General Information  
Site Name: Manuels River Hibernia Interpretation Centre/\"The Manuels River experience\"
Address: 7 Conception Bay Highway
Country: Canada
Province/State: Newfoundland
City: Conception Bay South
Postal Code: A1E 1N9
Phone: 709 834 2099 ext. 203
Ext: 203 
URL: http://www.manuelsriver.com 
Contact Person: Laura King
Contact Title: Education Manager
Contact Email: laura.king@manuelsriver.com
 
 
Internship Details  
Number of Placements: 1
Description: The intern will teach curriculum-linked science and nature programming, often outdoors on our coast, our riverside trails, and our classrooms at our small education centre. We are a non-profit science and nature centre in Conception Bay South, Newfoundland (~25 minutes from the capital of St. John\'s). Our most popular programs are Grade 3 Soils (partially outdoors), Grade 4 Rocks and Minerals (fully outdoors), Grade 7 Ecosystems (partially outdoors), and Grade 8 Water (partially outdoors). Up to 40% of our school visits could be in French (we host both early and late immersion schools). Our programs are very hands-on and we accept up to 60 students a day for programming. We currently have two full-time teaching staff, and the intern would work alongside these staff members and be supervised by our Education Manager. We are currently developing high school programming as well, especially in our key areas in geology and biology.
Skills: Elementary education, Secondary education, Science education, Nature education, Interpretive skills, Interacting with the public. Ability to teach programs in French an asset. Ability to identify trees and rocks an asset.
Application Procedure: Please email a resume and cover letter to laura.king@manuelsriver.com along with a short description of why you would like to complete your placement in a suburban Newfoundland coastal community.