MANHATTAN COUNTRY SCHOOL FARM ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INTERNSHIP

A one or two semester internship is available at the Manhattan Country School Farm, the rural campus of a New York City independent elementary and junior high school. The farm is located in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York. Urban students participate in farming, study the natural surroundings of the farm and learn to live together as a community.

The Environmental Education Intern works as a member of a team of veteran farm educators teaching students from age 8 to 14 in one of the main curriculum areas of the MCS Farm program:

Farming: animal care, gardening, maple syrup production

Cooking: meal preparation, baking, food preservation

Textiles: dyeing, spinning, weaving the farm's wool

Nature study: wildlife ecosystems and environmental issues

Catskills studies: folklife, cultural conservation and local history

In addition to participating in the curriculum, the intern conducts research in an area of his or her interest related to the MCS Farm program. In exchange for residency in the farmhouse and some student supervision, plus teaching duties and a research project, the intern will receive room, some board and a monthly stipend.

Applicants are preferred to have completed one or more years of undergraduate study, have an interest in teaching children about their environment, and possess a valid driver's license. Please send resume and letter of interest to: Ginny Scheer, Farm Director, Manhattan Country School Farm, Roxbury, New York 12474. 607-326-7049. Mcsfarm@catskill.net.