Straight A, Inc

Passion-based teaching empowers educators to infuse their personal interests into lessons, making learning more engaging and meaningful for students. When teachers teach what they’re passionate about, they’re more enthusiastic and naturally take greater ownership of lesson planning and delivery. This approach will ensure a high-quality, and impactful STEM education that is rooted in joy, relevance, and authentic connection.

This is a request to fund the retrofitting of an ALREADY-DONATED municipal bus to go into neighborhoods where the need is greatest, to help Rebuild, Repair & Renew damaged homes after extreme weather and other traumatic events in the Greater Los Angeles area. Once up and running, the SAFE HARBOR bus will be staffed by urban high school youth supervised and mentored by trade-based professionals through a sustained youth workforce development program focused on Real-Time Do-It-Yourself career technical education.