The Teen Environmental Education Mentorship (TEEM) is a paid internship in environmental education and leadership for San Francisco and Marin High School Students.Through TEEM; participants discover their inner strengths as leaders, their ability to influence others, and the importance of community.TEEM interns gain first-hand knowledge about the field of environmental education through field trips, mentorships with our professional educators, leading interactive activities with our elementary school students, and creating their own environmental teaching tools.

TEEM interns make the following commitment:

-Attend a 6 day summer training August 11th-16th with one overnight camping trip

-Work one day a week on NatureBridge’s campus,either Tuesday orThursday from 4:30pm to 7:30pm, September 2014 through April 2015. During these work sessions, interns will teach children about the environment through fun hands-on activities, learn about environmental issues, develop teaching skills, and take care of plants and animals on our campus.

-Participate in one weekend event per month during the school year.

-Transportation to NatureBridge’s Campus in the Golden Gate is provided for TEEM interns from San Francisco (pick up at Park Presidio/Geary) and the Marin City Bus Stop (Sausalito).

Applications are available at www.naturebridge.org/teem.

For more information visit: http://www.naturebridge.org/youth-leadership-a-year-with-teem or check out this 7 minute video about TEEM created by a former TEEM intern:

Deadline to apply is May 2, 2014.

For any questions, contact:

Marisa Nordstrom, Youth Programs Coordinator at Naturebridge

call 415 332 5771 x27 or email teem@naturebridge.org