Please join Rock Creek Conservancy for our virtual Stream Team Leader Training. This training will prepare volunteers to become Stream Team Leaders and provide tools to help individuals steward the Rock Creek watershed.
Stream Team Leaders are dedicated volunteers that work with the Conservancy to host their own trash cleanups and increase stewardship actions within their communities and throughout Washington, D.C. and Montgomery County, MD.
This will be a great way for you to meet Stream Team Leaders and others who want to get more involved in protecting Rock Creek. You will gain event-leading skills, learn a few things about the impact of trash and stormwater pollution on our creek, and gather helpful information from seasoned leaders in the field. This training will also prepare you to participate in our 2021 Extreme Cleanup!
Please Note:
- A student’s parent/guardian must provide the nonprofit with written approval of the student’s participation in the virtual platform prior to the student serving/volunteering.
- Students must use personal/private accounts (not MCPS student accounts) to engage in the virtual platform.
- Students will only engage with others under the direct supervision of a nonprofit supervisor. The nonprofit supervisor will be directly present in the virtual space (including any breakout sessions) at all times.
- The nonprofit supervisor will initiate and host all virtual sessions. If the nonprofit supervisor is not available to initiate and host the virtual session, the session will not occur.
- Virtual sessions will not be recorded.
- Students should not share or upload any videos, pictures, or images of themselves, unless the nonprofit organization has obtained a signed form/waiver from the student’s parent/guardian authorizing permission/release.
- Students’ email addresses/home addresses or any personally identifying information will remain protected and not shared.
** This online training is a TWO PART training - please plan to attend BOTH training sessions! You will only be certified as a Stream Team Leader if you attend BOTH trainings in full. **
Part 1 - Wednesday, February 3, 2021 from 5pm to 6:30pm
Part 2 - Saturday, February 6, 2021 from 10am to 12pm
Finally, this opportunity can be used for students’ service hours. For any activities that are supervised live through a virtual platform or in a public space, students will earn hour-for-hour the amount of time serving when they are directly supervised. For any activity that will be performed by the students on their own without direct/live supervision, students will be equitably awarded hours for successful completion of 1 hour of service per 1 full trash bag.
Registering for this event will sign you up for BOTH training days.
A link to the training (held on zoom) will be sent out prior to the start time on both days.
Have questions? Please contact Maya Hall at mhall@rockcreekconservancy.org
Student participation in this service project is at the discretion of the student’s parent/guardian. The nonprofit organization is responsible for maintaining student safety and privacy at any time the student is interacting with the nonprofit and its clients. The nonprofit organization will determine the number of SSL hours awarded based on the evidence submitted. Parents/guardians should contact the nonprofit directly with any questions and/or concerns. This service activity is designed to be completed within the safety of the student’s home until schools resume normal status.
