Given the unique nature of Summer 2020 (and Gather New Haven’s goal to provide equitable education and resources to the New Haven community, no matter the circumstances), Gather Corps will be this summer’s adaptation of Gather New Haven's previous Junior Counselor program.  As we work to create a weekly activity guide with interactive and educational content, Gather Corps will work alongside us, offering teenagers the chance to gain leadership skills and to participate in community engagement through an environmental justice lens. Gather Corps will provide local teens the chance to be a storyteller through digital media and to learn what it takes to create an impact within their community through instructional content. The Gather Corps (GC’s for short) will be trained and deployed to create video segments to help you and your children engage with the content on the activity guide.

GC’s will help guide participants through the Schooner High Tide Activity Guide by creating fun educational videos, as well as gathering nature observations within their neighborhood for the guide segment, Nature on my Block. Along with that, GC’s will also gain professional experience in teaching, community engagement initiatives that they help create, peer reviewing, learning about story mapping with arcGIS, and meeting guest specialists during a weekly check-in call.

To participate, please fill out the Google Form below. We ask that you commit to being a GC for at least two consecutive weeks (but we encourage longer!), that you complete a virtual GC training, and that you submit a volunteer waiver form and read over our GC behavior policy.

If you'd like more information before signing up, please email Nikki at nikki@gathernewhaven.org. Please use “Gather Corps” as the subject line.

The Schooner Camp is looking forward to meeting and working with you soon!