Junior Docent Volunteers

Looking for a FUN and CHALLENGING volunteer opportunity?

Sign up now! We need the leaders of tomorrow
to be a part of the past, today!

Junior Docent Volunteer Flyer

You Can Be a Junior Docent Volunteer!

Junior Docent Newsletter: 2014 - 2013

Approved as a Bright Futures volunteer location, Heritage Village's Junior Docent program encourages teens ages 12-17 to learn about local and Florida history and share that knowledge by participating in the fun action packed Passport Adventures program. Teens provide historic house tours, demonstrate fun living history activities, play historic games, learn traditional crafts and much more.

Teen volunteers donate their time:

• Researching and presenting guided tours at Heritage Village
• Participating in special events and festivals
• Learning living history activities
• Providing a community role model to children and young adults
• Hours credited towards the Bright Futures College Scholarships program

Take a look and enjoy:

• Jr. Docents in the news on TV!
• Jr. Docents reenactment of a 1927 radio show

Next Junior Docent Volunteer Orientation:

June 11, 2016 at 10 a.m.
All new and returning Junior volunteers
must attend:
Pinellas Room at Heritage Village

11909 125th Street N., Largo, FL 33774
Each youth must be accompanied by a guardian/adult

• Summer Orientation and Training:
  Each summer, teens from Pinellas County join the volunteer team at Heritage Village and are provided a special training session. Approved as a Bright Future volunteer location, Heritage Village's Junior Docent Program encourages teens aged 12 - 17 to learn about local and Florida history by participating in the fun action packed Passport Adventures program. Teens provide historic house tours, demonstrate fun living history activities, play historic games, sing songs and much more.
  • Summer Program Dates: 
    Passport Adventures : June 22 - July 29, 2016
    
    
• Junior Docent Training Dates: 
  June 15, 16 and 17, 2016
  10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  For more information and to have a Junior Docent Volunteer Application Packet sent directly to you, please call (727) 582-2125, or email: heritagevillage@pinellascounty.org.
  
  
  • Junior Docent - Manual
  • Junior Docent - Building Information
  • Junior Docent - Historical Backgrounds
  • Heritage Village Map

College Internships at Heritage Village – Summer 2016

Sponsored by the Pinellas County Historical Society

College Summer Internships:  Interested adults 18 years of age and older enrolled in a related college program can apply. Summer interns assist Heritage Village with youth programming and support for the Junior Docent and Passport Adventures programs. The Passport Adventures program brings visiting youth age 4 – 11 years to tour Heritage Village; and the Junior Docent program prepares youth age 12 – 17 years to provide historic tours.  Interns contribute approximately 100 volunteer hours while gaining valuable work experience and college credit. 

Interviews and applications accepted Saturday, June 4, 2016 10 a.m. Pinellas Room, Heritage Village

• College Intern Training Dates:  June 8, 9 and 10, 2016; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Intern commitment: 100 volunteer hours minimum June and July 2016

For more information and to have a Volunteer Application Packet sent directly to you, please call 727-582-2125, or email: heritagevillage@pinellascounty.org to receive an application packet.

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