Learning Their Place

Photo courtesy of Urban Promise Academy. Jill Johnson is a math and science teacher at the Urban Promise Academy, a public middle school in Oakland's Fruitvale neighborhood. In 2010 she started a program called WILD: Wilderness, Independence and Leadership Development. Her goal? Get every student in the school out on an overnight camping trip. In this episode, we meet Jill. In the next episode, we'll hear from some of her students. More about Jill.More about Urban Promise Academy.More about the community partners making the WILD program work:Science by NatureFoster CalmBay Area Wilderness Training This episode sponsored by:and listeners like you.