SANTA ANA PUBLIC LIBRARY (2) - 2012

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