Vision: To foster a new generation of Africans inspired by environmental stewardship, community stability, and economic sustainability.
Mission: To bridge human and wildlife prosperity through education for rural Africans with a focus on self-reliance, economic and cultural vitality, human health, and peace education.
Location: The heart of Kitobe Forest, an expansive fertile and mountainous rift valley, within walking distance to the world-renowned Gombe Stream National Park and Lake Tanganyika in western Tanzania.
School within Walls: A private educational institution with environmentally low-impact residential facilities.
School without Walls: An outreach program that provides public conservation education by tackling environmental and social issues facing communities to generate support for conservation and build vibrant human societies.
Programs: Our programs include our residential school, our "School Without Walls" initiative, conservation agriculture, a study-abroad program, and opportunities for service learning tourism.
Professional Development: Seminars and workshops educating and encouraging local teachers to incorporate human and ecological sustainability into their curriculum.
Student Body: Senior high school and college-age students with an average class size of 20 - comprised of equal numbers of men and women. Total student body of 200.
Student Enrollment: Gifted students are drawn from Tanzania and other neighboring countries. Priority is given to applicants who have demonstrated a deep concern for local ecosystems and human communities.
Study Abroad Program: Fosters cross-cultural understanding and transnational dialogue about environmental and community relations in partnership with Utah State University and the Teton Science Schools in the USA.
Scholarships: Full funding is provided for all local students in need of financial assistance.
Faculty: Experienced international faculty with outstanding credentials.
Curriculum: Our grass-roots, indegenous-based curriculum incorporates environmental literacy throughout all subject areas, as well as establishing environmental science and leadership as independent subjects.
Funding: Contributions from generous donors, student tuition, support from the people of Tanzania, wildlife and cultural tourism programs, a study-abroad program, and other sustainable agriculture- and economic-incubator programs in Tanzania.