SOAR Partners

What is SOAR?

The SOAR Eco-Innovation Academy is a collaborative, hands-on program that empowers motivated high school students to learn and lead environmental progress in today’s top industries. Students realize environmental potential by working directly with a variety of businesses and corporations to develop skills in sustainability. Partner corporations work directly with students as they learn about sustainability issues in the corporate world and develop real world solutions.

Support the next generation of student leaders by joining the network of other elite organizations!
Become a part of our industries that students will be able collaborate with to lead positive systematic change
Provide industry leading skills to future leaders through sustainability practices and entrepreneurship

SOAR Partners Can Empower Students to:

Learn

Gain knowledge through partner organizations to foster and drive better environmental standards, practices, and outcomes.

Discover

Discover a vast array of industries and the environmental impacts they make

Tour

Tour your facility to directly experience a glimpse of the workforce while understanding any environmental best practices, future goals and eco-dilemmas your organization or industry may face.

Understand

Engage in experiential learning and develop understanding to facilitate industry-wide systematic change.

Take Action

Gain knowledge through partner organizations to foster and drive better environmental standards, practices, and outcomes.

Explore

Explore diverse career paths, create networking opportunities, and earn scholarships and internships that lead to a cleaner planet.

Prepare

Gain knowledge through partner organizations to foster and drive better environmental standards, practices, and outcomes.

SOAR Program Timeline

June
July-September
October-February
March
soar guidebook being used by students
SOAR-ientation
Industry Tours
soar partners working with students
Sustainability Plans
SOAR Sustainathon

SOAR Partner Benefits

Partner with Grades of Green’s SOAR Innovation Academy and inspire the environmental leaders of tomorrow! Together, let’s soar towards a cleaner and greener future.

Pillar Partner: Limited to one company per industry.
Maximize your impact with a multi-year partnership to support SOAR Leadership Innovation Academy students around the world. Engage with and empower greater numbers of motivated, environmentally focused future leaders.

Annual Gala Benefits:

This is an excellent and engaging way to enjoy the festivities and maximize exposure of your business to over 400 eco-oriented donors, business icons, celebrities, and distinguished honorees.

  • Table for 10 guests at our annual gala, Verte.
  • SOAR Sponsor announcement and highlight during the live program of our annual gala

Student Engagement

SOAR partners will be able to work with a cohort of students that will collaborate in small groups to create a sustainability plan for an organization or industry based on their interests, research, mentorship, tours, and skills that will lead to positive, systemic change.

Creative Solutions

SOAR partners will engage with bright young minds and receive research, creative solutions, deliverables, and recognition that can help your organization or industry lead the way towards a cleaner planet.

Want to Become a Partner?

Complete this form to become a SOAR Partner and inspire the next generation of environmental leaders!

This Year's SOAR Partners

Subaru Pacific

LA County Sanitation District

Northrop Grumman

West Basin Water District

Eco by Ry

Beyond Meat

Past SOAR Partners

Isabella Lee
Multmedia Outreach & Operations Specialist

Born and raised in Los Angeles County, Isabella studied Psychology at UCLA with a focus on Digital Humanities and Community Engagement. A lifelong creative, she’s been drawing since childhood and has explored many forms of art—from painting and digital illustration to video editing. During college, Isabella discovered a passion for user experience design, which combined her technical skills with her love for thoughtful, people-centered problem solving. She gained hands-on experience in UX, website design, and project management through various academic projects and internships. Isabella is proud to support environmental education through Grades of Green, where she brings together her creativity and advocacy. In high school, her artwork was recognized in an international ocean awareness competition, and in college, she received an award from a UCLA student organization for a piece highlighting the connection between nature and mental health. Outside of work, Isabella enjoys reading, drawing, and finding inspiration in everyday moments.

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