunity to train staff working in Tricyle’s Urban Agriculture Certificate & Fellowship Program in Richmond, Virginia. This eleven-month long intensive training program allows participants to earn a Certificate in Urban Agriculture...
by admin | May 1, 2013 | Program News, Recent Trainings/Certifications, Testimonials
In the article linked below Michael, a Washington State Penitentiary inmate, reflects on his experience as a newly trained Roots of Success Instructor: http://sustainabilityinprisons.org/blog/2013/05/01/root-view-my-experience-as-a-new-roots-of-success-instructor/...
by admin | Feb 1, 2013 | Program News, Recent Trainings/Certifications
Earlier this week, eight teachers from Mission High School were certified to teach Roots of Success during a training near their campus in San Francisco, CA. The newly trained instructors will begin offering Roots of Success to students at Mission High later this...
by admin | Nov 13, 2012 | Recent Trainings/Certifications
Last month 13 new instructors were certified to teach Roots of Success during a day-long training in Huston, TX for the Lone Star College System — the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area, and the fastest-growing community college system...
by admin | Oct 8, 2012 | Recent Trainings/Certifications
Over the weekend, on Saturday, October 6, 2012, 16 new instructors were certified to teach Roots of Success during a day-long training in historic Gee’s Bend, Alabama — a geographically isolated community in which many local women have supported themselves...
by admin | Aug 24, 2012 | Program News, Recent Trainings/Certifications
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Last week, Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma (GICO) announced the completion of their 20th Roots of Success course. The eleven receiving certification (pictured above) join a total of 169 trainees who have successfully complete the...
