HIGH sCHOOL sTUDENT oPPORTUNITIES

Student Opportunities > High School Student Opportunities

High school students, are you looking for sustainability-related events, contests, internships, and job opportunities? In addition to our annual Youth Climate Summit and Youth Leadership Council, many of our partners have opportunities:

Internships & Jobs:

• Gowanus Canal Conservancy Green Team. For sophomores and juniors. Opens in Winter. Apply by March 13.

• High School Sustainable Food and Clean Energy Education Internship. Opens in Winter. Apply by March 19.

• BK ROT's Youth Leadership Program - 3 days a week, July/Aug, paid. Apply by April 1.

• Earth Matter NY's Farm & Compost Summer Internship - 80 hours May-Oct. Apply by May 1

• Wave Hill internships. Opens in Winter.

• City Parks Foundation Eco-Innovators Internship. Late Winter - early Spring.

• Earth Matter Youth Internship Program. Opens in Spring.

• TreesNY Young Urban Forester internship. Opens in Summer.

• Wildlife Conservation Society's volunteer, internship, and job opportunities. Various opportunities with deadlines.

• Brooklyn Botanical Garden Apprentice Program. Opens in Fall.

• Discover Architecture Externship (Feb 18-21). Opens in Fall.

Youth Leadership Councils:

• National Clean Water Collective (NCWC) Youth Council.

• Transportation Alternatives Youth Activist Committee (TAYAC).

• Climate and Resilience Education Task Force's Youth Steering Committee. Opens in Fall.

• NYC Public Schools Student Wellness Advocate - November through April, paid. Opens in Fall.

• Solar One's Youth Advisory Council - January through June, paid. Opens in Fall.

Other Opportunities:

• Youth Action 50's Youth Action Resource Fair. RSVP by March 18, 2026.

• The Environmental Study Center's Bee Cause Apprentice Program. Apply by April 3, 2026.

• The Wild Center's Youth Climate Connections Retreat. Apply by April 5, 2026

• New York Hall of Science's STEM Career Expo. Registration starts April 2, 2026

• Artichoke Ambassadors - art making and environmental justice action program (18+). Apply by June 5 (By May 15 for a scholarship).

• STEM Matters NYC weeklong summer camp. Opens in Spring.

• FXB Climate Advocates Program - Summer Cohort. Opens in Summer.

• Sixth Street Community Center - Teen Climate Justice Summer Program. Rolling application (paid)

• NY Academy of Sciences Junior Academy (virtual).

• Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter Student Environmental Action Society (virtual)

• The New York Academy of Sciences Junior Academy Member. Opens in Fall.

• City Growers Green Ambassadors. Opens in Winter

• Wildlife Conservation Society's Youth JIVE (Job, Internship, and Volunteering Expo). February 2027.