The OutDoor School

Northwest Youth Corps' (NYC) OutDoor School (ODS) is an alternative education program for high school youth, ages 14-19, who learn best in an experiential format and who may have had difficulty succeeding in a traditional school environment. ODS traditionally has used a cooperative, team-based format, in which staff engage students in hands-on learning that combines classroom instruction with the completion of conservation projects, field study assignments, and outdoor recreation activities. This year, students will choose between a classroom track or a field track. In the field track, students will spend equal amounts of time in and out of the classroom and staff will strive to assure conservation projects and field study activities are complementary and integrated. Curricula in both tracks include resource management, conservation and environmental studies as well as science, math, language arts and social studies. Students earn high school credit toward a diploma. ODS has a current enrollment of 45 students and is staffed by three instructional staff, two student support staff, a Principal, and six AmeriCorps members.

Science Teacher Vacancy

NYC's Outdoor School offers a unique opportunity for high energy teachers with vision and creativity to develop the cutting edge curriculum needed to successfully use the outdoors as an instruction vehicle that leads students to high school completion while also fostering the growth of critical thinkers and environmental awareness. ODS teaching staff incorporate outdoor topics as a unifying theme for instructional blocks developed around broadly defined focus areas e.g., survival, habitats, or water. The program's highly experiential field format asks staff to plan and implement curriculum in which a week in the classroom lays a foundation for a week of hands-on field study activities; after a week in the field, students return to the classroom to examine their field study experience and prepare for an upcoming week of conservation-based work experience.

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WIA Grant Coordinator II (.75 FTE), Administrative Assistant (.25 FTE)

The WIA Grant Coordinator II reports to the OutDoor School Principal and is responsible for working directly with the WIA Grant Coordinator in implementing all activities and services detailed in the ODS Workforce Investment Act grant. The Assistant works both directly and indirectly with the youth on the grant. Duties include case management, data management, and work experience and internship placement. The ODS program has a strong field component and students participate in several week-long camping trips during the year. WIA Grant Coordinators are actively involved in these outings.They also offer direct classroom instruction in life skills including personal finance, health and career education. Duties also include working as Administrative Assistant (.25 FTE) to the ODS Principal and supporting student recruitment, assessment, and record keeping.

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