The Full Story

Leadership in Storytelling

Welcome to our LiS portal! Scroll through to learn about our unique program and internship opportunity for middle school students in the Oakland area that combines storytelling, habitat restoration, and place-based learning about the wetlands and shoreline of the San Francisco Estuary.

COMING SOON.....

What is the program flow?

Throughout the program, youth attend workshops on collaborative storytelling, structures of stories, the importance of storytelling across history, and how stories encode information about values, ecosystems, and more. We discuss how we can incorporate play into learning and storytelling, and how to build activities and games around concepts we want to communicate, such as science, history, and art. Additionally, youth meet at the MLK Jr. Regional Shoreline to build relationship to this critical green space, learn about native & invasive species, and get hands-on experience in restoration work with our partner organizations, especially Save the Bay.

Want to be part of the story?

Jan-June 2025: Twelve youth joined for our first Leadership in Storytelling cohort

Culmination of project: their Community Day of Action took place at the end of June after months of planning, visioning, and collaboration. Their efforts resulted in pounds of invasive plant species removed from the shoreline, and they created engaging storylines in their family-friendly, educational live action role play that engaged people from all over Oakland!