Feliz Navidad, Happy Holidays to Our Entire FIELD Family!
As we take time to reflect on 2024, a since thank you for your continued support of our programs that benefit our communities and empower underserved families.
Help Our Community Grow This Holiday Giving Season
Donate today as part of our Holiday Giving 2024 Campaign to help our students and corpsmembers. We have 3 easy ways to donate:
FIELD Community Shares Holiday Cheer and Toy Giveaway
You could feel the smiles and joy as dozens of community members and their children enrolled in FIELD’s Early Childhood Education classes enjoyed Santa and the holiday spirit at our Toy Giveaway event this year. FIELD staff and leaders had collected donations of new unwrapped toys for the holiday giveaway. Children from our ECE classes…
Environmental Corps Celebrates a Steller 2024 with Holiday Luncheon
This year’s holiday luncheon was the best yet, with record participation, good food and great moments. “This is very reflective of the year the Environmental Corps has had,” said Dave Weaver, Director of the Corps. “We have had great participation and development of our corpsmembers in 2024. The outstanding work of our corpsmembers has improved…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Message From the FIELD Leadership The holiday season will soon be here, and I wanted to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all our students and staff! Your FIELD leadership team has been busy this fall with all our departments running at full steam. You can read more details about our work below. Our headquarters and…
Our Amazing Corpsmembers Treated to Thank You Luncheon
It was a great afternoon of fun and camaraderie on Oct. 23 when dozens of corpsmembers from all divisions of the Cesar Chavez Environmental Corps (CCEC) came together for their annual appreciation luncheon. “After a long, hot, busy summer season, Corps managers like to bring everyone together to recognize the corpsmembers for all their hard…
Lifelong Educator Jaime Quiñónez Discusses His First Few Months as EPIC School Principal
An educator with over 30 years’ experience in the Kern School District, EPIC de Cesar Chavez High School Principal Jaime Quiñónez is excited to bring his wealth of experience and knowledge to FIELD’s adult high school programs. Quiñónez sat down with us to talk about his work and challenges with FIELD’s EPIC High School after his first…
Transforming Lives at La Paz: Celebration of Renovation Progress, Public-Private Partnership during Hispanic Heritage Month
Oct. 11 celebration features impacted teens, National Park Service Director The Farmworkers Institute of Education & Leadership Development (FIELD) is pleased to highlight their ongoing progress – and the dozens of lives they are transforming along the way — on the $390,000 rehabilitation project at the Cesar Chavez National Monument. The project is funded by…
FIELD Celebrates 32% Increased Enrollment in EPIC Adult High School Program
Students Respond Positively To Flexible Class Schedules; Current FIELD Leadership Prepares For November WASC Committee Visit Farmworkers Institute of Education and Leadership Development (FIELD) is pleased to report a 32% increase in its EPIC Adult High School enrollment this year, with over 720 students currently enrolled. EPIC Adult High School has graduated over 1,500 students,…
FIELD Board Sets the Record Straight on Recent Public Misinformation About Its Adult High School Program
WASC Accreditation at Risk Since 2022, Violations Not Addressed Aug. 27, 2024 – In response to recent public misinformation about its adult charter high school program, EPIC (Escuela Popular Instituto Campesino), the FIELD Board of Directors announced it has been investigating concerns about its WASC accreditation being at risk due to long-standing violations in the…
