Summer 2027 Education Programs and Outreach Intern - Undergraduate Verified today
About the Role
Club for the Future is Blue Origin's K-12 education nonprofit focused on inspiring future generations to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM). As an intern, you will play a hands-on role in shaping the educational resources, events, and systems that bring space to classrooms across the country.
This internship is ideal for future educators, education-focused communicators, and tech-savvy problem-solvers who are excited to leverage tools like AI and automation to streamline processes and scale the impact of a small but mighty nonprofit team.
What You Will Do
- Develop K-12 educational content: Assist in creating standards-aligned lesson plans, activity guides, and classroom resources for educators, with a focus on space, STEAM, and career exploration.
- Support educator engagement: Help plan and staff educator-focused events such as teacher conferences (e.g., NSTA), professional development workshops, and facility tours for educators.
- Create resources for students and teachers: Contribute to the design and production of student-facing materials, digital resources, and take-home activities.
- Manage the volunteer program: Coordinate Blue Origin employee volunteers who support Club events and classroom engagements, including recruitment, scheduling, training, and recognition.
- Leverage AI to improve systems: Explore and implement AI-driven tools to automate workflows such as event registration, volunteer matching, resource tagging, and communications.
- Collect and analyze data: Support evaluation efforts by gathering, cleaning, and reporting on program data (e.g., event attendance, educator feedback, resource engagement) to inform program improvements and stakeholder reporting.
- Coordinate events with minimal oversight: Own logistics for assigned events, including vendor coordination, materials prep, on-site support, and post-event follow-up.
- Communicate with internal and external stakeholders: Draft emails, social media posts, and educator communications; respond to inquiries from teachers, partners, and volunteers.
- Collaborate across teams: Partner with Blue Origin and Club for the Future departments on shared projects and initiatives.
- Bring ideas and initiative: Share your own perspectives from your experience as an education student to help improve programs.
What We're Looking For
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program with at least one semester or quarter remaining after the internship.
- Studying education, curriculum and instruction, communications, hospitality, nonprofit management, or a related field. Education majors and future educators are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Experience in one or more of the following: classroom instruction or tutoring, curriculum or lesson development, social media/outreach, event coordination, or project management.
- Comfort with data entry, spreadsheets, and basic reporting; interest in using AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, automation platforms) to streamline work.
- Exceptional organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
- Ability to build relationships and navigate diverse stakeholder needs.
- Ability to remain composed and effective in high-pressure, fast-paced situations.
- Valid driver's license.
- Readiness to travel up to 25% of the time for educator conferences, events, and tours.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
What We Offer
- Hourly compensation: $28.00 per hour for Washington applicants.
- Housing and relocation support.
- Mentorship and feedback from educators and program leads.
- Participation in events to learn about other parts of Blue Origin.
Note: You will be responsible for daily transportation to and from your work site.
Background check required for all positions.