Internship - Environmental Education Interns

Student Conservation Association, Inc

3mo ago

Internship
Full-time
Off-cycle Internship
Sustainability
Houston

AI generated summary

You must qualify for an AmeriCorps Education Award, pass background checks, and be subject to applicable taxes for this Environmental Education Internship with SCA.
You will implement STEM workshops in schools, learn pedagogy, and local ecosystem knowledge, presenting a final project and training the next intern.

Requirements

This position qualifies for an AmeriCorps Education Award.
All allowances are subject to applicable federal, state, and local taxes.
It is SCA’s policy that all AmeriCorps-required background checks must return cleared results prior to the position’s start; this includes being fingerprinted for the FBI check. Otherwise, the AmeriCorps award will be removed or the position’s start date will be delayed due to non-compliance.

Responsibilities

This position is one of two 24 week interns (serving one after the other - First one started January FY24) tasked to implement Galveston By Foundation's Classroom STEM Workshops in schools across the Houston-Galveston region. Interns will learn how to implement up to 10 different classroom workshop topics while gaining training and experience in pedagogy and education practices, local ecosystem knowledge, and future career opportunities. At the end of the internship, they will present a final project as well as assist in training the second intern.

FAQs

What does the Student Conservation Association (SCA) specialize in?

The SCA is the largest provider of hands-on environmental conservation programs for youth and adults. Program participants work to protect and restore national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, marine sanctuaries, cultural landmarks, and community green spaces across the country.

Student Conservation Association, Inc

Conserving lands & transforming lives since 1957.

Science & Healthcare

Industry

201-500

Employees

1957

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is the largest provider of hands-on environmental conservation programs for youth and adults. Our program participants protect and restore national parks, marine sanctuaries, cultural landmarks and community green spaces at various locations across the country. After working with the SCA, our members emerge with increased environmental awareness, social responsibility and leadership skills. As America’s most effective youth conservation service organization, the SCA transforms lives by empowering young people of all backgrounds to plan, act, and lead while they protect and restore our natural and cultural resources. Founded in 1957, the SCA is dedicated to building the next generation of conservation leaders while inspiring lifelong protection of the environment and our communities. SCA's mission is to build the next generation of conservation leaders and inspire lifelong stewardship of our environment and communities by engaging young people in hands-on service to the land.