Bring the SLEWS Model to Your Community
SLEWS Academy expands the reach of the Student and Landowner Education and Watershed Stewardship (SLEWS) Program by equipping educators and natural resource professionals with the training, tools, and support needed to replicate the SLEWS model in their own communities.
Rather than building a program from scratch, SLEWS Academy provides a framework for organizations to create hands-on environmental restoration experiences that connect high-school students with their local landscapes, communities, and potential environmental careers.
What is SLEWS Academy?
SLEWS Academy trains educators and natural resource professionals to implement the SLEWS model within their own organizations and regions.
Participants learn how to develop and coordinate hands-on restoration projects, engage high-school students in meaningful environmental education, build community partnerships, and create connections between restoration work and career exploration.
The goal is to help organizations establish a sustainable program that reflects the SLEWS model while meeting the needs of their own communities.
WHO IS SLEWS ACADEMY FOR?
SLEWS Academy is designed for organizations interested in expanding environmental education and youth engagement through hands-on restoration, including:
- Environmental education organizations
- Resource Conservation Districts
- Land trusts
- Wildlife and environmental education centers
- State parks and other public land agencies
- Natural resource organizations
- Other organizations working with youth and environmental restoration
slews academy participant Testimonial
Cultivating opportunity
“The SLEWS program is a well-rounded program. I really appreciate how and that this Academy is run to really livestream the whole process and engage other organizations to understand how to run the program.”
What Does SLEWS Academy Provide?
SLEWS Academy provides participants with the knowledge and resources to build their own SLEWS-style program, including:
- Training in the SLEWS model and approach
- Guidance for developing hands-on restoration projects
- Tools and resources for working with schools and students
- Strategies for building partnerships with landowners and restoration professionals
- Support for program planning and implementation
- Connection to a network of organizations working in environmental education and restoration
Replicate the SLEWS Model
SLEWS Academy is about taking what works and adapting it to your community.
By sharing the SLEWS model with organizations across California, we can expand opportunities for young people to participate in hands-on restoration, explore environmental careers, and become active stewards of their communities.
Interested in bringing the SLEWS model to your region?
Program availability, funding, and future training dates are subject to change. If you are interested in bringing the SLEWS model to your region, reach out to our team to learn more about future opportunities
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