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Outdoor Education Internship
ORGANIZATION: Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center
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13 people are interested
Internship Description: Olivewood’s Outdoor Education Internship provides the chance to gain first-hand teaching experience in an urban garden setting. The intern will spend their time working closely with our Environmental Education Specialist and our Adult and Teen Program Specialist to deliver garden and science lessons within our youth programs. As an organization rooted in community, this role requires active participation in anti-racist work and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Internships are unpaid, however class credit is available.
Qualifications: We are seeking individuals with an interest in working with youth, attention to detail, and have an appreciation for the garden and science lessons taught in the garden. Applicants studying education, child and family development, environmental science, sustainability, biology, or ecology are preferred. Spanish language proficiency is ideal, but not required.
1 Shift
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08:30 AM to 01:30 PM
Shifts take place on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
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About Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center
Location:
2525 N Ave, National City, CA 91950, US
Mission Statement
Our Mission: Inspire youth and adults to be healthy and active citizens through organic gardening, environmental stewardship, and nutrition education. Our Vision: A community free of diet-related health conditions and a thriving environment. Olivewood’s purpose is to build healthy families and a healthy environment. We work with children, families and adults through hands-on classes in the garden and the kitchen.
Description
Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center’s historic property in National City, California serves as an interactive, indoor-outdoor classroom for children and adults from around San Diego County.
We are fortunate to be supported by a team of passionate and hard-working volunteers. Volunteers are not only integral to the success of our program, but they also help demonstrate to students the caring and commitment of their larger community. We are seeking individuals who are passionate about environmental and nutrition education; fresh, local food; working with children; community engagement; and hands-on gardening and cooking.
To Get Involved...
- Fill out a volunteer application
- Complete a volunteer waiver
- Complete a background check
- Schedule a volunteer orientation
Open Volunteer Positions:
- Adult Cooking Class Volunteer
- Children's Cooking and Gardening Class Volunteer
- Children's Field Trip Program Volunteer
- Children's School-Garden Lessons Volunteer
- Garden Volunteer
- Internship (college students and recent college graduates)
- Garden Support Internship
- Sustainable Urban Agriculture Internship
- Outdoor Education Internship
- Nutrition Education Internship
- School-Based Outdoor Education Internship
- Communications and Marketing Internship
CAUSE AREAS
Children & Youth,
Education & Literacy,
Environment
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
This opportunity has 1 shift
WHERE
2525 N AveNational City, CA 91950
(32.66508 ,-117.08675 )
DATE POSTED
January 30, 2023
SKILLS
- General Education
- Environmental Education
- Environmental Science
- Teaching / Instruction
- Gardening
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 120 hour commitment, 10-12 hours a week for 12 weeks. We are flexible with the weekly hour commitment.