Internships All adventure education students must complete a 12 credit internship (internship manual).
Internships are offered by many organizations. You can visit Career Services at GMC or search our list of external internship organizations that meet the GMC standards for sponsoring student interns.
Standards for Adventure Education Majors
1. Must be adventure oriented.
2. Must be planned well in advance to avoid a less than stellar experience. This includes timely pre-internship goals, revised internship goals, a well-planned special project and finding/working with an agency that understands the internship process.
3. Must challenge your professional growth through both field & administrative responsibilities.
Below is a list of recent internships by students in the adventure education program.
Vermont Youth Conservation Corps (Burlington, VT) Christopher Ricker is currently serving as a program assistant director for the VYCC. Chris will be establishing policies and procedures for field instructors to employ while teaching various outdoor topics.
Northern Idaho College (Coeurd 'Alene, ID) Brian Bevacqua served as an assistant program director during the summer of 2009 at NIU. While there Brian directed youth camps, water front activities and worked on a variety of administrative tasks.
International Mountain Climbing School (North Conway, NH) Elliot Gaddy was involved with daily operations of the guide service from the office as well as leading multiple trips for clients.
Alaskan Mountain Guides (Haines, AK) Brian Gillespie served as an outdoor climbing instructor on the Alaskan Range as well as led multiple successful trips to Aconcogua, Mexico.
Fort Carson Outdoor Recreation (Colorado Springs, CO) Kellen Sams, '06, Doug Johnson, '08 & Casey Graham, '09 Worked on marketing, advertising, risk management and served as a rock and raft guide/instructor for the military personnel. Ft. Lewis College (Durango, CO) Alex Scholtz Served as administrative staff and assisted with staff training, rental operations, inventorying equipment and trip leadership.
Acadia Mountain Guides (Acadia, ME) Kyle Pike Kyle guided rock climbing courses for a diverse range of client groups in the park. Further, he gained valuable administrative, marketing and risk management experience. National Outdoor Leadership School (Larimee, WY) Aila Brennan Served as the logistics and food rations coordinator for NOLS.
Wilderness Adventure at Eagle Landing (Newcastle, Va.) Sjoerd Solleveld Sjoerd was a backcountry instructor, taking young boys on 12- to 18-day backcountry excursions. Kitty Hawk Sports (Nags Head, N.C.) Tim Drain Tim led sea kayaking tours along coastal North Carolina. Osprey Tours (Eastend, Wash.) Courtney Prybylski Courtney led sea kayaking tours throughout the Puget Sound area. New York Department of Environmental Conservation Colin Borst Colin worked as a camp leader at a residential camp in the Adirondacks. Green Lane Nature Center (Green Lane, Penn.) Jess Plum Jess developed programs for area school children and helped to organize the annual Scottish Festival. The United States Forest Service (Green Mountain National Forest, Vt.) Jeff Vizoyan Jeff worked on assorted trail and campground maintenance projects. New Orleans Children's Hospital (New Orleans, La.) Liz Sullivan Liz was a therapeutic recreation intern at the hospital. Camp Resolute Boy Scout Camp (Mass.) Pat McKamy Pat was the assistant director of the camp responsible for several staff members.
