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program too demanding. With space in the program limited, it is necessary to offer the training only to those <br />who can benefit from it. <br />Targeted Protects: <br />Green- Collar Careers: One of the television programming projects that "Seeds to Trees" student <br />interns will produce will focus on sustainable green living. Tentatively titled "It's a Green Life", this project is <br />currently in its pre-production research and development phase. Student interns will get the opportunity to <br />further research topics on "green living" that they will then compile and put together in monthly mini- <br />documentary segments while they participate in our "Green Teens Green Living and Sustainability Group" <br />(attachment #16). These segments will focus on informing the public on various aspects of living a "green <br />conscious" life, including informing them on technologies such as solar paneling installation that are available <br />to assist them in this pursuit. While not technically a hands-on green collar career pathway, this type of <br />programming focuses on the importance of "green" journalism that seeks to inform and instruct the public on <br />"green technology", promote sustainability awareness and seek out "green collar" services for their businesses <br />and homes. As such, it also works as a promotion tool for green collar career services. <br />STEM: The entire core of the "Seeds to Trees" Digital Media Technology Academy is a focus on media <br />technology and therefore is very STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) career conscious. <br />In addition to this focus on digital technology, many of the topics on which student interns will be producing <br />television programming are related to science, technology and engineering, and while not directly related to <br />mathematics, will instill an appreciation for math in the viewer. Some programming topics that student interns <br />will research, develop and produce programming for are: "Do It Yourself Arts and Science Projects", "Focus on <br />Nature" and "Citizen Scientists", which they will pursue in collaboration with our TeenSpace Citizen Scientist <br />and Engineering Corps (attachment #17). Participants will also be able to gain important skills in science <br />instruction by participating in our "Science Buddy" programs (attachment #18). An added bonus to our <br />TeenSpace STEM program is the new partnership that we have formed with UCLA's Institute of Electrical and <br />Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Engineering Students will be running quarterly engineering workshops to <br />introduce teens to the engineering field (attachment #19). WIA participants will assist in recording and <br />producing videos of these workshops for broadcast on CTV3. <br />Work Experience: The entire format of the "Seeds to Trees" academy program is one that focuses on <br />work experience. First, youth are hired as Work Experience employees (WEX) and then they are promoted and <br />hired on as Library Page interns and paid an hourly wage to receive a complete in-class and on-the-job training <br />work experience that they can use to propel them into higher education, employment and/or self-employment as <br />freelance entrepreneurs. <br />D. Proeram Timeline <br />The "Seeds to "Trees" Digital Media Academy will progress according to the following phases with <br />appropriate vocational training and on-the-job training components provided at each phase: Ground-work level <br />- Intake and Seed Planting, Level 1 - Seed to Sprout Growth Phase, Level 2 - Sprout to Sapling Growth Phase, <br />Level 3 - Sapling to Young Tree Growth Phase, Level 4- Young Trees Apprenticeship Phase and Level 5 - <br />Young Trees Transplanted Phase for follow-up services. (Please refer to attachment #20 for a chart breakdown <br />of this timeline and attachment #21A for a calendar of educational and program activities) <br />Ground Work Level- Intake and Seed Planting: This portion of the program will occur at the start of the <br />grant cycle 7/1/2012. Prior to the start of the program, the library TeenSpace staff will recruit new participants <br />from those participants waitlisted during the current 2011-2012 WIA program. Additionally, staff will promote <br />Exhibit A