Appalachian Headwaters’ 2025 Summer High School Internships are available to rising 10th, 11th, and 12th graders. This 9-week program is designed to give students real-world experience with a variety of outdoors-focused career paths. They will work with our Ecology Director, Education Director, habitat restoration specialists, and experiential educators, as well as our summer college interns. Work activities will include the development of exciting scientific research skills, ecological restoration techniques, and collaborative and leadership skills. Interns will also support the operations and inspire younger students at Waldo Day Camp, a nature-based day camp onsite.
This program will provide hands-on mixed with more traditional learning opportunities to promote intellectual curiosity, and to support motivated students to take the next steps to succeed in college and future careers.
Dates, Schedules, Compensation
June 9 – June 27 and July 7 – August 15; up to 40 hours/week; week of July 4 off
Up to $4000 stipend for full period
The 9-week opportunity includes diverse field-based training and skill building in ecology and habitat restoration methods, facilitating a range of day camp experiences, assisting with research, and developing knowledge and awareness through reflection and independent projects.
Program Goals
- gain hands-on experience in field-based science and habitat restoration work focused on native plants and pollinators, led by experts in their fields
- inspire younger students to learn and explore at the new Waldo Day Camp
- contribute to understanding of biodiversity at a one-of-a-kind regional environmental education and research facility
- develop knowledge, skills and perspectives from working with a diverse team that builds towards college and future job opportunities
Activities
- All activities are field-based, weather-dependent, and involve regular physical activity outdoors
- Each student will have a field-based project supervisor. Interns will do goal-setting with their project supervisor and will conduct weekly check-ins and a final evaluation.
- Students may have the opportunity to define an independent project within their supervisor’s workplan to complete during the internship period.
- Students are responsible for their own transportation outside of internship activities.
Location
Jobsite is located at 334 Richland Ln, Lewisburg, WV (6 miles west of downtown).
