Sky Islands, a non-profit public school, was established by the Blue Adobe Project in 2008 in Tucson to provide an integrated course of study focused on the environment. We are preparing students to live more sustainably and consciously by putting the climate and urban environment at the core of everything we do in school. Courses promote mastery of essential skills in technologies of alternative building and permaculture design, as well as college-ready academics. We have a strong network of community organizations that provide real tasks for student learning, and active, project-based programs that support responsible and resonant relationships to each other and world events. Students gain confidence and learn they can make a difference in their world.