Fortuna CCC
Fortuna CCC
1500 Alamar Way
Fortuna, CA 95540
Tel: (707) 725-5106
Fax: (707) 725-1748
Fortuna, CA 95540
Tel: (707) 725-5106
Fax: (707) 725-1748
Mission
Missiontitle
The young women and men of the Corps work hard protecting and restoring California's environment and responding to disasters, becoming stronger workers, citizens and individuals through their service.
John Muir Charter School at the Fortuna CCC offers corpsmembers an educational program that makes a positive impact in the lives of our students, as well as the community.
CCC MOTTO:
"Hard work, low pay, miserable conditions... and more!"
"Hard work, low pay, miserable conditions... and more!"
John Muir Charter School at the Fortuna CCC offers corpsmembers an educational program that makes a positive impact in the lives of our students, as well as the community.
The core of our CCC Fortuna program consists of the relationships we
develop and sustain with students over time. We understand that our
students are taking a huge step in committing themselves to a youth
development program, of which we are a part, and we seek to essentially
build a school experience, for and with them, that honors such
commitment. We provide our students with one-to-one attention in a
small, intimate classroom space. The attention involves instruction
across content areas, mentoring and career guidance for life after
graduation and the CCC. Our teachers are knowledgeable in all subjects,
with a special emphasis on mathematics. More than this, however, our
teachers understand that instruction must always come out of the life
and experiences of the student and so they strive to create a total
learning environment that builds upon what students are bringing to the
classroom with them—from their homes and families, their friends and
their work.
The work projects at Fortuna are some of the most challenging and
technically demanding in the entire state. Through their work in the
CCC, our students have the opportunity to be a part of sustained
conservation efforts, such as salmon restoration, trail construction in
both state and national parks, green building, invasive species removal,
and wilderness fire response. All of these efforts translate directly
into both vocational and physical education credits earned in the
classroom. In addition to these unique work opportunities, students at
the Fortuna center benefit from the following special programs: CalTrans
Tree Removal, Pacific Watershed Associates Fisheries Internship, the
CCC's Australian Exchange, Backcountry Trails, Culinary Program, Union
Apprenticeship program, and Sawyer’s and Forklift certification. We also
have a salmon restoration program, in partnership with the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, which is available solely to
veterans. Our teachers connect all of these projects and internship
opportunities to the classroom through a variety of writings, digital
presentations and shared reflections (either with teachers or in small
groups) in an effort to provide students with an opportunity to deepen
the meaning and value of such real, experiential learning in their own
lives.
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Raquel Ortega
District Director
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