Wave Hill: High School Internships


	School Partnerships Staff Development High School Internships

Forest Project Summer Collaborative

Garden & Gallery Summer Internship

Forest Project Summer Collaborative

The Forest Project Summer Collaborative empowers teenagers as citizens of an urban environment, and helps them pursue academic and personal fulfillment. This program uses Bronx natural areas and green spaces for ecological study and job training. Earning wages from Wave Hill and college credits from CUNY's Lehman College, basic forest restoration is taught in the greater context of an urban ecosystem, where woodland management connects directly with air and water quality, wildlife habitat, and biodiversity.

Four levels of internships are offered based on experience and high school grade completed, encouraging teenagers to grow at Wave Hill by returning each summer for new and increasingly challenging experiences.

Street Trees Internship
Wave Hill collaborates with Trees New York to provide training and youth certification in street tree care for high school freshman. With successful completion of training seminars in tree pruning, interns are licensed by the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation and Trees New York to care for New York trees.
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Plant Science Internship
Wave Hill and Lehman College collaborate to provide a summer job opportunity combined with academic studies in Plant Science and Urban Forest Ecology. Wave Hill's Forest Project offers site visits to environmentally significant locations and oversees small work crews to prune or clear excess vegetation, plant native species, fortify hillsides, and repair woodland trails to prevent erosion along the Hudson River.
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Internship
In small group seminars, GIS interns review mapping basics and complete field work. Interns learn GIS and Global Positioning System (GPS) skills necessary to map the perimeter, trails, and current restoration sites in the northern end of Riverdale Park.
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Junior Crew Leader Internship
Junior Crew Leaders are experienced high school students who assist the college-level Senior Crew Leaders in supervising field crews of 7-9 interns each. All Crew Leaders serve as role models for other high schoolers by helping to impart successful work skills and ethics while working alongside and supervising them in the field.
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To Apply for a Forest Project Internship

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Fill Out Our Online Application

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If you have any questions, please call the Forest Project Manager at 718.549.3200 x223 or email forest@wavehill.org.

For information about the Lehman College Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP), visit
http://www.lehman.edu/deanedu/education/center/step.htm.

		Garden & Gallery Summer Internship Exploring all Wave Hill has to offer, interns will learn about contemporary art and garden design in order to lead guided tours, engaging discussions and informative demonstrations for Wave Hill's visitors. Students gain practical skills and an exciting educational perspective on nature and art in Wave Hill's landscape. Read More

To Apply for a Garden & Gallery Summer Internship

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If you have any questions, please e-mail: intern_education@wavehill.org.

Community service credits are available in spring and fall through our Woodland and Community Volunteering.

The Forest Project Summer Collaborative is made possible with support from the Barker Welfare Foundation, the Louis Calder Foundation, The Clark Foundation, The Fund for the City of New York, William T. Grant Foundation, Hudson River Foundation, The Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, New York City Environmental Fund, The New York Times Company Foundation, The Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation, and the Zoos, Botanical Gardens and Aquariums Grant Program administered by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Sustaining support for Wave Hill and its educational programming is provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the Sally and Gilbert Kerlin Endowment Fund at Wave Hill for Environmental Science and Nature Education.

The Garden & Gallery Summer Internship is made possible with support from the New York Times Company Foundation and the Zoos, Botanical Gardens and Aquariums Grant Program administered by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Sustaining support for Wave Hill and its educational programming is provided by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the Sally and Gilbert Kerlin Endowment Fund at Wave Hill for Environmental Science and Nature Education.


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