TO AWAKEN AND CULTIVATE A DEEPER CONNECTION TO NATURE AND SELF, AND TO IGNITE A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING, BY GUIDING CHILDREN THROUGH PLACE-BASED, CHILD-CENTERED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCES IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS.

SWU organizes its grassroots members through de-colonization, emancipatory education, leadership development and direct action for worker rights, environmental justice, and systemic change.

The Roots of Success Environmental Literacy Apprenticeship/Pre-Apprenticeship Program (RoS) increases environmental literacy and prepares youth for jobs/careers in environmental fields. We do this through a registered Apprenticeship/Pre-Apprenticeship program that prepares youth for good jobs in the environmental fields.

Roots to Branches provides nature-rooted, place-based education for young children in Sonoma County. While interacting with the wonders of nature in our community, children are offered opportunities to immerse themselves in a myriad of experiences that support the whole child. Through the development of relationships with each other, educational guides, the environment, and the greater community, children become active participants in the world around them, inviting the emergence of meaningful learning as they discover their place in the world.

To ignite the natural curiosity of all learners to explore and shape their world.