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PIN#2023-05-11 Due:
Governors Island Corporation d/b/a The Trust for Governors Island (“the Trust”) invites qualified educational program consultants (each, a “Proposer”) to submit proposals to support the Trust in designing and operating a new field trip program for elementary and middle school students to learn about climate change and to practice climate actions that they can take back to their classroom and community.
The new program is envisioned to offer a one-of-a-kind opportunity to engage New York City public school students in lessons related to climate change and climate action in a safe, walkable 172-acre public place. Governors Island offers hands-on opportunities for climate education, including in STEM, organic waste management, food systems, harbor ecology, and climate and environmental justice. The Trust will identify sites appropriate for the program, which may include historic buildings, infrastructure facilities, a climate resilient park, forests young and old, coastal shrubland, a 2-mile waterfront esplanade, and 7 miles of car-free streets, with views of Lower Manhattan, Statue of Liberty, Red Hook Terminal, Downtown Brooklyn, and Staten Island.
The selected respondent will also have the opportunity to create lessons in partnership with a community of interested partners already working on Governors Island, including but not limited to: Billion Oyster Project, Earth Matter, GrowNYC, NYC Audubon, and the Urban Assembly New York Harbor School. These programs, as well as the buildings, infrastructure, and park, are ripe for stitching together into a standout climate education program.
The selected respondent will:
- Create a new climate-focused field trip program with hands-on activities and pre- and post-trip lessons that support positive youth development and connect with in-class activities, and work with the Trust to realize the full potential of the Island as a standout teaching tool for diverse NYC youth.
- Develop the program in phases, starting with an eight-week pilot in Fall 2023 geared to Grades 3 to 8 and expanding to a modular, adaptable school year and summer day camp program.
- Design, staff, market, operate, and evaluate the field trip program for an initial 2-year period from Fall 2023 to Summer 2025.
The Trust seeks to enter a contract with a consultant in summer 2023 to launch a fall pilot program for the 2023-2024 school year and to develop and operate a year-round program through the end of summer 2025. The contract will include up to two 2-year renewals, contingent upon the Trust’s approval.
Locally Based Enterprises (“LBE’s”) and Women- and Minority-owned Businesses (“MWBE’s”) are encouraged to respond to this RFP. Any Proposer must identify in its proposal whether it or, if applicable, any of its proposed sub-consultants are LBE’s or MWBE’s. Respondents are also encouraged, if applicable, to include LBE’s and MWBE’s as sub-consultants.