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Green Ambassadors

Summer Employment Program for Boston Youth focusing on environmental justice, natural resource management, and outdoor education. The Green Ambassador program is designed to develop life skills, workforce readiness, and environmental stewardship, while providing career training in future green pathways.

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Dream Green

Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound’s Green Ambassador Program offers Boston high school students paid summer employment in the green job sector. It is a youth employment and development program that offers a sequenced, three-year job readiness experience for high-school-aged students in Boston.  

Green Ambassadors work for six weeks each summer on Cathleen Stone Island. They gain hands-on experience in natural resource management and environmental conservation, engage in carpentry and citizen science, learn about climate change and environmental justice, and explore career opportunities in the green jobs sector. 

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Program Goals 

Green Ambassadors practice being in community and building relationships with one another. GAs develop teamwork skills such as conflict resolution, group decision-making, speaking up for oneself, and building a plan together. GAs develop intrapersonal skills such as reflection, self-regulation, and perseverance through challenge.  

Green Ambassadors engage in place-based education around climate change and environmental stewardship that help GAs gain a deeper understanding of climate change and how it intersects with systemic oppressions.     

Green Ambassadors learn technical skills through work projects while also developing relational skills that will prepare them for many varieties of work, continued education, etc.    

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Program Components

Supportive environment to learn and build towards professional skills in the workplace. Focus on general skill building and empowering students towards interest in both Green Sector jobs and infusing sustainability into all careers students are interested in.

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Outward Bound Education

We uphold the tenets of Social & Emotional Learning (Courage, Belonging, Physical Engagement, & Reflection) through expeditions, camping trips, climbing and low ropes.

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Worksite Projects

In Year 1, learn Natural Resource Management and invasive plant removal guided by NPS; In year 2, practice sustainable woodworking and design; finally, complete an on-island internship in year 3.

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Climate Justice Curriculum

In their time as a GA, our students ask and answer the following three questions: "What is Climate Change?, in year 1; "What is Climate Justice?" in year 2; What can I do about it?" in year 3.
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I always tell people, I’m not good with names, but I remember everyone I met in Green Ambassadors because it was a family. It was just that special. Even when we didn’t agree, we could always find a way to work together. The program really helped me a lot in developing as a person and becoming who I am today.

J'Saun Bastien

Former GA and Course Director

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Thank You to Our GA Partners

Someone Else's Child

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Boston Youth Employment & Opportunity

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The Charles Hayden Foundation

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Thank You to Our GA Partners

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  • Athletic Brewing Company
  • Bank of America Charitable Foundation
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Boston After School and Beyond (BASB)

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  • Bradán Lane Foundation
  • EdVestors
  • Eversource Foundation
  • Fuller Foundation
  • National Park Service

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  • Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
  • Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
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All of our programs are available because of our generous community of donors like you.

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