Internships Jobs Volunteers Internships People from the United States, Canada, England, and Germany have traveled to Shaver's Creek to be a part of a unique internship program. Interns gain experience in the many facets of an environmental center's operation, while learning interpretive teaching skills for school, public and special populations, care and feeding of the center's animals, program evaluation, resident programming skills, and much more. Interns establish their goals and objectives, and a program of experiences is designed for them to fulfill these goals and objectives. Former Shaver's Creek interns have taken their skills and moved into the professional world in such places as cultural history centers, natural history institutes, environmental education centers, and many other public and private facilities throughout the country.
Some interns use the experience for college credit or as their field practicum.
Interns become an integral part of the staff and are encouraged to participate in all aspects of the center's programming. The relationship between staff and interns is a mutually beneficial, cooperative effort in which responsibility for the overall operation of the center is shared. All staff members provide interns with evaluation and feedback. Observations, recordings, and videotaping are used in evaluation. Interns are encouraged to keep a journal.