The enviroKIDs Summer Camp is a four-week urban forestry and environmental design camp that engages local under-served youth in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods. The camp details are as follows:
- Age group: 13-18 years old
- Focus: Using Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM) to study the local environment
- This summer's project: Conducting a detailed study on establishing and marketing a sustainable green business (Coffeehouse)
- Camp administration: The Institute of Landscape, Art and Sustainable Spaces (ILASS), a 501c3 non-profit Sustainable Design Center, in collaboration with the USDA
- Duration: July 8, 2024, to August 3, 2024
- Camp hours: 7am – 2pm
- Training: Campers are trained to work, manage, or own their green business
- Compensation: Campers will be paid for working at a green business, as the camp is conducted like a green job
- Application: Can be completed online at www.envirokidsraleigh.earth
