North Carolina Teachers on Summer Assignment

The Teacher on Summer Assignment (TOSA) program in North Carolina allows K-12 teachers to gain first-hand knowledge of environmental issues and to experience real-world applications of concepts they teach in the classroom.

The six-week assignments are conducted at various Weyerhaeuser timberlands and manufacturing facilities in eastern North Carolina. Assignments generally start the third week of June. Teachers are paid on an hourly basis and also earn Continuing Education Units. Lodging stipends are available for non-local, in-state teachers.

The program requires teachers to:

• do useful, valued work
• create a lesson, activity or curriculum piece for your classroom
• be available to work for the full 6-weeks of the program and attend all scheduled workshops (CEU’s available)
• make a presentation to your Weyerhaeuser team
• maintain our perfect safety record!

Examples of assignments include:

• air quality
• chemical management
• environmental policy
• forest stewardship
• recycling
• reptile and amphibian research
• water quality

If you would like to view or apply for current TOSA assignments, or would like more information on the TOSA program, please contact us.