Referral Partners

School Partnership

School Assessment

Start the conversation

Tell us a little about your school.

STEP 1 OF 3 About you
~2 min
01 — About you

First, who are we talking with?

Give us the basics so we know who you are and where you are coming from.

02 — The students

Who are the students you have in mind?

You do not need to have the program figured out. Tell us who you are thinking about and what direction feels relevant.

What are you hoping to explore?

Choose anything that feels relevant.

03 — Why now?

What brought you here?

A little context helps us arrive at the conversation already understanding what matters most.

This helps us understand what is happening in your school before we talk.

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Next: choose a time to talk.

After you send this, you’ll continue directly to our booking calendar.

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2025 Pilot Partnership

KIPP Esperanza
High School

East Palo Alto's KIPP Esperanza became Back to Earth's first Summer Bridge school partner in 2025 — bringing a full cohort of students into a shared Sierra Nevada wilderness experience. The model is now open to additional schools and organizations.

Connect about a partnership

Full cohort wilderness immersion in the Sierra Nevada

Custom program design with school leadership

Pre-trip preparation sessions at your school

All gear, logistics, and facilitation handled by Back to Earth

Post-trip integration support and community building

Youth Alive Oakland — community partner expanding access across the Bay

From Our Partners

Voices from Partner Organizations

"Back to Earth's Summer Bridge partnership with KIPP Esperanza gave our students something they couldn't find anywhere else — a shared wilderness experience that built trust, confidence, and brotherhood in a way that carried right back into school."

School Leadership

KIPP Esperanza High School, East Palo Alto

"Youth Alive has always believed in holistic development for Oakland's young people. Back to Earth's wilderness programs offer exactly the kind of transformative, community-centered experience that our youth deserve and too rarely get access to."

Program Staff

Youth Alive Oakland

Trusted by Bay Area Schools

The Schools We
Walk With

A decade of partnership with schools that treat wilderness not as a field trip — but as a pillar of their culture.

Founding Partner

The East Bay School

2016

Partner Since

Outdoor education program anchor — a decade of building culture through wilderness immersion.

Partner School

Inaugural WILD Partner

KIPP Esperanza High School

2016

Partner Since

Leadership pipeline and 7-day Tahoe trips that have become a cornerstone of the school's identity.

Partner School

Founding Partner

Millennium School

2016

Partner Since

Immersive retreats and culture-building experiences woven into school life every year.

Partner School

Founding Partner

Lodestar Academy

2016

Partner Since

Land-based, healing-centered programs grounded in ancestral wisdom and student voice.

Partner School

Also Partnering With

Crystal Springs Uplands

Custom outdoor education programs designed around student leadership and community.

Nomad Middle School

Outdoor education and student development at the heart of their experiential curriculum.

6+

Partner Schools

10

Years of Partnership

100%

Renewal Rate