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Community Leaders Quick Facts
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Benefits
Benefits
Community Leaders never walk through leadership alone. Each community has a team of two leaders to help support and hold each other accountable when directing the group.
We will provide you with training, educational tools, access to special resources, a leaders manual, and guidelines to start and grow your community.
Our leadership guide
Community Leaders never walk through leadership alone. Each community has a team of two leaders to help support and hold each other accountable when directing the group.
We will provide you with training, educational tools, access to special resources, a leaders manual, and guidelines to start and grow your community.
Our leadership guide will cover everything to get you started and organize your group. You have access to Community Leader support services where we will help answer questions.
Benefits
Benefits
Benefits
Being a Barefoot University Community Leader will benefit you more than you can imagine. There’s something special about being in charge of your child’s education and becoming a Leader will ensure you are part of a community to help you along the way.
Community Leaders receive free BU merch, BU store discounts, anniversary gifts, and more!
Requirements
There is no teaching
There is no teaching
Community Leaders must:
- Be at least 16 years old (to serve as a Junior leader with an adult)
- Have one child/grandchild eligible for BU
- Visit a current BU group if there is one within a 60 mile radius
- Pass an annual background check
- Sign a BU volunteer agreement
- Commit to serving for one school year
- Be of good moral character and enthusiastic a
Community Leaders must:
- Be at least 16 years old (to serve as a Junior leader with an adult)
- Have one child/grandchild eligible for BU
- Visit a current BU group if there is one within a 60 mile radius
- Pass an annual background check
- Sign a BU volunteer agreement
- Commit to serving for one school year
- Be of good moral character and enthusiastic about nature and the great outdoors
- Agree to the BU volunteer code of conduct
There is no teaching
There is no teaching
There is no teaching
One of the most common questions we get from potential leaders is, “do I have to teach?” The answer is no. You facilitate the activities and encourage participation. This requires you to communicate the weekly instructions and lead. But there are no lesson plans! At Barefoot University, we believe that parents are their child's teacher.
Leaders have access to activity instructions and pointers they can share with their families before forest school.
We also want our leaders to enjoy doing the activity with their own child(ren), so we aim to keep it simple for everyone.
Become a Leader
Step One: Register for an Interest Meeting
This is a mandatory meeting for anyone wanting to start a group for the 2023-24 school year. You and your co-leader must both attend.
Step Two: Apply to be a Community Leader
Application links are distributed during leader interest meetings.
Applications will only be held for two weeks. DO NOT APPLY unless you have a co-leader also completing the application. Please complete your background check with your application. (below)
Once your team is in place and applications and background checks have been received, you will receive an email to schedule an interview.