*$1000 Hiring Bonus* Nature’s Classroom Institute (NCI) is a non-profit outdoor environmental education organization providing innovative, multidisciplinary instruction to students in 1st through 8th grade. We implement many effective and diverse 3-day and 5-day programs to our local community schools. We are currently seeking college graduates with a strong commitment to children and the environment to join our team and teach in a supportive and energetic program. 

• Develop your skills as a teacher and naturalist under the guidance of experienced NCI staff. 
• Choose lesson topics based upon your own personal interests and educational background.   
• Teach on a 1:12 ratio in multiple natural settings. 
• Develop your own curriculum or adapt any of the hundreds of lessons from the NCI Handbook to suit your own instructional style. 
• Facilitate teambuilding initiatives and low-ropes challenges. 
• Participate in group activities such as cultural and historical simulations, character development programs, and land stewardship projects. 
• Take the opportunity to become part of a supportive, diverse community. Our environmental educators come from across the United States and around the world! 

Nature's Classroom Institute is hiring for two unique employment opportunities for the 2022-2023 school year. We are looking to add qualified employees to our Wisconsin team and are looking to add qualified employees to our traveling Texas/California team. Visit discovernci.org to learn more about the individual sites in Texas, California, Florida and Wisconsin. Each staff member will have the opportunity to travel to and implement programming at multiple sites. 
 
Required Qualifications: Strong commitment to children and the environment; creativity; adaptability; interest in motivational learning, community awareness, and conservation of natural resources; Proof of vaccination for Covid-19. 

Desired Qualifications: Bachelor's degree; CPR/First-Aid Certified; experience working with children in an informal setting.
 
Compensation: Field-related training and certifications; Housing provided; All travel costs; Meals during programming; plus $1600 stipend per month. $1000 Hiring Bonus.
 
Contract Date: (August 21, 2022- End of May 2023)
Please send resume and cover letter to Britta@discovernci.org. Interviews will take place via Zoom until positions are filled.