Bridge to Africa ~ Sustain the Earth with Music
LOCATION
SCHEDULE OPTIONS
Semester availability
SpringSummer
Service hours
AfternoonEvening
Available days/hours
Hours will vary dependent upon scheduled event. If the intern is qualified and interested, there is an opportunity to travel to Tanzania with the Clarinets for Conservation staff in May of 2013.
REQUIRED/DESIRED SKILLS
Student interns should have experience with a musical instrument and have an interest in working with community members ranging from elementary school age through adults. Interns should also have experience in sustainability or conservation.
CATEGORIES
Arts/CultureEducation
Environment/Nature/Sustainability
Fundraising
Youth (direct interaction)
Youth III: 11-14 years (6th-9th grades)
Youth IV: 14-18 years (high school)
COMMUNITY PARTNER
Clarinets for Conservation
ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP
Duties
Duties of the intern:
Assist in the creation and implementation of lesson plans.
Speak to community members about the Clarinets for Conservation program during performance events.
Assist in the operational planning of outreach programs and performance events.
Population served
Clarinets for Conservation serves all community members. Interns working with C4C will participate in educational outreach programs in local schools including: book reading programs appropriate for elementary school students and lecture/ recitals or master classes appropriate for high school students. The intern will also participate in local performance venues including: First Friday Phoenix and local restaurant/ cafes appearances.
Community need/impact
There is an increasing need to address issues of sustainability both locally and globally. The Clarinets for Conservation program uses music as a vehicle to raise awareness about the commercially endangered African Blackwood in the United States and Tanzania. The heartwood of the African Blackwood tree is used in the manufacture of musical instruments including: clarinets, oboes, piccolos, violins, guitars, and piano keys.
Interns working with the Clarinets for Conservation program will work locally to raise awareness amongst community members about the connection between musical instruments and the value of sustaining the African Blackwood, a tree grown in a community halfway around the world.
Clarinets for Conservation is designed as a creative and encouraging educational approach whereby students are motivated to take an active part in sustainability based upon hands-on experience and musical practice. This program is a socially engaging and cognitively beneficial tool for students and their communities in the United States and the developing country of Tanzania.
