A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization · Bilingual · Hands-on

Growing the next generation of health leaders.

Sembrando Flores partners with high schools to give students a bilingual, hands-on path into health careers, with families learning alongside them and a commitment to serve the communities they call home.

News · September 1, 2026

Virtual reality is coming to our workshops.

Sembrando Flores is partnering with CLINSPEC Solutions to bring virtual reality into high school health career workshops. Here is what students will do.

Our story · August 31, 2026

We started where we’re from.

Sembrando Flores is based in Redlands, California. Our work started two hundred miles away, in the Imperial Valley. That distance is the whole story.

Get involved

Wherever you stand, there’s a way in.

Bring us to your students, share your clinic or classroom, fund a workshop, or volunteer your time and skills.

    I’m interested in this program at my school

    Four programs, one bilingual curriculum, delivered at your school by our team. See how it works and what your school receives.

    See the program →  ·  For schools →

    I’m a student who needs support

    Free career guidance, mentorship, shadowing hours, and application help on your path to a health career, in English or Spanish.

    Request support →

    I want to get involved

    Bring us to your students, share your clinic or classroom, fund a workshop, or volunteer your time and skills.

    Partner with us →  ·  Volunteer →

    501(c)(3) nonprofit organization · Hands-on health career workshops · Families learn alongside students · Aligned to California CTE Health Science · English + Spanish

    WHAT WE DO

    Hands-on health career workshops for high school students, in English and Spanish.

    Our team brings real instruments, real cases, and health professionals from communities like yours into the classroom. Students practice a skill, teach it to the adult at home, and build a portfolio of what they can do. Every workshop follows one patient story and is aligned to the California CTE Health Science and Medical Technology pathway.

    Discover · Explore · Apply · Lead · Online modules · Private student portfolios · Bilingual: English and Spanish

    Schools can take the curriculum as a single workshop or across a full school year. We build it around your students and your calendar.

    Two students in scrubs in the Health Science classroom, one wearing a virtual reality headset

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    EXPLORE

    What we do, and where to learn more.

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    The program

    Discover, Explore, Apply, and Lead: four programs that carry a student from a first look at health careers to leading a workshop of their own.

    See the four programs →

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    Our curriculum

    Standards-aligned workshops where every lesson follows one patient story, from clue to career. Outcomes, frameworks, and sample workshops.

    See the curriculum →  ·  Sample workshops →

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    For schools & families

    What your school receives and provides, three ways to fit your schedule, and how families learn alongside their students, in both languages.

    For schools →  ·  For families →

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    About us & our team

    Founded by a health professions educator and a high school teacher. Our mission, our vision, and the board behind the work.

    Learn about our team →

    The Sembrando Flores team at TEDx Kids El Cajon

    WAYS IN

    Wherever you stand, there’s a way in.

    • SchoolsWithin the school day, after school, or weekends on campus. Our team runs every session. Partner with us →
    • StudentsJuniors, seniors, recent graduates, and college students: free guidance, mentorship, shadowing, and application help. Request support →
    • Volunteers & internsClinicians who show students the real work, and volunteer interns in marketing, design, data, and events. Raise your hand →
    • FamiliesLearn alongside your student, in English and Spanish, and get on the list for a future cohort. Join the interest list →

    Donors & funders: you keep every workshop free for students. Let’s talk →

    “You come to us as a seed, you leave a flower.”

    THE FOUNDERS

    Built by a health professions educator and a high school teacher.

    Sembrando Flores was founded by Christopher, a health professions educator, and Jessica, a high school teacher. Between them is the expertise a program like this needs: the clinical world and the classroom, in the same room. They kept meeting talented students in underserved communities who had never met a health professional who looked like them, and they are changing that: one cohort, one school, one community at a time.

    Christopher G. Martija-Flores
    Christopher G. Martija-FloresFounder
    Jessica Flores-Martija
    Jessica Flores-MartijaCo-Founder

    NEXT STEPS

    Request more information.

    Schools & partners

    Tell us about your school or organization and we will set up a short intro call or send what you need.

    Schools can go straight to the Partnership Packet →

    501(c)(3) nonprofit organization · Live Scan / DOJ background clearance · Liability insurance · FERPA-respecting data practices

    We reply within two business days.

    For the adult at home

    Want to know what your student would do, or get on the list for a future cohort? We will send program information in English or Spanish.

    Disponible en español. Nuestro equipo habla tu idioma.

    Prefer email, a call, or DMs? info@sembrandoflores.org  ·  (760) 907-0828  ·  @sembrandoflores_org