The deadline for ages 10-18 to apply to serve as youth volunteers in Conner Prairie’s popular youth volunteer program in 2017 is Jan. 6.
Conner Prairie’s youth volunteer program teaches youth ages 10-18 personal development skills in a hands-on, immersive and fun environment. Youth volunteer in both historic costumes and modern clothes throughout the museum’s historic grounds, indoor experiences and more. Youth also volunteer at special events that Conner Prairie stages throughout the year.
Staff members guide youth throughout the year to help them develop and enhance people skills, including how to speak with, interact with and engage museum visitors of all ages. Youth are required to volunteer for one full year and achieve a minimum of 120 hours.
“A big focus of the program is on character development,” said Conner Prairie Youth Experience Manager Sarah Morin. “When we poll the youth and their parents at the end of each year, they commonly cite how the program helped them develop confidence, a strong work ethic, communication skills and an ability to work as part of a team.”
The application process is highly competitive. Just 100 spots are available and typically, hundreds of youth seek a spot in the program.
Applications for 2017 youth volunteers are online in the support and volunteer section of connerprairie.org. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. Jan. 6. Anyone with questions about the program can contact Morin at (317) 776-6000, Ext. 259, or [email protected].
Spanning 850 wooded acres in central Indiana, Conner Prairie welcomes more than 360,000 visitors of all ages annually. As Indiana’s only Smithsonian Institute affiliate, Conner Prairie offers various outdoor, historically themed destinations and indoor experiential learning spaces that combine history and art with science, technology, engineering and math to offer an authentic look into history that shapes society today.
About Conner Prairie
Conner Prairie is a nationally acclaimed interactive history park. Its mission is to inspire curiosity and foster learning about Indiana by providing engaging, individualized and unique experiences. Created by Eli Lilly in 1934, Conner Prairie combines history with science, technology, engineering and math and encourages visitors to explore Indiana’s natural and cultural heritage through hands-on, immersive and interactive experiences. Inspiring visitors of all ages to discover more about the events, discoveries and forces that shaped the American Midwest, Conner Prairie offers various historically themed, indoor and outdoor experience areas throughout its 800 acres of wooded property in Fishers, Ind. Indiana’s only Smithsonian Institute Affiliate and accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, Conner Prairie is a 501(c)3, non-profit organization that relies on grants and philanthropic donations from corporations and individuals for sustainability and growth. Visit connerprairie.org or call (800) 966-1836 for admission dates, hours, ticket prices and opportunities to donate and volunteer. Conner Prairie is on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Flicker and YouTube.
