Organization Details
Hawai‘i Nature Center seeks to foster awareness, appreciation, understanding, and stewardship of Hawai‘i’s environment by educating children with an interactive and immersive approach.
Opportunity Details
Mahalo for your interest in volunteering with the Hawai’i Nature Center (HNC)! Our outdoor education programs rely on volunteers to give keiki the fullest experience during their time with us. Please find more information about our volunteer positions below.
To learn more or sign up, please contact HNC’s Maui Program Manager at: (808) 446-4672, rachael@hawaiinaturecenter.org.
TEACHING DOCENTS
Work outdoors with elementary school children (kindergarten to fifth grade) and teach various environmental education lessons. Previous work with children preferred but not required. Training provided. Field sites include: Keālia Pond NWR, Kīpuka Olowalu, Maui Nui Botanical Gardens, Waikamoi Preserve, Garden of Eden, and local State and Federal lands.
Time commitment: one weekday morning, 4-hours per week, for one or more weeks, Fall and/or Spring semester. Opportunities for more than one morning per week may be available upon request. Personal transportation required.
Physical requirements: requires ability to stand, walk, sit, and hike up to 1 mile on moderate terrain for 4-hours.
About the Hawai‘i Nature Center: The mission of the Hawai‘i Nature Center is to foster awareness, appreciation and understanding of Hawai’i's environment and to encourage wise stewardship of the Hawaiian Islands by educating children with an interactive and immersive approach. Established in 1981, HNC has been a leader in environmental education in Hawai‘i for more than thirty-five years. We deliver award-winning programs to more than 10,000 elementary and middle school children from both public and private institutions each year, helping to encourage environmental stewardship through hands-on investigative field study and experiences. Our programs are primarily conducted outdoors in the field, exposing children to a range of ecosystems in watershed, coastal, marsh and forest environments.