Who: Coordinators, managers and directors of youth park stewardship programs
When: Wednesdays, February 12, 19 and 26 and March 5 and 12; 5:30-7:00PM ET
Course Overview: This course is for professionals involved in planning and implementing urban youth park stewardship programs from across the country. Each interactive session will dig into the essential elements of program design, infrastructure, planning, and implementation phases of this work. Case studies of existing programs will highlight challenges and barriers as well as best practices and strategies for their solutions. Strengthen your program and practice, engage in lively discussions with colleagues doing similar work, and access resources that can be used right away.
This course was developed collaboratively by the leadership of the Boston Youth Environmental Network (BYEN), participating organizations and Health Resources in Action’s B.E.S.T. Initiative and with support from Cornell University Civic Ecology Lab through EE Capacity.
Registration: 01/23/2014 – 02/10/2014 REGISTER HERE!
Through the support of EE Capacity the registration fees will be waived. City teams from a single or multiple organizations are welcome and encouraged to participate. At the completion of the course participants will receive a certificate from Cornell University.
Course Video Case Studies: Interviews with adult and youth employees from Boston Natural Areas Network’s Youth Conservation Corps, Student Conservation Association (SCA), National Park Service’s Branching Out Program, and Groundwork Somerville’s Green Team will be used throughout the course as case studies.
For more information about the Urban Youth Park Stewardship Course, please contact Helen Christou at hchristou@environetwork.org or click here.