Runway Green Education Collective

AT FLOYD BENNETT FIELD

Dear Friends, Imagine if we could advance bold solutions to the biggest problems—the climate crisis, educational inequality, the green skills gap, economic injustice, and more— through a once-in-generation project, right here in New York City.

Imagine a project that transforms education and workforce development as we know it. A project that provides world-class resources and access to 21st-century careers, empowering the next generation to create a better world.

Well, you don’t have to imagine it.

The opportunity is here, through a pioneering public-private partnership, at Floyd Bennett Field.

A coalition of leading nonprofit and industry partners, with significant support from elected officials and government agencies, is creating a landmark education campus called Runway Green that’s like nothing else in our city or country.

Each year, 50,000 public school students will learn skills and mindsets focused on sustainability while earning credentials in the green careers of the future.

And that’s just the beginning. Located on 1,300 acres of National Park Service land, Runway Green will be a catalyst for an even larger reimagining of Floyd Bennett Field as a preeminent hub of K-12 education, sustainability, research, workforce development, and green technology—on an unparalleled scale.

We invite you to join the Runway Green Education Collective of organizations, elected officials, Brooklyn community members, educators, parents, and students. Together, we can create the most impactful education and workforce development project to ever exist in New York City.

With gratitude,

Jonathan Harber Jonathan Harber Chair, Runway Green

FLOYD BENNETT FIELD

was New York City’s first municipal airport, the starting point for the world’s first international flights.

TODAY IT’S A BLANK CANVAS.

1,300 ACRES OF NATIONAL PARK SERVICE LAND

FLOYD BENNETT FIELD

1,300 ACRES

300 ACRES

are poised to become home to the largest and most innovative education project in the last century — right here in New York City.

175 ACRES

35 ACRES

AN UNPRECEDENTED PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

At Floyd Bennett Field, exceptional public- and private-sector partners are creating Runway Green, the first education and workforce development campus to be built on National Park Service land.

PHASE 1 Our transformative vision begins with a seven-acre experiential learning campus supporting

50,000 STUDENTS FROM HUNDREDS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL PARTNERS.

Sitting in a classroom is no longer enough to prepare students for the careers of the future.

Open year-round, Runway Green will provide K-12 students opportunities to learn, work, and intern with an ecosystem of exceptional partner organizations, solve real-world problems, and earn credentials for careers in the growing green economy.

PHASE 1

3.6 billion people live in areas highly susceptible to climate change.

GLOBAL CHALLENGES ARE MOUNTING

Half a million New Yorkers will be directly threatened by flooding by 2080, more than doubling the current number.

Black individuals are

50% more likely to live in areas with coastal flooding.

At Runway Green, nonprofits already providing environmental education and green career training to 350,000 New York City students each year will expand their reach and deepen their impact.

EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION TO SAVE OUR PLANET

PHASE 1

Runway Green will provide direct pathways to tens of thousands of career opportunities in the green economy.

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13

nonprofit and industry partners

training programs offered

36

73K

industryrecognized credentials offered

potential job and career placements

Certified Training Programs Aquaculture Basic Green Construction Controlled Environment Agriculture Green Building Operations Green Team Workforce Marine Biology Research Marine Policy Advocacy Marine Systems Technology Ocean Engineering Professional Diving Solar CTE Solar PV Installation Vessel Operations

Badges and Credentials GPRO Operations and Maintenance GPRO Electrical GPRO Mechanical Building Performance Institute Multifamily Building Operator Building Performance Institute Multifamily Building Analyst NABCEP PV Associate US EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting (Lead) EPA 608 OSHA 30

NYC Department of Buildings Site Safety Training (SST) Lab Safety Safe Boating Seafood HACCP ARC GIS Certificate GEF Institute course: Advanced Concepts in Sustainability WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Certificate NOCTI Natural Resource Systems Digital Quest SPACE Geographic Information Systems SUNY Albany Science Research Project NOCTI Marine Mechanics Ocean Engineering 10 Ocean Engineering 11 Ocean Engineering 12 Career and Financial Management Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) certifications Divers Alert Network (DAN) first-aid medical training American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) Scientific Diver Final Exam NYS Safe Boating Certificate US Power Boating Certificate FCC Marine Operators Permit Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED USCG Limited Masters License Controlled environment agriculture

PHASE 2 Workers will need new skills throughout their lives to meet the accelerating demand for green goods, services, and technologies.

Our career-connected programming at Floyd Bennett Field will expand to support New Yorkers’ lifelong learning.

912,000 clean-energy jobs per year are projected to be added to the American economy over the next decade.

Runway Green’s second phase will provide training and career pathways for adults in fast-growing industries, including: Sustainable Agriculture Environmental Sciences Clean Transportation Green Construction Renewable Energy Maritime Systems Marine Sciences Together, Phases 1 and 2 will make New York City a national leader in closing the green skills gap and developing a 21st-century workforce.

LOCATED ON SOME OF THE REGION’S MOST ECOLOGICALLY RICH PARKLANDS,

CENTRAL PARK

and within the nation’s largest school system, Floyd Bennett Field’s combination of access and opportunity is unparalleled.

The site is a jumping off point for shorelines, marshlands, and open water throughout Jamaica Bay. PROSPECT PARK

Runway Green will connect New York City communities to Floyd Bennett Field.

FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK

In partnership with the eco-friendly transit provider Circuit, we are committed to sustainable forms of transportation across South Brooklyn and the Rockaways, ensuring accessibility for all.

FLOYD BENNETT FIELD

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Climate change is getting worse every day. It’s up to

Climate change disproportionately harms Black and Brown

our generation to ensure our world is more habitable

neighborhoods. These communities should be empowered

for all. The opportunities at Runway Green show

to lead the fight for a cleaner planet, with access to green

students that we can be that change.

jobs and schools that equip them with knowledge and skills.

TAMIYA FOWLER, 22, BED-STUY, BROOKLYN

GODSON BLAISE, 17, BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN

Runway Green will offer so many opportunities

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It wasn’t until I got to college that I realized where you

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for students to discover their calling. Working with

go to school as a child really matters. It’s an equity issue.

organizations like The Billion Oyster Project will teach

At Runway Green, kids from my community will get a world-

us those skills without having to leave our campus.

class education that transforms the trajectory of their lives.

SKYLA MCNEIL, 13, CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN

SADIQAH WHITTINGTON, 19, BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN

We have made extensive progress collaborating with our community and coalition of partners to turn our vision into reality.

2024

2025

2026

PREDEVELOPMENT

BREAKING GROUND

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

• Capital Campaign • Design • Partnerships • Curriculum Development

• Pilot School Kickoff • Farm Construction • Partnership Expansion • Program Development

• Pilot School Expansion • Adventure Center • Community Hall

2027

2028

2029

CAMPUS RENOVATION

BUILDING GROWTH

SCALE PROGRAMMING

• Public Amphitheatre • Hydroponic Greenhouses

• Partner School Expansion • Ecology Lab • Solar Workshop

• Industry & Workforce Partnership Expansion • Full Campus Serving Over 100 Public Schools Each Year

WORLD-CLASS PROJECT TEAM A team of renowned designers, architects, real estate developers, and educational program planners were selected based on their track records of creating innovative, impactful projects, as well as their commitment to our community-centered approach.

PROGRAM PLANNING

ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN

DEVELOPMENT

A LANDMARK CAMPUS $5M

3 Acre Farm

$8M

Adventure Center

$5M

Hydroponic Greenhouses

$3.5M Ecological Lab $2M

Solar Farm

$6.5M Community Hall $3M

Recreation Area

$3M

Flexible Art Plaza

$4M

Civic Entrance & Public Amplithearter

$40M to transform education

GOAL with you as a partner.

We’ve gained significant momentum through public, private, & institutional fundraising.

Federal

$2M $2.5M

Senator

CHUCK SCHUMER City City of New York

Local

$.5M $20M

City Council

MERCEDES NARCISSE Banks Debt, Mortgage

CSDC Donations

$2M

Family Offices, Foundations, Individuals

For over 50 years, the vast potential of Floyd Bennett Field has gone untapped.

Join us in this once-in-a-generation public-private partnership and be a champion for a better world.

Nothing like this exists in New York City.

And nothing is more urgent.

BOARD LEADERSHIP

HAL AVIDANO

RECY DUNN

DANNY FRANKLIN

JONATHAN HARBER

RICK SEGAL

JAMIE SINGH

GEOFF WORDEN

Managing Director at Partners Group

CEO of Ascend Public Charter Schools

Partner at Bully Pulpit International

Board Member, Fund for Public Schools

Chairman & CEO, Seavest Capital Partners

Vice President at Bridge Growth Partners

Former Chairman, NYC Outward Bound Schools

SENIOR ADVISORS

RunwayGreen.org KATHY WYLDE

STEPHEN COCKRELL

TOM FRANCO

CHRISTOPHER CURRAN

CARL WEISBROD

President & CEO, Partnership for New York

CEO, Fund for Public Schools

Senior Advisor, Clayton Dubilier & Rice

Founder & Managing Partner, Tyton Partners

Former Director, NYC Department of Planning

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