General Information |
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Site Name: |
Toronto Botanical Garden |
Address: |
777 Lawrence Ave. East |
Country: |
Canada |
Province/State: |
Ontario |
City: |
Toronto |
Postal Code: |
M3C 1P2 |
Phone: |
416-397-1288 |
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URL: |
http://www.torontobotanicalgarden.ca |
Contact Person: |
Diana Wilson |
Contact Title: |
Children`s Education Supervisor |
Contact Email: |
childrensed@torontobotanicalgarden.ca |
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Internship Details |
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Number of Placements: |
3 |
Description: |
Located in Edwards Gardens, Toronto Botanical Garden (TBG) offers a variety of programs for P/J students. Our unique school programs take place in The Teaching Garden, an outdoor classroom with demonstration gardens and large vegetable plot, as well as The James Boyd Children’s Centre, our indoor class space. Interns will be working in collaboration with our teachers, delivering programs and developing curriculum or recreational programming. Candidates should be eager and prepared to work in an outdoor environment and in the garden – rain or shine. |
Skills: |
The TBG teaching staff welcomes applicants who:
- Are mature and punctual
- Have experience working with P/J or I/S students
- Have experience in outdoor education
- Have a background or interest in gardening, botany, biology, environmental issues, and food gardening or food security
- Can work successfully team teaching and well independently without supervision
- Can engage young people with the natural world with dynamic and creative teaching strategies
- Have knowledge of outdoor class management techniques
This is an excellent placement for budding outdoor educators, science teachers or naturalists
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Application Procedure: |
We are accepting 3 (three) OISE/UT students for spring of 2015. Please apply via email with resume and cover letter to:
Diana Wilson
Children’s Education Supervisor
childrensed@torontobotanicalgarden.ca
(416) 397-1288
Toronto Botanical Garden
777 Lawrence Avenue East
Toronto, ON
M3C 1P2
www.torontobotanicalgarden.ca
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