Marin GreenPlay Youth Leaders Program - Now In its 8th Year!

Marin GreenPlay’s Youth Leaders Program is a three session training program held every year equipping middle school and high school students with skills that will last a lifetime and propel them to the next level of self-development. Participants will learn the basics of nature awareness, leadership, teamwork, group facilitation and communication, one-on-one connections, and other skills that will transfer to any small group environment.

Enrollment Considerations
Participants currently must be in Grade 7 to participate (entering Grade 8 in Fall 2024). Before enrolling your teen in the Youth Leaders Program, please consider:
1. Does your teen understand what the program is about and fully committed to being a part of it? Send an email with any questions to info@maringreenplay.com.

2. Would your teen rather spend the summer with friends, staying home, or attending camp as a camper? This is a program for teens who are ready to move beyond being a camper and help guide younger children. Although friends are welcome to and often do the training program together, they are not assigned to help out together at the same week of camp. Participants who during the course of the program identify themselves as still in “camper mode” will be asked to wait until at least the following year to restart training. No refunds will be given for participants who are asked to wait until a future summer to restart training or for any other reason.

3. Does your teen enjoy spending time outside? All of our programs are held in nature 100% of the time, which is a wonderful place to be when generally life is spent indoors, often in a very focused way that almost everyone can use a break from.

Dates, Times & Policies
3 Mandatory Sessions, Tuesday, May 28, 2024, Thursday, May 30, 2024 (meet at the statue of Blackie at Blackie’s Pasture, Tiburon) & Sunday, June 2, 2024 (meet at the Tennessee Valley Trailhead just southwest of Mill Valley near Tam Junction). The Tuesday and Thursday sessions are held from 4:30-7:30PM and the Sunday session is held from 9:00AM-1:30PM. Trainees are required to fully attend all three sessions. No make up sessions will be held.

Successful completion of the Marin GreenPlay Youth Leaders Program entitles participants to earn a $200 weekly stipend assisting our Nature Guides with Marin GreenPlay Summer Camp sessions during the Summer of 2024. Youth Leaders are typically invited to assist during one week per summer. This service usually includes helping out with our Grades K-2 camp - Watershed Warriors. After graduation from the program, Youth Leaders must assist at all five days of a camp week (typically 9AM-4PM) in order to earn the stipend.

Our Youth Leaders will also receive a certificate noting their volunteer hours for use in school service recognition upon request.

Youth Leaders from prior years may be invited to return summer after summer after attending the Sunday session (this year to be held on June 2, 2024) each year they want to continue to participate. There is no additional cost to continue in the program after the first year.

Existing Youth Leaders who are graduating seniors in high school are invited to apply to become a Nature Guide by contacting us to express interest no later than March 15th.

Number of Participants Limited. $400 enrollment fee. Fees for this program are fully refundable if you cancel in writing by May 1, 2024.

Registration has closed. The program is full for 2024.

Any questions? Send us an email to info@maringreenplay.com.

Please enter your teen's name and a contact email in the form below to be placed on our waiting/mailing list for 2025 and beyond.

*Active Youth Leaders Summer 2023

Congratulations to our 2023 Youth Leaders!
Anna Lowenstein* - Mark Day School
Audrey Harris* - Ross School
Dana O’Connor* - Hall Middle School
Devon Welte* - Mill Valley Middle School
Kava Koss Rice* - Ross School
Lenore Schulz* - San Jose Middle School
PJ Weitz* - St. Patrick School
Rosie Siminoff* - Kent Middle School
Sally McGee* - St. Patrick School
Vincent Terrier* - Mill Valley Middle School

Congratulations to our 2022 Youth Leaders!
Adelaide McIntyre*
Adriella Marcus
Ariel Canny*
Cara Gilgallon*
Chase Bremer*
Ella McClain
Grace Taylor
Hadley Perkins*
Harris Naouri*
Indya McIntyre*
Jacob Lamb*
Julia Lowenstein
Kaden Kissling
Madeleine Bushnell*
Marin Louie*
Marlow Macdonald*
Natalie Stanford*
Natasha Parilla
Oberon McIntyre*
Ophelia Chapman
Payson Buchanan
Piper Buchanan
Rose McAllister*
Shane Cessna

Congratulations to our 2021 Youth Leaders!
Calin Blodgett
Edward Gilgallon
Talin Mani
Wes Merrill
Tim Mullen
Quinlan Perkins
Sebastian Pezzullo
Gwynne Spurr
Bradley Stanford*

Congratulations to our 2019 Youth Leaders!
Wilson Adkins
Jude Anderson
Marissa Boysen
Audrey Bruns
Vincent D'Amico
Henry Harwood
Kylie Hellyer
Ryan Judge
Adam Lahart
Elliot Spencer
Jackson Van Alstyne
Nevan Van Alstyne
Wyatt Vaughan
Olivia West-Lewis

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Congratulations to our 2018 Youth Leaders!
Dylan Charlton
Charlie DiComo
Sage Dworak
Declan Farmer
David Gilgallon
Oliver Harwood
Katie Low
Adrian McCory
Sydney Perkins
Catie Taylor

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Congratulations to our 2017 Youth Leaders!
Maria Adkins
Kaylee Cheu
Keenan Davol-Muxen
Pilar Diaz
Elliot Hasbrook
Elsa Hasbrook
Sylvie May
Abby Moll
Hailey Moll
Iris Pedrick
Mia Schumann
Cole Stanford
Briannah Toy Grace
Sebastian Vaughn
Emily Wangenheim
Alexis Weiss

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Congratulations to our 2016 Youth Leaders!
Sasha Gillespie
Charli Jackson
Rylen Karchem
Malia Louie
Emmett Lurssen
Grainne May
Ryan Scholl-Thurman