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Steps for A Successful Florida Youth Naturalist Program:
- Please subscribe to our listserv!
- Purchase and review the Florida Youth Naturalist Instructor Field Guide.
- Complete the Instructor Registration and Orientation (30 minutes). Please click the link at the end to notify the Program Coordinator that you are ready to proceed with next steps.
- Watch the two videos below to learn more about (1) the logistics of the Florida Youth Naturalist Program and (2) some content from the first module.
- One month before the end of each Florida Youth Naturalist Program you teach, complete the Course Registration Form to let us know what resources you need for your program.
- Conduct your Florida Youth Naturalist Program.
- After completing each program, please complete the Post-Course Survey to let us know how your program went and provide feedback.
Repeat steps 5-7 each time you instruct a FYNP course.
Register Your FYNP Course
Anyone is welcome to teach the FYNP curriculum, including UF/IFAS employees, independent organizations, state, county or municipal nature educators, homeschool and formal teachers.
By registering your course through the steps listed above, you are helping the FYNP coordinating team better understand how our curriculum is being used, and the impacts that it is having in communities across Florida. Furthermore, by completing the course registration, you will receive support from the state office, have access to additional resources, evaluation materials, logo designation items, and official recognition of your "youth naturalists".
Program Logistics
Watch this recording to learn how the FYNP works!
Educational Background
Watch this recording to learn about some of the content presented in the first module.
Questions?
All interested applicants can email us and/or join our listerv to receive updated information. We are excited for you to join our community.