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Internship
Description
Step by step we are working to transform our school into what we feel the future requires of us. Sustainable practices currently in place include biodynamic agriculture, rainwater harvesting, alternative building systems, an alternative parking surface and extensive repurposing. We are in the process of exploring alternative energy sources. We seek the active participation of interns to work with us as we learn and grown.
Responsibility
We offer two different types of internships. One is a hands on experience designed to introduce the intern to every aspect of our biodynamic farming operation. The other is a project-based internship whose focus changes depending on current needs. (For example, our most recent project-based internship was built around the development of a 5-year plan for the school.) A possible up-coming project will be the research on and eventual solar installation on the school grounds. We welcome both undergraduate and graduate students. Interns have the opportunity to: 1) Learn about Waldorf Education and have the opportunity to observe in the classroom; 2) Learn what it takes manage a school garden; 3) Experience an organizational structure based on collaboration; 4) Learn about how a charter school is run; 5) Have the opportunity to help design the internship to meet their own interests and passions Typically, interns work 8 – 10 hours per week.
For more information or to apply with resume and cover letter, please contact Amy Bird at amyb@arizonawaldorf.org.
Volunteering
Description
Our school relies on parent and community volunteers to remain healthy and gowing. Volunteers parents, who gives of themselves to provide this resource for our community, are wonderful role-models of active community involvement for their children. Volunteer opportunities include serving on a school committees, assisting the teacher with special events or classroom needs, helping out at community work days, animal care, Parent Handwork Group of coordinating or working at an all-school festival. If you are interested in helping out, please contact the school office, your child's teacher, or your grade level parent representative.
Planting
Working with Students
What We Do
Weeding
Harvesting
Projects
Etc.....
Taking Care of Animals
Previous Intern's Projects
2015 Spring
Akane Ota
Undergraduate Sustainability Student, tracking Energy Material and Technology with a certificate in Applied Business Data Analytics at Arizona State University
Website for the Current and Future Interns/ Volunteers at DMS
Akane and Elsa built an informative and user-friendly website to attract more interns and volunteers in order to solve manpower shortages at the garden in Dsert Marigold School. Since the primary target audiences of the website are Sustainability students at Arizona State University and the parents of the students at DMS, we made the design entertaining by using colors and the images. This website can also act as a platform for the student interns to share their experiences at DMS and their projects.
Undergraduate Sustainability Student with track in policy and governance at Arizona State University.
Elsa Mendez
2014 Fall
Cob House
Explanation
Laura Hager
Undergraduate Sustainability Student graduated at Arizona State University in 2014.
Coming Soon
Bee Hive
Explanation
Madelyn Romero
Undergraduate Sustainability Student at Arizona State Unviersity.
Teaching Students Spanish Words
Sarah Boege
Undergraduate Student majoring in Sustainability and Spanish at Arizona State Universisty.
Intern's Voice
Interning at Desert Marigold was increadibly fun and rewarding! We had the opportunity to be out working in nature, and see the literal fruits of our labors. There was always something to do in the gardens, be it planting, weeding, or harveting , as well as a lot of room for independent projects. Bobi, our supervisor, encouraged us to explore all sorts of avenues, which took the form of Spanish lessons, beekeeping, and buidling with cob when I interned. Each of us had individual projects, but we also had the opportunity to work with each other, supporting each other's work and learning from it ourselves. The school was incredibly supportive of our projects, helping out whenever they could. When I decided to focus on beekeeping, I was able to intern with the head beekeeper, and the woodwork teacher taught me how to use the woodworking tools so I could buid a new hive. The community is lovely and welcoming, and I have returned often to work with Bobi, to observe the progress in the garden, and just to visit a beautiful, peaceful place to connect with nature.
From Madelyn
