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1 person is interested
Humane Education Program Volunteers
ORGANIZATION: Graze in Peace
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1 person is interested
Graze in Peace, a non-profit farm animal sanctuary, has launched our humane education program to engage middle and high school youth in farm animal care and educational topics. We are looking for volunteers to help facilitate this new program. We're currently looking for experienced educators to help write and research new curriculum. Other volunteers are needed to help with outreach activities in the schools as well as on-site after school programming and group activities and tours at the farm.
Our mission is to inspire a compassionate, healthy and earth-friendly way for all beings to live together. An ideal candidate would have a passion for education and farm animals, proven communication and writing skills, plus an interest in our mission and values.
Required experience:
- Comfortable speaking to groups and leading structured activities
- Demonstrated ability to work and communicate with children and adults
- Background or education in any of the following preferred: teaching, animal care, camp counseling, social work
- Some weekday after-school availability to host students
Benefits:
- Opportunity to build connections with educators from local public and private schools
- Opportunity to develop experiential teaching techniques and curriculum
- Opportunity to work with students of varying ages
Visit our website and fill out the volunteer application form at: www.grazeinpeace.com/how-to-help/volunteer-application-form. Be sure to check the ◻️ Humane Education Assistant box.
More opportunities with Graze in Peace
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Graze in Peace
Location:
591 Pinkham Brook Rd, Durham, ME 04222, US
Mission Statement
Our mission is to inspire a compassionate, healthy and earth-friendly way for all beings to live together and to share our rescue farm with vulnerable people in our community so that they can experience a healing connection to others, to nature and to themselves.
Description
Graze in Peace is a farm animal sanctuary and learning center located on 20 acres just north of Portland, Maine. Our current rescued residents include chickens, turkeys, pigs, goats, sheep and llamas. Along with sanctuary to over 60 farmed animals, we offer humane education, community outreach, and therapeutic Care Farm activities where displaced, disadvantaged or disabled people can come use the therapeutic setting of our rescue farm as a place for healing and learning.
If you love animals and are interested in helping us offer a healing place for animals and people, send us a message today! We'd love to hear from you.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
591 Pinkham Brook RdDurham, ME 04222
DATE POSTED
May 10, 2019
SKILLS
- General Education
- Teaching / Instruction
- Environmental Education
- Animal Care / Handling
- Animal Therapy
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Must be at least 18