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Poudre Learning Center
 
 
 
The Poudre Learning Center (PLC) strives to awaken a sense of wonder and inspire environmental stewardship and citizenship through education of students, families and local residents along the Colorado Northern Front Range. The PLC is the only environmental education center in all of Weld County, Colorado. Our local districts have a high percentage of students living in poverty who do not have many opportunities to connect with open space and an environmental center. Many of these populations are underrepresented in STEM careers. The PLC provides the only natural open space area with highly qualified, trained and seasoned environmental science educators to support the visitors’ experience to the site. Our outreach numbers have more than tripled since 2004. Last year, our outreach connected over 30,000 educators, children and families to their environment. District records of student achievement indicate that the schools that made repeated use of the Poudre Learning Center have higher levels of student achievement than those which did not. PLC offers interdisciplinary, inquiry-based education programs aimed at reinforcing and applying essential concepts presented in local school curricula while modeling a data-driven decision-making process. The center builds a sense of place for partner school district students, area residents and families through the construction of a water-based classroom laboratory where the Cache la Poudre’s past and present can be used to blend economics, history, culture, science, bluff geology and aesthetics into an enhanced environmental educational experience for all. Native ecosystems for study include riparian, lacustrine (lake), wetland, and prairie areas. Family and student outreach projects provide opportunities for our students that they would not otherwise receive. It’s vitally important for every child to have an opportunity to connect with place-based nature in a safe, supportive, educational atmosphere.
 
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Member Duties : The PLC VISTA for Development and Marketing of STEM Community Outreach will work closely with PLC staff to assist in marketing PLC programs and in the development of funding strategies to support and expand our capacity in bringing nature-based education to underserved youth. The VISTA will implement awareness campaigns by preparing marketing strategies for El Espejo Girls’ Institute and the Boys of the Moonshell Summer Science, and Families Investigating Science at Home year-round programming. In this role, the VISTA will become adept in stewardship activities related to non-profit fundraising and relationship management, including creating and implementing the fundraising, development and communications strategies for PLC, as well as build partnerships, improve outreach, write grants, and assist in increasing the volunteer program’s capacity. The PLC VISTA will gain firsthand experience in strategic planning to increase the capacity of a small and growing non-profit organization.
 
Program Benefits : Relocation Allowance ,  Living Allowance ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Training ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Health Coverage* . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
None
 
Service Areas :
Education ,  Children/Youth ,  Environment ,  Community Outreach . 
 
Skills :
General Skills ,  Communications ,  Writing/Editing ,  Fund raising/Grant Writing ,  Public Speaking ,  Youth Development ,  Conflict Resolution ,  Leadership ,  Team Work ,  Environment ,  Community Organization ,  Recruitment . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
Poudre Learning Center
Program Start/End Date
07/13/2015  -   07/15/2016
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
College graduate
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations COLORADO  
Languages
English
Accepting Applications
From  03/07/2015  To  06/01/2015 
Contact Ray Tschillard
8313 W F St
Greeley   CO   80631
(970) 352-1267
rtschillard@plcoutdoors.org
www.poudrelearningcenter.org/
Listing ID 59213

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