March 2, 2007 – Champions of the Environment – “The ‘Conservation Courtyard’ will also be a place for learning. STEP students will write lessons and teach younger students about native species and the environment. And, the community will be able to enjoy the courtyard too.” (read full article)

February 21, 2007 – The Cousteau Legacy – “The documentaries served as the best teaching tool to his audience of high school students in the Student Training Empowerment Program about the environment.” (read full article)

February 15, 2007 – Ocean Explorer and Documentary Filmmaker Fabien Cousteau Teaches Students on Hilton Head Island About the Importance of Conservation – “‘The S.T.E.P. program is really fantastic and has substance, it has a unique twist in that it’s about kids teaching kids, which is really effective.’ – Fabien Cousteau” (read full article)

February 14, 2007 – Costeau family tradition continues with lecture to students in Harbour Town – “On a visit to the high school in September, Cousteau encouraged the Student Training Empowerment Program, where older students serve as mentors, to embrace the values of conservation and pass them on to younger students.” (read full article)

Fabien Cousteau, grandson of the famous Jacques Cousteau, visited Hilton Head on February 13, to talk with some of the high school student members of STEP about the environment; and furthermore, to educate them about preservation of the ocean and its inhabitants, as well as wildlife protection. The students were able to ask Fabien, who uses filmmaking to make the public aware of important environmental issues, many questions about the environment, and also had the opportunity to hear first hand about some of his most adventurous projects, such as his current exploration of the Amazon and his recent production, “Shark: Mind of a Demon with Fabien Cousteau,” in which Fabien swims with great white sharks as a great white himself!

October 2006 – Clemson University Cruisers Program – …partnerships including: The South Carolina Department of Transportation, The South Carolina Department of Public Safety, South Carolina State University, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College, York Technical College, Piedmont Technical College, South Carolina Department of Education, Safe Communities, Anderson Area Medical Center, and Student Training Empowerment Program (S.T.E.P.). (read full article)