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Volunteering with UAS

Are you a high school student who would like to earn service learning hours with Urban Adventure Squad?

We welcome high school volunteers throughout the year!
Registration opening date: Tues., Jan. 21, at 8:00pm

We are at capacity for High School Volunteers in our summer weeks!

We have three volunteer spots open per week. Please join the waitlist if a program you'd like to volunteer at is full.
We will keep an eye on registration numbers and determine if there are weeks where we can welcome additional High School Volunteers. See also: the scheduling note about July below. 

Please log into your UltraCamp account and 
register. 
*
If your family doesn't have an UltraCamp account, please ask your parent or guardian to create one. An adult's name and contact information should be the Primary Contact and account holder and you should be listed as a child of the Primary Contact on the account. UltraCamp is our registration system and is how we access all of your emergency contact, allergy, and other important information. 

June 23-27 at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
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Great Observations: A Naturalist's Field Guide Adventure

July 28-August 1 at Christ Lutheran Church
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Go With the Flow: Exploring DC's Rock Creek

August 11-15 at Washington Youth Garden
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Think Like a Tree: History, Tree Science, Storytelling

August 18-22 at Temple Micah
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Squad Makerspace Expo: Imagine, Create, Share


To enhance your engagement and leadership skills, high school volunteers to develop and lead 1-2 activities during each week that you're volunteering. These activities should last about 30 mins and can be a craft, skill, game, or science experiment. The activity can directly relate to the week's topic or simply be something you're already passionate about and love. Squad members look up to you and love to learn from you. This is your chance to share your expertise!

All registered high school volunteers will receive an email in early May with more information about this and let you know the due date--which will likely be later in May. That gives the UAS team time to review your activities, ask for any edits, find the right place to fit them into the flow of the week, and purchase your supplies. The research and development time you spend creating the activities should be included in the SSL hours you earn.

All High School Volunteers are required to attend an in-person orientation in early June. 


Scheduling note for July: During the month of July because we're partnering with two different elementary schools to lead outdoor learning adventures during their summer programs. We will spend two days a week at each school leading 90-minute adventures. One school is in Tenleytown and the other is in Manor Park. If you'd like to volunteer with us for any of these programs, let's chat.

Have questions? Email us at [email protected]. 

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  • Home
  • DONATIONS
    • Donate
  • Outdoor Programs
    • Full Day Programs >
      • logistics/what to bring
    • Half Day Programs
    • Partnerships >
      • Past Partnerships
    • Tick Protocol
  • Resources
    • The Anacostia Watershed through Children's Eyes
    • Ten Things to Do Outdoors in DC!
    • Guide to Outdoor Learning
    • Black History in D.C.
    • Land Acknowledgement
    • Outdoor Learning Ideas
    • Geocaching D.C.'s Waterways >
      • Activities for the Classroom or Home
      • Go PLAY! (Find Our Geocaches)
    • D.C.'s Hidden Waterways >
      • Squad Waterway Cleanup
      • In-classroom activities
      • Field trips
      • Resources to learn more >
        • Hands-on Activities
    • Environmental Justice with Middle Schoolers >
      • Activities for the Classroom or Home
  • About
    • Who we are >
      • UAS BOARD
      • UAS STAFF
      • UAS documents >
        • UAS Annual Report 2021
        • UAS Annual Report 2020
        • UAS Annual Report 2019
        • UAS Annual Report 2018
        • UAS Annual Report 2017 >
          • UAS Financial Report 2017
        • UAS Annual Report 2016
        • ULTC governance docs
    • The Squad in the News
    • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
    • Contact Us >
      • Subscribe to the UAS Update
    • Job opportunity: Part-time educator