Thorne Nature Experience is a non-profit organization that is committed to building Earth stewardship by connecting youth to nature through hands-on, place based environmental education experiences, and has reached more than 250,000 children and adults through its programs: In-School, Summer Camp, and Field Trip.
Thorne Nature Experience has several volunteer and intern opportunities for our Fall programs. The opportunities include a Administrative & Marketing Volunteer, After School Programs Intern, and Field Trip Intern.
The Administrative and Marketing Volunteer/Intern provides support for Thorne’s programs in the office through completing a variety of tasks, contributing to an efficient organization that can connect 13,000 youth to nature each year.
After-School Program focuses on helping students develop the skills of a naturalist and then use those skills to answer questions about the living things in their schoolyard, their neighborhood, and community around their school. Through exploration, mapping, sketching, plant and animal identification, and the use of nature journals, students investigate and answer questions about their local ecosystem.
The 2nd Grade Field Trip Program is in partnership with the Boulder Valley School District and St. Vrain Valley School District and will connect nearly 1,800 2nd graders to nature each school year at Sombrero Marsh in Boulder and at Sandstone Ranch in Longmont. For more information about these opportunity visit www.thornenature.org/.