College and Career Readiness Internship Programs for High School Students

Goal  Understand the value and key elements of effective internships and develop an action plan for implementing them in your school Agenda What are internships? Why are they valuable? Implementation Challenges and solutions Q&A Action Planning

The Chavez Schools' mission is to prepare scholars to succeed in competitive colleges and to empower them to use public policy to create a more just, free, and equal world.

Using thinking to tackle complex novel real world situations College Readiness Career Readiness Common Core Public Policy 21 st Century Skills

“Tackling big problems doesn’t scare us because we know we are uniquely equipped to solve them and it is our responsibility to do so. The thinking of every discipline helps us to make change, so we become expert mathematicians, historians, readers, writers, scientists & artists in the process.”

9 th Grade Study and advocate for a local public policy issues Capstone 10 th Study and advocate regarding a national or international public policy CAP 11 th grade Public Policy Internship Fellowship 12 th grade Complete a page public policy paper Thesis

Boston Collegiate Charter School Our mission is to prepare each student for college. Boston Collegiate Charter School serves over 600 students in grades 5 through 12. Our goal is to instill in our students the expectation of college from the moment they walk through our doors. Boston Collegiate has consistently brought its mission to life: 100% of our graduates have been accepted into college!

Research skills Public speaking skills Study skills 9 th grade Self-awareness College landscape 10 th grade Job search skills Workplace etiquette College search Internship! 11 th grade Financial aid and literacy College applications Post-BCCS decision making 12 th grade

Junior Internship  Hands-on workplace experience.  Gain a greater comfort level in a less than familiar environment.  Learn about a particular field.

Application to your work  Questions to consider:  Timing  Age group  Focus area  Curriculum  Community support and resources  Faculty involvement