ANNOUNCING SUSTAINABLE VOCATIONS FOR YOUTH

 

Preparing youth for sustainable living and the growing green jobs market

 

Sustainable Vocations prepares youth, ages 15 to 24,

for diverse leadership roles that integrate

sustainability into their communities, and provides a

hands-on introduction to the growing green jobs

market.

 

TO VIEW FULL COLOR BROCHURE,

GO TO http://www.quailsprings.org/SustainableVocations/brochure.pdf

 

Students will earn an internationally recognized

Permaculture Design Certification (72 hour course).

We are in process of accrediting this course to give

students the option of gaining an entry level Solar

NABCEP Certification, and college or high school

credit.

 

 

Join us on this hands-on learning journey!

 

Permaculture Design - Sustainable Living

Skills - Leadership & Community Building -

Renewable Energy - Green Building &

Natural Building - Environmental & Social

Justice - Watershed Restoration - Localizing

Food & Economy - Animal Husbandry -

Rainwater Harvesting & Greywater Design -

Green Jobs Preparation

 

Follow up for graduates, their families and

community network, includes:

 

Graduation Ceremony - Support to Enact a

Community Enhancement Project - Referrals

to Internships, Jobs, & Advanced Trainings

- Mentor/Instructor Contact - Alumni

Network

 

 

UPCOMING RESIDENTIAL SESSIONS:

 

August 4-24, 2009

March 7-27, 2010

June 20-July 10, 2010

 

Each session is a three-week residential training at

Quail Springs Learning Oasis and Permaculture

Farm, a 450-acre sustainability education and

demonstration site in the Southern California

Mountains, with field trips to projects and

businesses in the area, and several months follow

up support for graduates. Transportation provided

from Santa Barbara. Ask about options for day or

weekend-long "Intro to Permaculture" training for

your school or group.

 

 

Cost: $1,500-2,500, sliding scale. 

Includes tuition, meals & camping. 

Scholarships available for low-income youth and families

thanks to the generosity of local foundations and sponsors!

 

 

HIRING MENTORS! 

TO LEARN ABOUT MENTOR POSITIONS,

GO TO www.quailsprings.org/SustainableVocationsMentorPosition.pdf

 

INTERESTED YOUTH AND FAMILIES CONTACT TO LEARN MORE

email sustainablevocations@quailsprings.org or call 805-886-7239.  

Or find us Earth Day Festival in Alameda Park,

Santa Barbara, Sunday April 19th at the Quail Springs booth!

 

PARA INFORMACION EN ESPANOL

Edith at 805-886-7239 or edith@quailsprings.org.

Materiales completos en Espanol disponibles pronto.

 

 

 

SUSTAINABLE VOCATIONS COMMUNITY NETWORK

 

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR INITIAL PARTNERS!

 

Educational Partners 

 

*Center for Sustainability at Santa Barbara City College

*Green Collar Jobs Campaign at Ella Baker Centerfor Human Rights

*Growing Green Energy

 

Scholarship Fund Sponsors

 

*Hutton Foundation

*Towbes Foundation

 

In-Kind Network Partners

 

*Community Environmental Council                

*Santa Barbara Permaculture Network

 

 

INVITING SUSTAINABLE VOCATIONS PARTNERS!

 

Are you a Social/Eco Mission-Driven Business,

Individual, or Foundation seeking to invest in

healthy communities, economies, and a revitalized

planet? 

 

Are you associated with a Youth Group, School, or

Community Organization that would like to be

involved with Sustainable Vocations? 

 

TO LEARN ABOUT COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP NETWORK OPPORTUNITIES,

GO TO  http://www.quailsprings.org/Sponsor_partner_desc.pdf

 

Or please contact Kolmi Majumdar at 805-886-7239 or

sustainablevocations@quailsprings.org to learn more.