SUSTAINABLE VOCATIONS FOR YOUTH - TAKING APPLICATIONS NOW FOR AUGUST 2009 SESSION!
"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. Students earn an internationally recognized Permaculture Design Certification For BROCHURE: go to www.quailsprings.org/SustainableVocation/brochure.pdf For APPLICATION: go to www.quailsprings.org/SustainableVocation/Application_Summer_2009.pdf Check out: The Rap on Permaculture Video on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5LjKhlJucw 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: Support to Enact a Community Enhancement Project - Referrals to Internships, Jobs, & Advanced Trainings - Mentor/Instructor Contact - Alumni Network Upcoming Sessions: Each session is a 3-week immersion training near New Cuyama, CA. Transportation provided from Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Santa Maria. August 4-24, 2009 March 7-27, 2010 June 20-July 10, 2010 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! INTERESTED YOUTH/FAMILIES CONTACT TO LEARN MORE email [email protected] or call 805-886-7239 PARA INFORMACION EN ESPANOL Llamar a Edith at 805-886-7239 or [email protected] ******************************************************************** SUSTAINABLE VOCATIONS COMMUNITY NETWORK We would like to thank our initial sponsors and partners! SCHOLARSHIP FUND SPONSORS Hutton Foundation Towbes Foundation Santa Barbara Foundation Island Seed and Feed Selim Sandoval of Growing Green Energy Christopher Blunt of Ojai Solar Electric Mike Lillis of Ecostructures, Inc. New Leaf America NETWORK PARTNERS Center for Sustainability at Santa Barbara City College Community Environmental Council Green Collar Jobs Campaign at Ella Baker Center for Human Rights Growing Green Energy 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? Please contact Kolmi Majumdar at 805-886-7239 or [email protected] to learn more.
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