MPWG: Wildlife Science Careers Program

野生动物科学职业计划是一个高度集中的短期项目，旨在鼓励中学女生考虑从事野生动物科学及相关领域的职业。它将与大纽约女童子军委员会合作运作。参与者将是居住在纽约市的8年级和9年级的女童子军。该计划的传播阶段将培训35名女童子军，然后他们将在全市范围内为年轻女童子军开展计划。该项目将在布朗克斯动物园/野生动物保护公园进行。计划内容包括：(A)在动物园提供三个为期五天(30小时)的课程--每个课程为35名女童子军提供服务，并在此之前对随行的女童子军领袖进行为期一天的培训；(B)对协会的其他设施--野生动物保护水族馆以及中央公园、展望公园和皇后区的野生动物中心--进行为期四天的实地考察；(C)对35名选定的女童子军进行额外培训，使他们掌握指导年轻女童子军部队计划的技能，作为成为计划助理所需条件的一部分；和(D)制作野生动物科学职业信息包，包括一张幻灯片或一套照片，描述该领域女科学家的教育和职业概况，以及一套供方案助理在初级女童子军方案中使用的与职业有关的实际活动。

The Wildlife Science Careers Program is a highly focused, short- term project that is designed to motivate middle school girls to consider careers in wildlife science and related fields. It will be operated in collaboration with the Girl Scout Council of Greater New York. Participants will be Cadette Girl Scouts in grades 8 and 9, living in New York City. The dissemination phase of the program will train 35 Cadette Girl Scouts who will then conduct programs for younger Girl Scouts in troop throughout the City. The program to be conducted at the Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Park. Program components include: (a) three five-day (30 hour) course of instruction at the Zoo-each serving 35 Cadette Girl Scouts, and preceded by a one-day training session for the accompanying Girl Scout Leader; (b) four days of field trips to the Society's other facilities--the Aquarium for Wildlife Conservation, and the Wildlife Centers of Central Park, Prospect Park and Queens; (c) additional training for 35 selected Cadettes to provide them with skills for conducting a version of the program for troops of younger Girl Scouts as part of the requirements need to become a Program Aide; and (d) production of a Wildlife Science Careers Information Packet, including a slide or photo set, profiles depicting the education and careers of women scientists i the field, and a set of hand-on career-related activities to be used by the Program aides in programs for Junior Girl Scouts.