This opportunity is curated through the UF TESI Environmental Leaders Network. Opportunities posted through the Network may not be affiliated with the Florida Museum or TESI, but are shared with UF undergraduate students who want to learn more about environmental research, education and outreach, and civic engagement. 

Host Organization

Alachua Conservation Trust

Type of position

Internship, $500 stipend

Position description

Are you interested in environmental education? Do you want to provide students from Title I schools with free-to-access science education in the outdoors?

Alachua Conservation Trust’s CrEEK Internship is a great way to become more familiar with the operations of an environmental education program, gain real working experience with underserved BIPOC elementary-age students, and develop marketable skills in science communication and outreach. Expected duties include the ability to drive oneself to and from the program sites, program set up and take down, assisting in environmental education through our respective stations including invertebrate sampling and guided nature walks, and assisting in pre-and-post visits at local schools. Additional collaboration, program design, and professional development with the CrEEK Program Coordinator is available depending on the interest and availability of the student.

Qualifications

  • Have availability on Fridays from 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM during the Spring 2024 semester
  • Have the ability to drive to and from Little Orange Creek Nature Park (24115 SE Hawthorne Rd. in Hawthorne, FL) and, occasionally, additional Alachua Conservation Trust properties

Application Due

12/1/2023

To apply:

Submit this form: The Creekside Environmental Ed for Kids (CrEEK) Internship