REEP's begins with a 4-5 month environmental justice curriculum that is delivered to more than 75 youth each year in 4 Roxbury public schools (5th-12th grade).  Through this once-a-week program, youth define their own priorities and then gain skills through a hands-on project in their community.  In addition, REEP does 15-20 workshops a year, engaging an additional 300-400 youth.  The most intensive level of involvement in REEP is our three-year youth leadership and organizing internships.  Five to seven teens participate in the internship program, gaining additional skills and developing into organizers and leaders.  REEP youth leaders work with ACE year-round earning a stipend and job skills.  They work on ACE's existing campaigns as well as their own initiatives.

The Youth Opportunities Program (YOP) works with urban youth agencies and schools to connect urban youth with the natural world through hands-on experiences in backcountry environments.  YOP provides the structure and support necessary to help Boston youth workers and teachers become comfortable taking their youth into the wilderness by providing leadership and outdoor skills training, equipment, trip planning support, and reduced rates for groups to stay at AMC lodging facilities. 

This program was designed to address 5th grade lifesciences standards. It looks at the changing hemlock population and asks students to predict how the ecosystem will change.

An experiential educational program that builds environmental awareness and pre-vocational skills.  While young people (ages 12+) earn a bike, they recondition themselves. Older teens are hired as assistant instructors.  Environmental Ed activities include the "Great Commuter Race" in which speed, environmental and social costs of a trip by bike, car and by "T" are considered.

Nine to eleven year old children attending all-day summer camps come to Bikes Not Bombs for 4-8 days to learn urban bike riding skills, learn about transportation and the environment, and have fun!  Older teens are hired as assistant instructors.

Collaboration with Greater Boston YMCA and South Boston Neighborhood House, Camp connects children from Boston's neighborhoods to downtown waterfront and harbor.

Hands-on exploration of salt marshes.

Launched in 1995 to promote and carry out a conservation Good Turn in their home communities.

Individual or Unit award.  For distinguished service in conservation.

An environmental curriculum with elements in each of the Five Steps of our Summer Youth Program, including activities such as Fishing 101 and Harborweek, done in cooperation with Save the Harbor/Save the Bay.

Public fruit tree plantings are installed and cared for by Earthworks and Volunteers.  These are theaters for learning and serve workshops on tree care and horticulture.

Park(s) tour with distribution of educational material and presentation of information on history, design, current conditions, etc.

The Earth Force program is a year long environmental initiative involving 250 girls and 30 volunteers who take part in community projects in which the girls will identify an environmental problem, take part in workshops to learn about the issue and finally create a plan to solve the problem.  The culmination of the program will be "Earth Week," where the groups will put into action their plan in their community, and present their projects at Camp Cedar Hill in Waltham at the first ever Girl Scout Environmental Awareness Fair.

Urban teens create environmental science/nature newsletters for 3rd to 8th graders in an afterschool program. The newlsetters (in JR and SR editions) are distributed for free to 30,000 students in public schools in greater Boston.

Environmental education, resources, and leadership development to youth attending seven camps serving youth from Greater Boston.

Harbor Connections is an environmental education program that introduces teachers and Boston public school students to the Boston Harbor Islands as a rich resource for teaching about physics, the environment, and social history. Students have in-class teachings, special guests, and on island expeditions two times a year. The program currently serves over 1700 students in 10 Boston area schools.

Supports 37 schools within a two mile radius enabling approximately 4,000 students to explore science and the natural world in their classrooms, schoolyards and at the BNC, while helping teachers integrate ecological concepts into science, mathematics, social studies, and lanuage arts.

Professional Development Programs and Resource Learning Center provide opportunities available for educators, out-of school time providers and others interested in developing an understanding of the environment as a setting for integrated sciences.  BNC promotes an audience-centered, inquir-based approach where staff, volunteers, interns, cultural organization partners and participants create together a community of learners.

BNC offers on-site weeklong, all day fun adventures and exciting learning opportunities.

Offers 6th through 8th grade students a meaningful alternative during out of school hours.  This program focuses on the exploration of the BNC's grounds through the design and implementation of science experiments and sanctuary research, art projects, academic support, and exposure to Boston's cultural organizations, while enhancing social and problem solving skills.

Utilizing recirculating aquaculture systems to grow fish in the classroom.

7 Member paid youth crew - work 6-10 hrs/wk school year - 25 hrs/wk in summer.   Learn organizing, environmental stewardship, community activism, conduct field studies, etc.

Kayak by moonlight off the coast of Maine, build accessible trails in a local state park, or learn how to rock climb in the greater Boston area—all in a fun, supportive, and inclusive environment! Participate in one of our many programs for people with and without disabilities, of all ages and backgrounds, and be a part of our mission for social change.

At various locations around Boston, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay staff teach young people how to explore the marine environment in the field – using field guides, lobster pots, dip nets, fishing rods, etc.

Children in 5th grade and up stay with us for five days on the farm and together we do all of the work of the farm.

Students who complete the summer program can join the AYP where they lead volunteers, work in shelters, and learn about agriculture/environment/hunger/service/leadership/communication.

We hire 50 teenagers, ages 14-16 and 10 crew leaders and assistant crew leaders, ages 17-24, to grow food on urban and suburban farmland for shelters, soup kitchens and farmers markets.  Youth go through a broad curriculum about land, food, community and personal development.

Outreaches: programs delivered for a fee in schools throughout the North East;  Overnights: for private groups (including scouts) at the Aquarium; Family Programs: for young children and families; Community Programs: free for afterschool programs and projects.

WoW Explorers is targeted at middle school students. An 8-week course on Saturdays that trains volunteers.  Teen Interns are 16-18 year olds that work paid during the summer (85 students) and year round (15 students).

A carefully designed one-day experience which brings 6 to 15 young people from low income urban communities to a rural forest environment.  It introduces urban young people to the beauty and care of trees, builds bridges to careers in forestry and natural resources, and opens opportunities to develop further environmental programming, stewardship and leadership development.  The program was developed by Eagle Eye Institute

Through the Community Foresters Program, graduate students work with community groups in underserved communities in Greater Boston to design and implement planting projects on sites the groups have identified.  The graduate students also lead workshops on tree planting and plant care and maintenance with their groups.

Students learn about the concepts and importance of urban bird biodiversity and improve their research skills by quantifying bird biodiversity at a local field site. Through continuous observation and monitoring of urban bird biodiversity, students also help scientists to recognize potential problems in local ecosystems and to improve the overall health  of these ecological communities.

50 Urban teens venture to outdoor sites in Boston, Vermont, the Berskshires, and Cape Cod, learning about ecosystems, participating in physically-challenging activities, and doing community service projects.

Education overnight programs offered to groups (scouts, school groups, other organizations, etc.) for a fee.

Educaton programs advertised in our member newsletter for ages 1 to Adults.  These programs have a hands-on inquiry based educational focus and are offered on a wide range of topics.