All About Air Quality Bootcamp

All About Air Quality Bootcamp is an intensive air quality training program focused on foundational air quality knowledge, how air quality is monitored, and how to act on air quality issues in a local area. The curriculum includes 10 one-hour lessons, and teachers are provided a classroom kit with handheld air quality monitors for continued use in their classroom.

Programs

• All About Air Quality Bootcamp — Suitable for middle and high school students; program text says it trains teachers to educate students about air quality issues and is holding four stipend training sessions around California for involved community members and staff members of community organizations who work on or are interested in local air quality issues and monitoring. · An intensive air quality training program focused on foundational air quality knowledge, how air quality is monitored, and how to act on air quality issues in your area.

At a glance

• Ages: 13–18 years old
• General schedule: The Air Quality Bootcamp is holding four stipend training sessions around California.

About the provider

Since the program’s inception in 2015, hundreds of middle and high school students from across Southern California have completed coursework in air quality monitoring. The program’s STEM mission is to educate local students about the air they breathe and to have students measure air quality in their own communities using low-cost monitoring devices.

This project is part of a 2.5 year grant through the California Air Resource Board (CARB)’s Community Air Grant program, supported by the California Climate Investments (CCI) program. It is a collaboration between the Coalition for Clean Air and TD Enviro.

Last updated September 9, 2026.