Fellows mentioned in this story: Alex Harris, Cohort III

From Big Island Now:

This summer, Elemental Excelerator launched Root for Innovation, a new initiative that provides innovation and entrepreneurship learning experiences for Hawaiʻi-based high school students. The effort is part of Elemental Excelerator’s larger strategy to develop a climate workforce and inspire 10,000 climate jobs over the next five years in Hawaiʻi and beyond, with a focus on career opportunities for underrepresented communities. 

Root for Innovation, co-sponsored by the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation, matches high school students with Teach for America fellows participating in an externship with Elemental. Over two months, teachers and students worked in teams to research the climate tech innovation landscape, participate in the work of Elemental Excelerator, and develop curriculum and programming to be implemented at Hawaiʻi public schools for the 2021-22 academic year.

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