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Prepare

Equipping Students and Leaders to Innovate.

Building environmental literacy, mapping regional ecosystems, and opening student leadership pathways across Minnesota schools.

Every student deserves to graduate ready to help shape Minnesota’s sustainable future. Through our Prepare pillar, Bold Futures Now equips students and school leaders with the tools, agency, and knowledge needed to transform schools into hubs of informed environmental learning.

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Core Purpose & Outcome

Students and school leaders equipped to lead and innovate

Turning Knowledge into Action

When schools prioritize environmental literacy, they become vibrant centers of sustainable learning. Students gain practical skills, agency, and motivation to address real-world challenges in their local communities.

Key Levers of Action

Environmental Literacy Capacity Building

We help educators integrate sustainability directly into their classrooms. By providing access to high-quality resources, best practices, and expert guidance, we lower the barrier to teaching complex environmental topics.

Key Focus:

  • Standards aligned curriculum connections.

  • Educator professional development and support.

  • Classroom to community learning models.

Ecosystem Mapping

Every school operates within a unique local environment. We help schools map their internal and external ecosystems connecting physical campus assets (schoolyards, rooftops, facility operations) with local community partners, technical experts, and state resources.

 

Key Focus:

  • Turning campuses into living laboratories.

  • Connecting schools with local environmental partners and civic organizations.

  • Identifying local sustainability goals and resource gaps.

Student Leadership Pathways

We give young people a platform to lead. By supporting student-led clubs, action projects, and civic initiatives, we empower students to turn ideas into measurable environmental impacts.

 

Key Focus:

  • Hands-on leadership and project management experience.

  • Student-led sustainability clubs and Action Teams.

  • Platforms to share leadership stories statewide.

Impact

Schools become hubs of informed environmental learning. Students gain knowledge, agency, and motivation.

Who Benefits?

For Educators & Leaders: Gain access to free resources, best practices, and a statewide network of peers dedicated to integrating sustainability into everyday learning.

For Students: Gain practical skills, environmental literacy, and leadership experience that prepare you to navigate and lead in a rapidly changing world

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