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At The School for Field Studies (SFS), we are committed to advancing environmental education, scientific research, and providing students with a transformative educational experience. As the world faces the urgent challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and resource depletion, our mission is to prepare students with the knowledge and hands-on experience needed to address these crises. Our field-based programs immerse students in ecosystems and communities worldwide, fostering ethical scientific inquiry and cross-cultural connections. We believe that a competent and committed workforce of people from different circumstances and experiences is key to discovering more creative solutions to pressing environmental problems faced by people worldwide. Thus, we are dedicated to ensuring that students from all backgrounds have access to these transformative educational experiences.

We recognize that environmental challenges are deeply affected by and interwoven with social and political forces. Hence, we foster an inclusive environment where students critically examine these complex issues through the lens of science, ethics, and sustainability. As an independent nonprofit, SFS remains steadfast in its mission despite shifting political landscapes.  We stand resolute in preparing the next generation of leaders to tackle the challenges ahead with knowledge, integrity, and purpose.

Governmental administrations come and go, and party policies too often bend to the prevailing political winds at the moment. At SFS we know who we are. Through the turmoil, political convulsions, and the uncertainties of fraught times, we remain true to our mission and the fundamental values and principles upon which it rests. In that commitment, we are unshakable.

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