Youth Engagement
Opportunities for Solano High School Youth
Sustainable Solano has grown our youth engagement across our various programs, including new Fellowships and internship opportunities for Solano high school students. This page outlines the upcoming opportunities and training sessions.
High school students must participate in one of the certification sessions offered in-person or online before starting a Sustainable Solano internship. These engaging certification sessions explore environmental challenges at a global, community and individual level, bringing the discussion to bear on youth leadership and engagement around environmental justice. Certification sessions are free to attend and open to any Solano high school student, and are listed on the right side of the page. Students can attend a certification session even if they are not ready to apply for an internship.
After participating in an internship, students are invited to join the Youth Leadership Council to connect with other students and continue shaping outreach within their communities.
Students interested in internships should fill out this application form.
Questions? Contact Allison Nagel at allison@sustainablesolano.org
Scroll down or use the links below to learn more about each internship opportunity.
Community Resilience
- None open at this time
Urban Ag & Gardens
Youth Cooking/Local Food
- None open at this time
Community Resilience
Urban Ag & Gardens
Rio Vista Urban Ag Internship
Location: Rio Vista
Commitment: 12 weeks starting late February – May 2024
Stipend: $200 monthly
Application deadline: Feb. 24, 2024
Sustainable Solano’s Rio Vista Community Garden Interns will learn about urban agriculture in Solano county, how food is grown, and various techniques used to grow food. Interns will provide assistance to Rio Vista Middle School’s existing garden, and will help build garden beds for a new garden downtown. Six spots are available. Open to all Solano County high school students, but preference will be given to Rio Vista residents.
Youth Cooking/Local Food
Certification Sessions
High school students must participate in one of Sustainable Solano’s free certification sessions to participate in an internship. Certification sessions are offered in-person and online.
During certification, students will participate in Pachamama Alliance’s Awakening the Dreamer course and reflect on their vision for the world through a collage-art project, explore One Planet Living principles as a sustainability framework and approach to shaping personal action plans, and learn how to research environmental challenges within their communities.
Online internships are done in two parts. Participants must attend both sessions and there is independent work that needs to be done before each meeting.
Want to participate in a certification session but have a schedule conflict? Reach out to Allison Nagel at allison@sustainablesolano.org
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