PITCH A TENT
Internship Program
The outdoor industry needs more than trip leaders.
Pitch a Tent makes room for students to discover the many careers, skills, and pathways that make outdoor recreation possible.
Escalera Academy partners with high schools, colleges, and universities to create meaningful internship and experiential learning opportunities that connect students with real work in outdoor education, programming, curriculum, operations, administration, organizational leadership, and more.
Opportunities are available both virtually and in person, allowing us to collaborate with students and institutions beyond our immediate community.
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Graduate fellows take on more advanced work across administration, operations, program direction, organizational development, and curriculum development, with opportunities to contribute at a deeper professional level.
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Undergraduate interns support Escalera Academy programming and projects while gaining practical experience in areas such as program delivery, research, curriculum development, logistics, and outdoor education.
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High school students explore careers in the outdoor industry through our KES Career Discovery Certificate, hosted at Santa Fe Community College. The experience introduces students to the people, systems, and professional pathways behind outdoor recreation.
Current Students
There is room for you here.
If you're interested in a Pitch a Tent opportunity, connect with your school's workforce development, career services, internship, or experiential learning personnel and start the conversation, and fill out the interest form below.
We want to work with your school, and make room for you to thrive.