Round River Student Study Abroad Programs are field-based, authentic experiences that offer the opportunity for small groups of students to become part of our efforts, and work alongside Round River’s conservation biologists and our local community partners.
Programs include Namibia, Ecuador, Wind River, Taku River, Patagonia, Botswana…
More information available at: http://roundriver.org/
The internship with Terra Forma Education (TFE) is designed for those wishing to increase their experience in the field of environmental education. The intern will be immersed in the workings of a cutting edge summer day camp program. Each intern will be involved in every aspect of the program learning valuable skills such as program delivery, developing new activities, designing props and costumes, and coordinating logistics.
There is no typical day at a TFE summer camp. Each day is spent exploring the wild areas of the Puget Sound region. Your role is to support lead instructors as a seemingly spontaneous adventure unfolds before participants’ eyes.
Interns will work full time, up to 40 hours, each week including one-on-one mentoring sessions insuring greater understanding of new skills and TFE’s unique education methods.
More information available at: http://www.terra-forma.us/education_internship.php
Fund For The Public Interest is a national nonprofit organization working to increase the visibility, membership and political power of the nation’s leading environmental and progressive groups.
The Fund was launched in 1982 to develop campaigns and technologies to engage Americans in public interest advocacy efforts. Through our fundraising and non-fundraising canvasses, we’ve gathered over 20 million petition signatures over the past 25 years and raised over $20 million for our partner organizations in the last year alone.
More information available at: http://www.fundforthepublicinterest.org/jobs/leadership
Located on Bainbridge Island, near Seattle in Washington State, IslandWood is a unique 255-acre outdoor learning center designed to provide exceptional learning experiences and inspire life-long environmental and community stewardship.
Internships available: http://islandwood.org/about/support/volunteer/interns-1/interns
Graduate program available: http://islandwood.org/graduate_program
The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is the nation’s leading provider of expense-paid internships and service opportunities in parks, forests, historic sites and urban communities in all 50 states.
Founded in 1957, we have over 55,000 alumni and offer positions in over 50 academic majors and at least sites across the U.S.
Each year SCA members serve for over 2,000,000 hours protecting and enhancing our national treasures. It’s clear that conservation begins here.
For more information: http://thesca.org/
Environmental Education Instructors need to have a passion for and experience with science and the outdoors, as well experience working with youth. Instructors teach classes for elementary and middle school students in forest, marine and wetland ecologies, sustainability, astronomy, outdoor living skills and more. In addition, instructors facilitate recreational and team-building activities such as challenge/initiatives, archery, boating, crafts and night hikes, and assist with kitchen and cleaning support.
If you love the outdoors and want to make a positive difference for kids, Camp Sealth may be the place for you! We’re a friendly, inclusive community of campers and staff, accredited by the American Camp Association, and passionate about helping kids become caring, responsible individuals.
Working at a summer camp is hard work, but it’s worth the effort. You’ll leave camp with great memories, new skills, and a ton of new best friends. A summer at camp is truly an experience you’ll never forget.
See below for an interesting summer quarter opportunity – note that Chinese and English are used
Following the two successful PACE Summer Camps in Qingdao (2006) and Kunming (2009), PACE Network of Environmental and Resource Economists (PACE-NERE) is going to organize its third summer camp (PACE2011中国环境经济与政策国际研讨会暨资源环境经济学夏令营) in Hangzhou (Qiandaohu), China, during July 12-16, 2011.
This summer camp will include workshops on research issues in environmental economics and policy in China, lectures by distinguished scholars of both Chinese and non-Chinese origins, as well as graduate students’ sessions in environmental economics and policy research. The workshop program will cover broad issues, including but not limited to the following themes:
- Climate challenges and low carbon economy
- Green growth and natural resources
- Taxes and trading systems
- Environmental assessment and planning
- Valuation issues on health, environment and ecosystem services
- Public access to environmental information and responses from firms and local governments
- Public participation in environmental management in China
- Complex systems and adaptive management
- Comprehensive growth, green accounting and sustainability measurement
Both theoretical and applied research will be presented and discussed.
Both Chinese and English will be used in this summer camp, but the official language for July 13 and 14 will be Chinese and the official language for July 15 will be English.
This summer camp is sponsored by the Professional Association for China’s Environment (PACE), and hosted by Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, with support from Zhejiang University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning. The organizers are looking for additional support from other institutions.
Paper Submission (Deadline: April 15):
For those who are interested in presenting a paper in this summer camp, please submit a paper abstract, in either Chinese or English, to the following email address:
by April 15, 2011. A submission must include: 1) Presenter’s name, affiliation and email address; 2) Name(s) of co-author(s) if any. Notification of acceptance will be sent out by May 15, and acomplete paper is expected by June 15, 2011.
An organization committee will be established by a group of distinguished researchers and professors. For more information, please visit PACE’s website or contact Profs. Shen Manhong (Zhejiang University of Science and Technology), Li Chuan-Zhong (Uppsala University, Sweden), He Jie (University of Sherbrooke, Canada), or Dr. Wang Hua (World Bank), via email:pacesummercamp@gmail.com.
Sincerely
PACE-NERE
(PACE Network of Environmental and Resource Economists)
Education for Sustainability
What is environmental education all about? How do educators teach young people about the earth’s ecosystems and foster an ethic of environmental stewardship? This seminar will examine the past and current state of K-12 environmental education in the U.S. and Washington State. We will explore various philosophies, models and approaches to K-12 environmental education. Students will attend weekly seminars and volunteer in related school classrooms and community organizations in Seattle for at least 2 ½ (2 credits) hours a week…
EDUC 401L; SLN: 13011
Facilitator: Francesca Lo, franlo@uw.edu
Dates: Mondays, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23
Time: 12:30-1:20pm
Location: Mary Gates Hall, room 248
Credits:
2 EDUC 401 credits: 2.5 hours tutoring/week (20 hours/quarter)
3 EDUC 401 credits: 5 hours tutoring/week (40 hours/quarter)
Additional credits available.
More information about how Inner Pipeline works:
http://exp.washington.edu/pipeline/inner-index.html
General Studies 197 D
Sustainability: Globally, Locally, and Personally
(freshmen only*)
In this seminar, explore the triple bottom line of sustainability – sometimes referred to as “people, planet, profit"—and topics like fair trade and the culture of consumerism. Guest speakers include industry professionals from Theo Chocolates, Cedar Grove Composting and the Neighborhood Farmer’s Market Association. Students will read short articles, participate in class discussions; field trips are possible…
Spring 2011
Tuesdays: 3:30-4:30pm
Just 1 credit!
Instructors: Clive Pursehouse and Katie DeWilde Horowitz, Residential Life/Housing and Food Services
http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SPR2011/genst#genst197
*If this is your first year in college, but are classified as a sophomore you should still be able to take this seminar. E-mail hrsfrsem@uw.edu for add codes.
There’s still time to join the fun at the UW Trash-In. Sign up today!
Join the Fun! Trash-In 2011 will take place on April 13 at the Bryants Building Annex. Recycling & Solid Waste will receive one day’s worth of trash from eight designated campus buildings and sort it into categories currently collected on campus. Please share your availability to volunteer, or email us at recycle@uw.edu for more information. Let’s get trashy!
What’s it all about? In 1970, UW students held the first ever “Trash-In” on campus to emphasize the waste associated with American life. They collected trash from around campus and separated it into categories, returning recyclable materials to the original producers for reprocessing. Today, the UW Trash-In aims to increase public awareness about how much recyclable or compostable material is still being thrown away on campus. We’ve come a long way, but there’s still more to do! Having trouble viewing this email? Click here to see this information on our Web site, or visit www.uwrecycling.com.