LILAC Partner Internship: Greenfutures, School District of Philadelphia - Research and Outreach Intern
GreenFutures, School District of Philadelphia
Research and Outreach Intern
Summer 2019
Philadelphia, PA
This opportunity is funded by LILAC Partner Internship. The selected student will participate in the LILAC Summer Funding Program.
Please apply by (1) submitting a resume and cover letter through this Handshake Listing AND (2) completing the LILAC Partner Internship Summer Funding Form
Application Deadline: Wednesday, March 20
Purpose: To assist School District of Philadelphia Office of Environmental Management & Services with implementing a new five-year sustainability management plan entitled GreenFutures. This is an exciting opportunity to work directly with School District staff and outside partners, including nonprofits and City agencies, to build a more sustainable school system and City. This opportunity is available to rising juniors and rising seniors.
GREENFUTURES OVERVIEW
OUR VISION…is for all children to have a great school, close to where they live. This includes providing well-resourced, clean, comfortable, healthy, and safe school environments conducive to teaching and learning.
The School District of Philadelphia’s mission is to deliver on the right of every child in Philadelphia to an excellent public school education.
The GreenFutures’ sustainability plan supports the District’s guiding document, Action Plan v3.0 and provides a clear framework that contributes to the creation of global citizens, promotes cleaner green career pathways and will equip the future leaders and decision makers with the knowledge and skills needed for a changing world.
District staff, stakeholders and community partners routinely meet to implement sixty-five specific and measurable actions that contribute to the attainment of five targets related to the following focus areas:
- Education for Sustainability
- Consumption and Waste
- Energy and Efficiencies
- School Greenscapes
- Healthy Schools, Healthy Living
For more information about this opportunity, contact: Megan Garner, Sustainability Manager, School District of Philadelphia, at mgarner@philasd.org
For questions about LILAC internship funding, please contact Jennifer Prudencio at jprudencio@brynmawr.edu