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!

This unique opportunity involves teaching at one of our many sites in Wisconsin, Texas, California or Florida during the 2021-2022 school year. Visit discovernci.org to learn more about each individual site.

Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree; strong commitment to children and the environment; creativity; adaptability; interest in motivational learning, community awareness, and conservation of natural resources; CPR/First-Aid Certified; Vaccinated for Covid-19; able to travel via plane.

Desired Qualifications: Previous educational work with children in an outdoor setting, a knowledge of Montessori method learning.

Salary: $375/week; Accommodation provided. Meals provided during programming.

Contract Date: 2021-2022 school year.