The Audubon Center at Seward Park is offering a scholarship to a Master Urban Naturalist Certification course in exchange for 25 hours of volunteer service teaching youth and family nature programs.

$500 Award amount – Master Urban Naturalist Certification Course

Tuesdays or Thursdays: February 20—May 15

Ages 18 and older

This three month Master Urban Naturalist certification course is for adults over 18 looking to make an impact in their community as an educator for youth and adults.  Included are workshops on natural history, ornithology, group facilitation and youth work, guiding nature walks, childhood development, ecology and restoration and botany.  For this training you choose one of three tracks:

– Pre-K & Early Childhood Education

– Youth Development and Teen Leadership

– Ecology, Restoration and Service Learning

Each track requires a minimum of 5 classes over 4 months and includes shadowing or co-facilitating one or more relevant Audubon programs. An applicant may either pay the $500 course tuition orreceive a scholarship for the full amount in exchange for 25 hours of volunteer service to be completed in 2014.

Register online:

 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/553806 and review the course catalog, available from mgonzales@audubon.org or attached.

If you have questions, or to receive more information including a course catalog please contact Mikhaila Gonzales mgonzales@audubon.org or 206.652.2444 x 107

 Final deadline for applications is February 18^th, 2014.