Posted On: November 1, 2017 - 11:18am
Bradford Woods is nearing the end of a very busy Outdoor Education season this year. In many ways, it was the usual busy, but this year did some unusually so. We have had the opportunity to once again serve thousands of students. This fall also marked our 60th Anniversary of Environmental Education programs. It is also my 10th season at this particular Outdoor Center. I started my personal journey in 2002 while working as an outdoor instructor at a camp on Geneva Lake, Wisconsin. Those were the days when my "office" was largely the outdoors on any given day. I could be found teaching a trail group about trees, mammals, or weather, running a predator/prey game, belaying at the ropes course, making maple syrup and a whole host of other things. Little did I know the experience would transform my life into what it is today.
One of my passions is to work with emerging leaders, to give them a chance to do what I did back then; to teach and facilitate, but also learn and grow themselves. If you are receiving this letter, you also work with students or emerging leaders and are also eager to see them set off on their own personal journey. When speaking with each of them, please consider sharing about opportunities at Bradford Woods.
When I consider what makes Bradford Woods unique, here are several things that come to mind:
- 60-year program history
- Curriculum-based Enviornmental Ed.
- International recognition
- Universal Design
- Inclusive Programming
- University affiliation
- Broad program scope
- Environment Ed., Adventure Ed., Military Programs, Rec Therapy
We are primed to fill our upcoming 2018 roster with some amazing people and look forward to your recommendations.
Spring and Fall 2018 includes the following positions:
- Professional Outdoor Instructors
- Teach Environmental Ed most days with some facilitation on ropes courses
- Environmental Education Specialist
- Adventure Education Specialist
- Adventure Therapy/Adventure Ed./Retreats Combined Specialist
- Any of the above can be used as a 400-600 hour internship
Summer 2018 includes the following positions:
- Professional Outdoor Instructors
- Facilitate Adventure Ed programs, run 2 Environmental Explorers camps for kids in 4th-8th and a teens camp for 9th-12th, support Rec Therapy Camps through adapted climbing, support Retreats recreational programming.
- Adventure Education Specialist
- Any of the above can be used as a 400-600 hour internship
For more specific details including job descriptions and employment dates, please send candidates to the following link:
Please share the attached flier and post at your campus or outdoor center.
Additionally, if you have positions or academic programs to share, please send me information. I would be happy to share with our staff as well.
All the best,
Melanie
Melanie Wills
Director of Outdoor Education & Professional Services, Bradford Woods
Indiana University’s Outdoor Center
5040 State Road 67 N | Martinsville, IN 46151
Office: 765 342-2915 ext 5238
Fax: 765 349-1086
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