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:

• Brooklyn Botanical Garden Apprentice Program. Opens in Fall.

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

• High School Sustainable Food Education Internship. Opens in Fall.

• Gowanus Canal Conservancy Green Team. For sophomores and juniors. Opens in Winter.

• Wave Hill internships. Opens in Winter.

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

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

• Earth Matter Youth Internship Program. Opens in Spring.

• NOAA Young Changemakers Fellowship. Opens in Summer.

• TreesNY Young Urban Forester internship. Opens in Summer.

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

Youth Leadership Councils:

• U.S. EPA National Environmental Youth Advisory Council. Apply by August 22nd

• Climate and Resilience Education Task Force's Youth Steering Committee. Apply by September 30.

• NYC Public Schools Student Wellness Advocate - November through April, paid. Apply by October 27.

• Solar One's Youth Advisory Council - January through June, paid. Apply by November 9.

• National Clean Water Collective (NCWC) Youth Council.

• Transportation Alternatives Youth Activist Committee (TAYAC)

• This list of Youth Leadership Councils is sortable by borough and virtual vs. in-person

Other Opportunities:

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

• Artichoke Ambassadors - art making and environmental justice action program (18+). Opens in Winter.

• Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter Youth Summit (virtual) - April 26, 12PM

• 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)

• The Green Schools Alliance Student Conservation Community & Congress (Sc3)

• City Growers Green Ambassadors

• NY Academy of Sciences Junior Academy (virtual).

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