Environmental Education Field Trip Teacher

Are you interested in connecting the curiosity of the Greater Boston youth to the overwhelming beauty of nature, all while educating them on scientific concepts? Would you like to facilitate outdoor activities in an inspiring, interactive, hands-on/minds-on, and culturally responsive way? The Emerald Necklace Conservancy is hiring capable, enthusiastic educators to lead environmental education activities for Boston youth in the Emerald Necklace parks.

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Environmental Education Field Trip Teacher

at Emerald Necklace Conservancy

About the position

The Field Trip Teacher will lead environmental field trips for Boston Public School classrooms in the Emerald Necklace parks. Canopy Classroom is a place-based environmental education program aligned with Boston Public Schools' science curriculum standards that connects Boston youth to the natural world. Our goal is to inspire students to become more environmentally conscious by highlighting the real-world applications of science and its relevance to their daily lives. Field trips include fun, interactive nature-connection activities in the Emerald Necklace parks. We offer fall and spring field trips designed for third- and fourth-grade classes that are approximately two hours in length. The position requires the ability to lift 10–20 pounds. Canopy Classroom is free to Boston Public Schools and includes transportation to and from the parks.

Responsibilities

Qualifications

Certifications/Requirements

Please see below for Canopy Classroom Program Dates(dates are subject to change due to weather conditions, etc.)

Program dates:

September: 29,30

October: 2,6,7,9,13,14,16,20,21,23,27,28,30,

November: 3,4,6,10,11,13

Additional Opportunity (not required)

Afterschool Program

Days: Monday and Wednesday

Field Trip Dates: October: 19, 23,26,30

November: 2,6,9,13

Time: 3:00 pm-5:00 pm

TO APPLY

Submit a cover letter and resume to Kent Jackson at [email protected].

Resumes will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and no person shall be discriminated against based on race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, veteran status, physical/mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.