Panelists

• Moderator: Sophia Schmidt, WHYY climate reporter
• Katie Unger Baillie, Director, Environmental Innovations Initiative, University of Pennsylvania
• Jen Brady, Climate Central
• Abby Sullivan, Chief Resilience Officer, Philadelphia Office of Sustainability
• Franco Montalto, Drexel Engineering

Date and Time: May 8, 6:00-7:30 PM

Location: The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, 8480 Hagy’s Mill Road, Philadelphia, PA 19128

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The show opened on January 26, 2023 and will run through April 1st.

Walking the Edge is an exhibit about our borders and boundaries and what we encounter when we set out to explore the world around us on foot. The work of over 100 artists will be represented.

Location: Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, 8480 Hagy’s Mill Road, Philadelphia, PA 19128

There are many other ways to plug in: several in-person & virtual events as well as ten days of facilitated walks around the city’s entire perimeter in conjunction with the 11th Walk Around Philadelphia.

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Duties include: planning and teaching hands-on and interactive environmental education lessons and activities, leading or assisting nature hikes, leading team-building activities, supervising outdoor recreation activities such as fishing, canoeing, and fire building, and acting as chaperones and guides on field trips if working with 6- 9 year old camps. A one-week paid training week will be provided.

As camp counselors, you will be working as a teaching team of three in 3-5 year old camp or a teaching team of two in 6-9 year old camp. These two camps makeup Nature Ramblers, and makes you a part of a teaching team within a larger group of a camp counselors. A brief description of the camps follows:

• 3 – 5 year old camp: In this camp, the focus will be on play and exploration while introducing children to nature and the outdoor world. The children will spend the majority of their day outdoors going on hikes and participating in free play. There will be a wide variety of art, songs, and other sensory activities integrated into week long nature based themes. There is also a big emphasis on social and emotional learning and supporting young children in conflict resolution, problem solving, and emotional regulation while building positive relationships with both adults and their peers in a natural setting. This is a good choice if you understand young children’s development and would like to gain more experience integrating nature, free play, and social/emotional learning into your teaching.
• 6 – 9 year old camp : In this camp, the focus is on general environmental education. Topics include geology, ecology, butterflies, water, nature writing, and nature photography, among others. There is more of an emphasis on specific subjects of learning compared to 3-5 camp, but an equal emphasis is still placed on free play in nature and building a positive relationship between the child and the natural world. This is a good choice if you would like to incorporate some science content into your teaching while also giving children a fun and lasting experience with nature.

Qualifications:
● Applicants must be 18 years or older
● Comfortable in the outdoors and a familiarity with outdoor recreation and natural sciences
● Demonstrated ability to be a positive role model for participants
● An understanding of child development and age-appropriate pedagogy
● Experience working with children
● Strong communications skills and confidence in leading groups
● Ability to engage children in fun and creative hands-on learning opportunities
● First Aid/CPR certification required and provided for hires
● Helpful: Associate or Bachelor’s Degree or major in Environmental Science, Education, Early Childhood Education, Biology, Botany, Horticulture, Agriculture, Outdoor Leadership, or related field

Background Clearances: Finalists are responsible for providing a valid Pennsylvania Child Abuse clearance, state
criminal background check, FBI criminal background check, and other background checks that the Schuylkill Center
requires based on the applicant’s state residency.

Dates of Employment: Position begins on June 4, 2018 and ends on August 17, 2018.

Compensation: $4200 – $5390, housing is not provided. Half-day counselors with 3-5 year old camp will be paid hourly.

Application Closing Date: March 31, 2018
To apply, please send a letter of interest and resume to:
jakob@schuylkillcenter.org

Please state in the subject line of the email which camp you are most interested in working with – either 3-5 year old camp or 6-9 year old camp. If asked to interview, you will sit down with managers of all camps to learn more about each camp.

The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Attention: Jakob Gelleri
8480 Hagy’s Mill Road
Philadelphia, PA 19128

We value a racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse work community and we strongly encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. E.O.E.

Outdoor Educators/Leaders; Seasonal Position (2 positions)
In this camp, the first part of the week is spent on the Schuylkill Center campus in a day camp setting: exploring the forests, ponds, and streams of the property while keeping focus on the overall theme of the week. The second part brings participants to various locations in the Mid-Atlantic region to spend two nights camping and guiding participants through planned activities and events.

Duties include: leading team-building activities, supervising outdoor recreation activities, keeping participants engaged and focused, planning portions of the trips, maintaining camping equipment and specialized outdoor education equipment, leading or assisting hikes, leading camping trips (camp set-up, clean-up, cooking, etc.), participating in outdoor adventure activities such as biking, rafting, canoeing, archery, swimming, and climbing, and photographing the students engaging in their camp experience. A week of paid training will be provided.

You could be an Outdoor Educator if: You have a moderate endurance level for camping and summer activities such as swimming, canoeing, and hiking. An education background in biology, environmental education, or related field with a personal background of camping, swimming, rafting, etc. is preferred.

Adventure Guides; Seasonal Position (2 positions) *Month of July Only*
In this camp, while with the 10 – 12 age group, staff will conduct activities on the Schuylkill Center grounds for 1 – 2 days, then lead camping trips for threedays from Wednesday – Friday. During the 13 – 15 camps, staff will meet participants at the Schuylkill Center on Monday and depart for a five day, four night camping trip.

Duties include: leading team building activities, supervising outdoor recreation activities, planning and teaching environmental education classes in an engaging manner, planning portions of the trips, maintaining camping equipment, maintaining specialized outdoor education equipment, leading or assisting hikes, leading 5 day camping trips (camp set-up, clean-up, cooking, etc.), photographing the students engaging in their camp experience, and participating in outdoor adventure activities such as biking, rafting and climbing as needed.

You could be an Adventure guide if: You love adventure! You have a high endurance for long camping trips and summer activities such as whitewater rafting, ziplining, and mountain biking.

Qualifications: Must be comfortable in the outdoors and familiar with outdoor recreation and natural sciences; experience camping and planning camping trips; capable of supervising teens and pre-teens; planning and cooking meals; maintaining specialized gear and be able to drive a 12-passenger van and submit a valid driver’s license. Employees should bring a positive attitude to the Schuylkill Center and be able to work in a team/group setting. Must be a positive role model for youth and be enthusiastic about the programming we have to offer. We provide First Aid/CPR certification if hired. However, we prefer Wilderness first-aid/first responder certification. Bachelor’s degree in education or science preferred.

Background Clearances: Finalists are responsible for providing a valid Pennsylvania Child Abuse clearance, state criminal background check, FBI criminal background check, and any other background check that the Schuylkill Center requires based on the applicant’s state residency.

Dates of Employment: Outdoor Leader — position begins on June 4, 2018 and ends on August 17, 2018.
Adventure Guide — July 2 – 20

Compensation: $550 – $600 per week; please note that housing is not provided on days off.
Application Closing Date : March 31, 2018
To apply, please send a letter of interest and resume to: jakob@schuylkillcenter.org

Please state in the subject line of the email which camp you are most interested in working with (E.g. Summer Adventure Treks Outdoor Educator). If asked to interview, you will sit down with managers of all camps to learn more about each camp.

The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Attention: Emily Harkness
8480 Hagy’s Mill Road
Philadelphia, PA 19128

We value a racially, ethnically and culturally diverse work community and we strongly encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. E.O.E.

• Serve as the editorial voice of the organization while maintaining organizational messaging through all departments and all media;
• Draft press releases while pitching/placing stories with regional media outlets;
• Maintain organizational graphic identity and brand consistency;
• Coordinate all aspects of print marketing from content development through printing and dissemination;
• Oversee all digital engagement efforts and guide the Communications Coordinator in the development and implementation of digital engagement campaigns;
• Produce and disseminate print newsletters and event calendars;
• Assist with event planning and execution as needed; manage press and photo opportunities at events;
• Set, monitor, and report on the Department’s budget and manage its staff, including the Communications Coordinator;
• Serve on the Center’s leadership team, directing large-scale planning efforts and setting policies across the organization while representing the department at senior-level staff meetings, all-staff meetings, and trustee meetings.

http://www.schuylkillcenter.org/pdfs/2017/jobs/Director%20of%20Communications%20and%20Digital%20Strategy_6-2017.pdf

For the full Job Description:
http://www.schuylkillcenter.org/pdfs/Nature%20Rx%20Program%20Coordinator.pdf

Just before 200 nations gathered in Paris to hammer out a climate change agreement, Philadelphia released its own report on how the city might adapt in the decades ahead. Growing Stronger: Toward a Climate-Ready Philadelphia notes that 49 daily temperature records have been set here since 2000, 18 since 2010, and the Delaware River has risen about a foot in that last 100 years. While Philadelphia historically suffered through 20 days of 90-degree temperature annually, thermometers now hit that number 40 times per year, a doubling.

Sarah Wu, Deputy Director for Planning in the Office of Sustainability, presents the city’s key findings, and will be joined by a panel of leading Philadelphia scientists, activists, and policy experts working on a climate-ready Philadelphia.

The panel includes David Masur, executive director of PennEnvironment and chair of Mayor Jim Kenney’s sustainability transition team; Raluca Ellis, Ph. D., environmental scientist for the Franklin Institute and director of the regional Climate & Urban Systems Partnership; Dr. Pouné Saberi, board member for Physicians for Social Responsibility and in Paris during the climate talks; and Saleem Chapman, the policy and advocacy manager for the Sustainable Business Network who works on environmental and social justice issues.

And we’ll involve you in the conversation as well—this is your chance to explore the future of our city as the climate changes.

http://www.schuylkillcenter.org/blog/event/5th-annual-richard-l-james-lecture/

Program runs in three schools:

· Bethune Elementary (3301 Old York Rd, Philadlephia, PA 19140) –Mondays from 3:30-5:00pm

· George W. Child’s School (1599 Wharton St, Philadelphia, PA 19146)- Tuesdays from 3:30-5:00pm

· Beeber Middle School (5925 Malvern Ave Philadelphia, PA 19131)- Wednesday from 3:30-5:00pm

Interested volunteers can also take part in curriculum planning which happens on site at the Schuylkill Center on Fridays @ 1:00pm.

The STEM afterschool program runs for the duration of the school year and would be very beneficial for those applicants interested in learning hands on methods for providing STEM education, giving back to urban youth through mentorship, and gaining experience in planning emergent, place-based style environmental science curriculum. Priority will be giving to those folks that are able to commit to the full school year since mentoring is most effective when there is continuity involved.

Students are welcome to contact Camila Rivera-Tinsley, crivera@schuylkillcenter.org

Thursday, July 24 – Friday, July 25, Free!

• Free teacher training workshop
• Earn Act 48 Credits
• Get free resources for integrating the environment into STEM lessons

This exciting 2-day workshop is open to educators and teachers from early childhood to high school with breakout sessions available for a variety of age ranges and students. Teachers will get the benefit of ideas and lessons to incorporate into their own classroom and what tools to use (even with limited access to nature).

To register, call 215-482-7300.

Learn
Gather strategies for integrating green technologies into your STEM lessons and learn ways to integrate natural materials and use the environment as a base for lesson planning and programming.

Engage
Choose sessions based on your teaching level with choices from early childhood to elementary and upper elementary through high school.

Connect
Meet natural resource agency personnel and learn about their programs in our area.

See presentations that highlight the innovative lessons and ideas of local private and public schools.

More information about the 2014 Schuylkill Center Teacher Training Institute
http://www.schuylkillcenter.org/programs/forteachers/professional.html