SERC Education Volunteer Application

SERC's Education Program accepts volunteers in cohorts twice a year, 18 years of age or older, once in late Winter/early Spring and once in Summer. If you are interested, please contact McDonaldK@si.edu. **We are now FULL for our 2025 Spring cohort and will begin taking interest for our 2025 Summer cohort.

Weekly Volunteers: Must volunteer at least once a week, for a total of 26 days, during our programming year (April - November), plus 9 hours of training. This includes safety training, refresher trainings, talks, lectures, work days, field trips, and workshops.

Monthly Volunteers: Must volunteer at least one day a month, or 8 days, during our programming year (April - November), plus 3 hours of training. This includes safety training or refresher trainings, talks, lectures, work days, field trips, and workshops. Volunteering may be irregular, bi-weekly, or monthly.

What is a Day? One day consists of 4 hours of volunteer time. You may combine hours from different dates to create "one day" of time.

Name *

E-mail *

Street Address *

Country *

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City *

State *

ZIP code *

Cell Phone *

Home Phone *

How did you find out about our volunteer programs? *

Are you 18 years of age or older? *

Yes

Are you most interested in leading programs, assisting with programs, trail maintenance, or behind-the-scenes work? *

Tell us about your previous experience volunteering. *

Have you ever worked with children, teaching or with outdoor education? If so what grades? *

Why are you interested in volunteering at SERC? *

What talents, abilities, or skills do you have that you could bring to the program? *

What background knowledge do you have about the Chesapeake Bay, fish, invertebrates, birds, or wildlife? *

We have two categories of volunteers (see top of page), which category do you think you might best fit into? *

Our volunteer days are usually weekdays from 10am - 2:30pm (though sometimes slightly earlier or later). Would this work with your schedule? *

If you are selected, what are your current commitments or time constraints that could affect your ability to volunteer? *

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