Headlands Environmental Home Program

This vibrant and innovative program is a unique element of the summer experience. Aim High students work out of the Tennessee Valley Nursery, situated along the Chaparral Trail.

Our Headlands Video captures the spirit of this exciting program.

The mission of the Headlands Environmental Home is to provide Aim High students with hands-on experiences that promote an understanding of and respect for the environment and aid in personal growth, interpersonal understanding and, ultimately, a stewardship ethic to carry into all areas of life.

As part of the summer program, the 9th grade students from each site dedicate one week to learning what it means to be stewards of the park. The week combines service to the park, such as trail maintenance or weeding invasive plants and reintroducing native growth, with environmental studies projects. Students camp out on Thursday night and return on Friday afternoon to present what they have learned to the younger Aim High students at their campus.

In the winter months, small groups of students from select SFUSD middle schools continue to practice stewardship and environmental studies in the Tennessee Valley on a weekly basis.

Aim High is currently working with the GGNRA to determine if we can build an “environmental classroom” next to the Tennessee Valley Native Plant Nursery.

Please contact Richard Lautze at rlautze@urbanschool.org for more information on the Headlands Home program.