Impact Explorers 🌍

🌍 Impact Explorers

Impact Explorers: Where curiosity meets compassion, and young minds discover their power to change the world.

Impact Explorers is a middle school program that transforms students into community changemakers through hands-on learning and real-world engagement. Every month, we dedicate ourselves to a particular environmental theme. This dedicated group of young explorers dives deep into researching local organizations—learning about their missions, challenges, and the vital work they do for our community.

But we don’t stop at research. Our students roll up their sleeves and head out into the field 🌱 where they actively support these organizations’ missions. Whether it’s helping at a food bank 🥫, assisting with environmental restoration projects 🌳, supporting aged animals in adoption centers 🐾, or engaging with senior centers 💛, students experience firsthand what it means to be active community members.

Through Impact Explorers, students develop critical research skills, build empathy and cultural awareness, and discover the power of civic engagement. They learn that making a positive impact isn’t something you wait until adulthood to do—it starts now! 

As we finalize our schedule, we would love for your student to join us on this purposeful journey! ✨

📅 Dates & Themes

*Please note that this program only meets 8 times during the Fall Semester* 

• September – The Environment and Our Impact

  • Instruction at SFS: September 19

  • Day of Service: The Green Between – September 26

• October – Community Care through Garden Work

  • Instruction at SFS: October 10

  • Day of Service: June Jordan – October 24

• November – Climate Change and Cleanups

  • Instruction at SFS: November 7

  • Day of Service: Portola Neighborhood – November 21

• December – Coming Soon! 🎁