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Un Mar de Colores · Santee, CA
Plastic Pollution Action for Santee Communities
Family-friendly participation — kids, grandparents, and neighbors from Santee welcome on the sand.
Un Mar de Colores ofrece ocean stewardship gratuitas para jóvenes de Santee de All ages años, con transporte gratuito de 17 millas desde Santee a nuestras playas de enseñanza. Sirviendo a una comunidad del 38% BIPOC (58,895 residentes), nuestra instrucción se lleva a cabo en OB Pier (17 miles) y Coronado Central (16 miles), con entrenadores bilingües certificados y todo el equipo proporcionado. La inscripción prioritaria es para estudiantes de Hill Creek Elementary, Cajon Park Elementary.
Horario — programa en Santee
Monthly cleanups, quarterly workshops · Completamente gratis
Quizás sientes esto
- —Environmental justice isn't in the cleanup conversation — 38% of Santee residents deserve framing beyond litter.
- —Bilingual safety briefings matter — most cleanup flyers in San Diego default to English-only instructions.
- —Transportation to monthly cleanups from inland Santee (17 miles inland) feels like another unpaid logistics burden.
Lo que cambia cuando los jóvenes entran al agua
- Hands-on debris removal with proper supplies: buckets, grabbers, gloves — all provided free.
- Family-friendly participation — multi-generational Santee households welcome.
- BIPOC-led movement — stewardship led by communities historically excluded from coastal conservation spaces.
Por qué operamos este programa en Santee
Santee is an East County city home to Santee School District (approximately 6,000 students). Our Santee cohort travels 17 miles to OB Pier for water programming, making Santee one of our more transportation-intensive partnerships. Hill Creek and Cajon Park Elementary are our Title I partnership schools.
- Población
- 58,895
- Residentes BIPOC
- 38%
- Hogares hispanohablantes
- 17%
- Distancia a la playa
- 17 mi
Ocean Stewardship en Santee — Lo que debes saber
Environmental justice beach cleanups in Santee address who bears pollution burden when Tijuana River flows close beaches — cross-border watershed reality integrated into every Un Mar event in San Diego.
Watershed education integration connects cleanup action to Cuyamaca-to-coast hydrology and Tijuana River case studies — Santee participants see the full pipeline.
Por qué Santee importa para nuestra misión
Santee's Spanish-speaking households (17%) get parent communications in both languages, every time. Coastal access fails when language is treated as an afterthought.
The ocean off Santee belongs to everyone. Un Mar de Colores exists because San Diego has spent decades telling BIPOC youth otherwise — and we're changing that story one cohort at a time.
Socios comunitarios locales en Santee
En asociación con el Santee School District / Grossmont Union High y organizaciones comunitarias locales, reclutamos jóvenes de 2+ escuelas Título I.
Distrito escolar y escuelas Título I
- Santee School District / Grossmont Union High
- •Hill Creek Elementary
- •Cajon Park Elementary
Socios comunitarios
- ◆Santee School District
- ◆Santee Library
- ◆Town Center Community Park
Currículo del programa
Ocean Stewardship at Un Mar de Colores connects coastal cleanup action with deeper environmental justice education. Monthly cleanups run across Oceanside, Imperial Beach, Cardiff, and partner sites, with each event combining hands-on debris removal with short teaching moments about the watershed-to-ocean pipeline, the plastic pollution crisis, and California coastal policy. Our Ocean Stewardship program is free and family-friendly, and we specifically prioritize recruitment from BIPOC communities whose relationships with the coast have historically been gated by cost or culture. Every participant contributes to our citizen science database tracking pollution patterns across San Diego County.
- →Beach cleanup fundamentals and safe practices
- →Plastic pollution and marine debris science
- →California coastal commission policy basics
- →Watershed-to-ocean connection
- →Citizen science data collection protocols
- →Advocacy and community organizing skills
Qué se incluye — Gratis para cada joven de Santee
- ✓Cleanup supplies (buckets, grabbers, gloves)
- ✓Bilingual safety briefings
- ✓Data collection training
- ✓Post-cleanup debrief and reflection
- ✓Certificate of community service
- ✓Family-friendly participation
Por qué Un Mar de Colores
Un Mar de Colores is a BIPOC-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in Oceanside, California in 2018. Our instructors are certified by the San Diego Fire-Rescue Lifeguard Division and hold CPR + First Aid credentials.
Lo que dice nuestra comunidad
“"He used to approach new activities with extreme anxiety — to the point where sometimes we couldn't even get out of the car. Now he goes much deeper into the water."”
Preguntas frecuentes — Ocean Stewardship en Santee
Are beach cleanups family-friendly in Santee?+
Absolutely — grandparents, parents, teens, and young children from Santee are welcome. We design events for multi-generational participation with safety briefings before anyone touches debris.
Can schools from Santee School District / Grossmont Union High organize cleanup field trips?+
Yes — we partner with Title I schools for field-trip style stewardship events. Contact us to coordinate a Santee school group cleanup with curriculum alignment.
What happens after the cleanup ends?+
Post-cleanup debrief and reflection sessions turn action into learning — plastic pollution science, watershed connections, and advocacy skills. Santee participants leave as informed stewards, not just tired volunteers.
¿Los programas de Ocean Stewardship en Santee son realmente gratuitos?+
Sí. Todos los programas de Un Mar de Colores en Santee son 100% gratuitos. Proporcionamos trajes de neopreno 3/2mm, tablas de surf, transporte desde escuelas asociadas como Hill Creek Elementary, Cajon Park Elementary, e instrucción bilingüe certificada. El financiamiento proviene de la San Diego Foundation, subvenciones comunitarias y donantes individuales.
¿Dónde se realizan exactamente las lecciones en Santee?+
Los jóvenes de Santee viajan en nuestro transporte a OB Pier (17 miles), aproximadamente a 17 millas. Los componentes de aula ocurren en escuelas y bibliotecas asociadas dentro de Santee.
¿Qué edades son elegibles en Santee?+
Servimos a jóvenes de All ages años. Nuestra Beca One Ocean cubre las edades 6-12, Ocean Stewards After-School sirve a 13-17, y las Becas Atléticas de Surf están disponibles para jóvenes competitivos a través de nuestras asociaciones con Santee School District / Grossmont Union High.
¿Cómo inscribo a mi hijo/a?+
Contáctenos a través de nuestra página de contacto. La inscripción prioritaria se otorga a estudiantes de Hill Creek Elementary, Cajon Park Elementary y otras escuelas de Título I en Santee School District / Grossmont Union High. Los grupos de verano suelen llenarse con 3-4 semanas de anticipación.
¿Listo para entrar al agua?
Parents in Santee: bilingual staff, certified lifeguard-trained coaches, and zero cost. Sign up now.
Todos los programas de Un Mar de Colores son gratuitos para jóvenes de Santee. Contáctanos para inscribirte, hacer voluntariado, o apoyar el movimiento.
Un Mar de Colores es una organización sin fines de lucro 501(c)(3) liderada por personas BIPOC, basada en Oceanside, California. Ofrecemos programación gratuita de surf, océano y educación ambiental para jóvenes en San Diego y Tijuana — conectando culturas, costas y comunidades desde 2018.
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