Mission
THE WILDERNESS ARTS AND LITERACY COLLABORATIVE (WALC)PROVIDES DIVERSE LOW-INCOMESTUDENTS AT TWO INNER-CITY SAN FRANCISCO HIGH SCHOOLS WITH AN INTERDISCIPLINARYACADEMIC PROGRAM. USING AN ENVIRONMENTAL FRAMEWORK, CORE FIELD STUDIES, AND STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES, WALC INTEGRATES SCIENCE, HISTORY, LITERATURE, WRITING,TECHNOLOGY, AND ART WITHIN A CURRICULUM THAT FOCUSES ON THE EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLEOF COLOR. IN WORKING TO DIVERSIFY THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, WALC ALSOOFFERS ENVIROMENTAL EDUCATORS WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING ON THIS MODEL OF EDUCATIONALREFORM.