Community Employment | Student Services| Prescott College

LEAPNOW is looking for leaders to lead groups of 17 to 22 year-olds through India and South America on a transformative educational program. The program is part of a first year of college that is designed as a better alternative to sixteen uninterrupted years in the classroom. These ten-week long semesters involve culture exchange, service work, language study and exploration. We are also hiring leaders for One Revolution, a 15-week service oriented trip. This program is designed as a series of three five-week service and learning internships in three countries: Guatemala, India and Uganda. We are looking for people with experience leading groups of young adults, with travel experience in the desired region, and who are at around 25 years of age.

Leader pay includes all trip expenses and international airfare. Further benefits include medical insurance for the duration of the program, extensive leader training, and a $300 travel allowance to travel to/from California to start the program.

To learn more about the positions and to apply, please visit http://www.leapnow.org/employment.php to download an application. Send application, resume and cover letter to: Hiring Coordinator, LEAPNOW, 11640 Hwy 128, Calistoga, CA 94515. Alternatively you may fax your application to: 707-431-8479. Applications are accepted year round though we are currently hiring India and South America trip leaders for the Fall 2009 program.

Listed 6/10/09

Camp Habitat www.northern.org (Click on “Camp Habitat” icon on left of home page)

Camp Habitat is a nature education and ecology camp for kids located at Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge in Fairbanks, Alaska. We provide four different programs, Nature Sprouts (ages 4-5), Nature Detectives (ages 6-7), Water Striders (ages 8-9), and Refuge Adventurers (ages 10-11). The camp allows students to explore a variety of different habitats and a diversity of animals, especially migratory birds. The refuge plays an important part in these animals and birds existence, and camp allows students to see the wildlife present in their own backyard and develop a connection to that environment. Through games and other hands-on, outdoor activities, we explore the ecosystems of Interior Alaska, the home of most of our participants. Camp Habitat helps youth discover what makes where they live special!

Each intern will have the opportunity to gain hands on experience teaching environmentally founded curriculums and activities to students, ages 4-11. Interns will develop, organize and implement developmentally-appropriate, fun, and educational activities to facilitate children’s exploration and discovery of nature. Interns will report directly to the Camp Habitat director, Adele Wiejaczka, Prescott College RDP graduate, 2007.

Camp Habitat is co-sponsored by three organizations: Northern Alaska Environmental Center, Friend’s of Creamers Field, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Each organization offers the intern a breadth of experience and backgrounds to tap into, and numerous mentors to use to develop their environmental career direction.

Camp Habitat can assist interns in finding housing and transportation. The refuge is located within walking and biking distance of town. Camp Habitat will offer each intern a $500 stipend.

Sycamore Canyon Academy is a high impact, short term therapeutic program for adolescent boys 12 -18. We are located outside of Oracle, AZ in a beautiful canyon with hundred year old sycamore trees and lots of wildlife. The healing environment of SCA is part of what helps our adolescent return to themselves and develop new skill sets to refocus their choices in life.

We are interested in having interns that are committed to helping our boys explore

local wilderness opportunities as a way to develop self esteem, explore and discover their passion for the environment and life. We have access to National Forest lands, the Arizona Trail and use of a local ropes course. We are close to the Peppersauce Caves and Mount Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains. The ability to build healthy relationship inspire adolescent boys and have fun are essential!

Each intern will have the opportunity to get hands on experience in a unique therapeutic setting under the “mentoring” of our program director Ike Shipman MSW. Ike has many years of experience in individual counseling, program development and policy development in both the public and private sector. All interns would interact with other direct care staff and teachers. Sycamore Canyon Academy can provide housing on site (meals included) for the time agreed upon with the possibility of a small stipend. SCA is a smoke free environment.

SCA would like to provide the opportunity for the boys to experience art as a way of self expression and understanding themselves in a non- judgmental way. Many are quite creative but have never allowed themselves to explore different forms of art and music. Art, music, local community opportunities are what we would like to explore. Do you have ideas about how to help? The ability to build healthy relationships, inspire adolescent boys and have fun are essential!

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