Internships for high schoolers

The GO Project summer internship is an opportunity for high school students to learn and develop leadership skills while working with GO Project students in academic and/or enrichment classes. During the five-week GO Summer program, interns will be supporting instruction in one of our K – 4 classrooms under the guidance of a Head Teacher or Enrichment Teacher.

The Discovery Cube offers a Teen Volunteer Program in both Orange County and Los Angeles for high school students interested in STEM fields. Participants will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience, develop leadership skills, and engage with the museum's visitors through interactive exhibits and educational programs.

A high school volunteer student worker can be expected to assist with any of the following duties: ♦ Scanning, photocopying, and/or shredding of documents ♦ Answering telephones, typing, filing, delivering documents ♦ Assembling reports, documents or manuals ♦ Other duties depending on education and skills

Learn the fundamentals of computer science and cybersecurity this summer at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Cybersecurity is a fast-growing, high-demand professional field that requires specialized computer science skills. CS4CS is a three-week summer program designed to empower a new, diverse generation of engineers to take on the cybersecurity challenges of today and tomorrow.

In the Summer Science Corps you will assist with gallery interpretation, education programs, special events, summer camp, gain experience in early childhood education, exhibit interpretation, museum collections, and more.

Designed to expose current high school upperclassmen (Juniors and Seniors) and to health careers through a hands-on internship in a single department within the Mount Sinai Health system.

Are you looking for a career or internship that makes a difference in people’s lives? Special Olympics Connecticut (SOCT) offers exciting opportunities for job-seekers and those looking to earn academic credit or work experience. Join the SOCT team for a rewarding experience unlike any other.

This internship experience offers students part time paid employment at a sponsoring dealership while attending high school. This program provides students interested in a career in the heavy equipment industry an opportunity to shadow and work within the parts, sales and service departments.

During each season students will do different things, such as weekly service projects, personal growth, community building, as well as having an annual Summit Celebration.

Spend a Barnard summer in New York City! The Young Women's Leadership Institute embraces the complex relationship between gender and leadership as its focus. As an YWLI participant you should be curious, passionate, and ready to develop your skills as a leader. The Institute will allow you to develop trailblazing qualities and push you in new directions as you explore leadership through a feminist lens.

San Antonio’s Magik Theatre provides literature-based theatre and education to families. It also offers volunteer internship opportunities to high school students. Students with an interest in pursuing a career in the performing arts, nonprofits, or education should contact the theatre directly to explore potential opportunities.

The Teen Art Connect (TAC) Internship brings together high school students from diverse backgrounds for a year-round paid internship. Teens work and learn together in a world-class arts environment to experience art and artists, explore identity and culture, produce and lead meaningful public events and programs, and develop professional skills.

The STEM Research Academy is a two‐semester program, consisting of a spring pre‐college science course and the opportunity to conduct hands-on research with CUNY faculty members in a summer research experience. The Academy is designed to provide students with an opportunity to build essential literacy and numeracy skills by engaging in ‘authentic inquiry’ activities.

The Stanford Department of Chemistry hosts the Inspiring Future Scientists Through Shadowing (IFSS) program each summer. This program gives rising juniors and seniors in high school an opportunity to experience cutting-edge chemical research while shadowing a graduate student mentor as they work in the laboratory.

QuarkNet offers summer research opportunities in science and technology for students who have demonstrated a strong interest in and aptitude for science and mathematics. Students work with scientists for seven weeks on projects related to the Fermilab research program.

The Hutton Junior Fisheries Biology Program is an eight week paid summer internship and mentoring program for high school students sponsored by the American Fisheries Society (AFS). Our vision is to stimulate interest in fisheries and aquatic science among underrepresented groups in the profession today.

The Urban Barcode Research Program (UBRP) is a student research mentorship program supported by the Pinkerton Foundation and Science Sandbox. This science education initiative engages NYC high school students in studies of biodiversity using DNA technology.

Learn to code in a supportive, all-girl environment! Explore how women across the spectrum of race, class, and sexuality exercised power and effected change. Be a digital changemaker and create your own websites to share powerful stories about women in history!

The Library of Congress Work Study Student Program is a progressive, career development program for local high school students. It combines on-the-job training and career development with classroom instructions and education. Under the program, students earn a federal salary, receive work site supervision and career assistance. Students will get the chance to work part-time when school is in session with the possibility of full-time employment during school breaks.

The College Now STEM Research Academy at Lehman College is a two-part program designed to provide students with an opportunity to develop the essential skills to be strong scientific thinkers by engaging in authentic enquiry based research activities. The first component of the program is a high school credit scientific investigative course (DNA Detectives) offered during the spring semester, and the second component is a six week college credit course (BIO189, 1 credit) that meets during the summer, in which students work in research labs under the supervision and mentorship of Lehman College faculty and their graduate students.

The Ragon Institute Summer Experience (RISE) internship program engages high school and undergraduate students underrepresented in medical research who are interested in learning about immunology and related fields. RISE aims to inspire young people from underrepresented communities in the Greater Boston area to consider a career in medical research and immunology by offering a paid, structured and mentored internship with extended supports. Mentors are drawn from the Ragon faculty, and interns are assigned to projects in their labs. In addition to lab work, interns participate in cohort-level activities coordinated by Education and Outreach staff, including:

DCAS has partnered with the Department of Education (DOE) to expand the Automotive High School Internship program. These paid year-round and summer internships provide public high school students with valuable hands-on experience maintaining high-profile City vehicles, and the unique opportunity to learn from leading city fleet experts and professionals who service the largest municipal fleet in the United States.

Volunteering at Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts is an excellent opportunity for creative high schoolers. Volunteers work in a variety of positions, including greeting guests, helping in the MFA shop, performing clerical work, facilitating children’s art projects, and leading tours.

Yale Summer Session seeks motivated high school students who wish to enroll in Yale College courses for credit. While enrolled in Yale courses, qualified high school students will share the classroom with college students and will do college-level work. All participants will be held to the same set of standards.