Fellowship Overview
CCEO is an AmeriCorps Fellowship Program. Participants gain experience in the field of environmental education while building skills in teaching and facilitation, garden maintenance and food production, and community outreach.
As a CCEO Fellow, you will teach garden-based science and environmental literacy lessons to inspire the next generation of earth stewards at a public elementary school in the Bay Area.
As a CCEO Fellow, you will teach garden-based science and environmental literacy lessons to inspire the next generation of earth stewards at a public elementary school in the Bay Area.
Fellowship Details
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Climate Corps Education Outside Fellows:
The 2023-2024 Fellowship will start on August 21, 2023 and end early August, 2024. While this is a one year commitment, we strive to maintain consistency for our school sites and prioritize applicants who can make a two year commitment to their schools. |
2022-23 School Sites
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Program Pillars
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Learning and Teaching Outdoors
Develop essential teaching and facilitation skills. Training topics include:
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Outdoor Classroom Design
Learn to maintain a healthy and thriving garden. Training topics include:
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Leadership for Community Engagement
Build skills in community outreach. Training topics include:
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Fellow Stories
"I never went hiking as a kid and my family definitely didn't take trips to national parks, so I find that working at a school where there are a majority of kids of color it becomes so much more personal for me to do it right. There are very few people in this line of work who look like me and I feel an immense responsibility to make this experience worthwhile."
--Maninder Kaur |
"I just taught a spider lesson to the kids this week. While I was helping out at my school's Fall Festival I was able to meet many of the parents of my students. One of the parents told me that their child came home and said "Ms. Emma said we shouldn't kill spiders so we shouldn't kill spiders anymore". I thought it was so sweet that the kids really do take what I teach them and bring it home to share."
--Emma Watkins |
"I am extremely blessed to work with students and teachers who are eager and open to seeing where the garden programming can lead our community. I am excited to have the capacity to get into in depth topics with my students — in science, as well as social justice. I am hoping to ... balance my commitments, as well as my general humanness outside of this work!"
--Sarah Harris |
Let's Chat
If you have questions about the Climate Corps Education Outside program, please reach out to our team at cceo@seiinc.org.
FAQ
WHAT IS AMERICORPS?
AmeriCorps is a civil service program that recruits Members to commit to and serve their local communities. Over 1 million AmeriCorps Members have served since 1994, and it can be described as a “domestic Peace Corps”. To learn more, visit the official AmeriCorps website here.
WHAT KIND OF PROJECTS WILL CCEO FELLOWS WORK ON / WHAT TRAINING WILL THEY RECEIVE?
Climate Corps Education Outside Fellows will increase student science activation and environmental knowledge and awareness by engaging students and volunteers in maintaining school gardens, supporting outdoor science lessons, and championing school-based stewardship and sustainability initiatives. On-site and remote training sessions will be held every other week to support Fellows in their educational and professional skills and goals.
HOW MANY CANDIDATES WILL BE ACCEPTED?
Each year we aim to hire and place roughly 20 Fellows.
What are the prerequisites to become a CCEO Fellow?
- Fellows should have a background working with youth (teaching, camp counselor, tutoring, etc) and an interest in gardening/farming. When applications open, please review the full position description for a complete list of prerequisites.
do fellows get to choose which SCHOOL they're assigned to?
Upon acceptance, Fellows will be matched with a school site in their preferred geographic area (indicated during application process).
Why become a CCEO fellow?
Climate Corps is a “bridge-to-career” program that provides essential training and the unique opportunity to gain work experience as a teacher bringing hands-on, outdoor science education to urban elementary schools.
Where are cceo fellows located?
Fellows serve at public elementary schools around the Bay Area. See map above for specific locations.
What are the program Goals?
The purpose of this program is to advance science education and environmental literacy by teaching outdoors in public schools. Activating interest in science during elementary school is critical, as studies suggest that children who develop interest in science at an early age tend to stay engaged in science and/or contribute to scientific discovery and innovation in their adult lives. We will spark children's interest in science and connect them to the natural world through hands-on learning in school gardens.
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