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We are raising funds to support our programs during 2026-27!
We host high school student interns at The Center who have the opportunity to develop professional skills while also making a big impact on our community working in the fields of environment, food and gardens (EFG)!
We host high school student interns at The Center who have the opportunity to develop professional skills while also making a big impact on our community working in the fields of environment, food and gardens (EFG)!
We will be offering 2026-27 School Year and Summer Internships. More Information Coming Soon!
Questions about our High School Internships? Email centerinternships@ousd.org
Our Summer Internships Were a Great Success!
We hosted 21 interns during June and July who collectively worked over 1,500 hours stewarding The Center Garden, preparing and serving meals grounding in the teachings of Samin Nosrat's Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat Cookbook, providing produce and crafts to the community at Market off West, leading elementary Field Trips and Taste Tests, leading Environmental Justice walking tours to community members and more!
During our summer internship we...
Harvested 60 lbs of produce
Assessed 5 High School gardens & drafted Garden Improvement Plans
Installed a new irrigation system at Hoover Elementary
Cooked 41 different recipes
Served 578 Meals!
Welcomed 291 guests to our Market off West
Gave away over 500 lbs of produce to the community (thank you Oakland Gleaners for supplementary our school garden harvests)
Lead 7 Field Trips serving 128 students
Facilitated 5 Taste Tests serving Stone Fruit to 347 students
Lead 4 environmental justice walking tours educating and engaging 30 community members
Check out photos from our Summer ECCCO Internship and Summer HACK Internship.
Our interns work in key areas:
Our interns work in key areas:
Thank you to our Summer 2026 Interns!
Thank you to our Summer 2026 Interns!
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