Internships for high schoolers

Oak Hill provides a full range of services to people with disabilities. We help all ages, from newborns to seniors. Students can intern in the following areas (Chapter 126 Sports & Fitness, New England Assistive Technology Center, Group Homes, Day Programs, Oak Hill School, Administrative/Office, Summer camp)

The Seed Crew dedicates most of their afternoons to attending workshops on various topics such as sustainable agriculture, food accessibility, social justice, and more.

The Summer Internship Program is designed to provide young people an opportunity to spend a summer working side-by-side with some of the most talented scientists in the world in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research. Summer interns conduct full-time biomedical research. They are expected to work just as hard as the postbacs, graduate students, and postdocs in their research groups, and the group will depend on their results.

Get Inspired Houston (GIH) is an annual summer internship program offered to young adults and college/university students geared towards assisting the welfare of immigrant and refugee communities. The program aims to provide a platform for young adults to practice diverse professional skills related to running a non-profit and to play an instrumental role in Sewa’s ongoing community projects.

The Pre-Med Summer Scholar Program is an educational program offered by Volunteer Services at UCLA Health. The program is designed for US citizen high school students who are at least 16 years old and not attending college yet, with the goal of exposing them to a variety of medical professions and helping them make a more informed decision about their path to medicine. The program includes medical guest speakers and hands-on activities that provide participants with an involved sense of working in the field of medicine. Housing accommodations are not included. The program fee is $1200, and scholarships are available based on need. The application deadline is March 30, 2023, and successful candidates will be notified by April 17, 2023.

The High School Explainer Program at the Exploratorium is a flagship youth program at the museum that offers a unique work-based educational enrichment program for high school and early college students. Explainers work on the museum floor with visitors, exploring hands-on exhibits, facilitating demonstrations, answering questions, and tending to other duties.

High school interns engage in a variety of responsibilities under the supervision of PAWS Chicago staff. Intern responsibilities include but are not limited to, helping with cleaning, shelter chores, feeding and walking dogs.

This field and laboratory science internship program engages high school students in authentic, rigorous research projects. The primary research site is the Piermont Marsh, which is part of the Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve, where students conduct a wide range of environmental and ecological studies, including sediment accumulation, groundwater chemistry, nutrient cycling, bacterial levels, fish species, fish feeding patterns, invasive and native plant distributions, and more, while working in teams under the mentorship of Columbia researchers and technicians.

We offer engaging paid internship opportunities available across all departments — engineering, operations, workforce, and marketing/communications. Our summer internship program includes firsthand industry experience, professional development, networking opportunities and personal growth.

Interns apply to the department that interests them most, and, if selected, will work within that department for the duration of their internship. In their positions, interns will have the chance to collaborate with staff and work on a range of projects. These projects may include conducting research, attending meetings, managing incoming inquiries, analyzing data, drafting briefings, staffing events, assisting with outreach, and supporting special projects.

A nine-month, paid program designed for San Antonio area high school students (15-18 years old) to become advocates for contemporary art and young leaders in their community. Teen Council members work with Artpace staff and artists to develop teen programs, support Artpace events, and create community-based projects throughout the school year.

WBA internships offer experiential learning opportunities through working directly with the public in facility and tournament management, marketing, and/or in mentoring boys and girls in baseball instruction and On Deck programs. Resulting outcomes include enhancing the employability of students with career readiness skills. Particularly attracted to WBA’s internships are students majoring in Sports Management, Graphic Design, and Marketing.

The VALOR JROTC Program is a highly competitive, paid, six-week summer internship opportunity for Illinois JROTC high school juniors, seniors, and recent graduates. Interns provide routine technical support for area of assignment; typically, an experiment or support group. Tasks are accomplished under direction supervision of a Fermilab employee and in cooperation with project teams, scientists, engineers, and support personnel and in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Chicago EYES (Educators and Youth Enjoy Science) on Cancer is a cancer research training program for high school and college students interested in careers in biomedicine. For two consecutive summers, participants work full time in the laboratories of established cancer researchers at the university. Rigorous research training is complemented with a cancer-based summer lecture series, year-round career development and skill-building workshops, and a network of faculty and peer mentors dedicated to participants’ success.

The Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center offers several volunteer programs including the General Volunteer Program, Teen Volunteer Program, and specialty programs like Red Vest Concierge, Silver Angel Program, Care Extender Program, No One Dies Alone (NODA) program, Gift Shop, Acoustic Remedies Program, and Paws of Love Pet Program. Volunteers in these programs donate their time to improve patient experiences in over 40 departments throughout the campus. Volunteers are required to commit a minimum of 200 hours over a year and must provide proof of COVID vaccination with booster. Applicants must communicate well in English, be willing to undergo a background check, and meet age and educational requirements depending on the program.

The Boston Debate League’s FREE* Debate Camp provides an excellent opportunity for students to spend time this summer engaged in debate and argumentation, to develop their public speaking and leadership skills, and to learn about the Policy Debate topic for next year. Camp has been instrumental to students’ growth as debaters, public speakers, and leaders on their debate teams, with camp participants often assuming a mentoring role within the team and bringing back the skills learned at camp to their debate community.

The Apollo Theater Academy High School Internship Program provides high school seniors with a paid opportunity for professional development as they explore administrative, programming, and production careers in the arts and entertainment industries. Through hands-on training and career development workshops, interns gain experience in a real-world work environment while connecting with industry professionals. The High School Internship Program is highly competitive; not everyone who applies will be selected to participate.

Serving as a Page includes working in the House chamber during daily session and also running errands for the Representatives and House staff and taking part in the House Page Mock Legislature. Pages begin their duties on Monday morning with an orientation session to become familiar with the Capitol building and their duties for the week. Each day begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m. Monday thru Wednesday with the exception of Thursday, when Pages are released for the week at 2:30.

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. High schools that lack a strong science research program and serve a population generally underrepresented in the STEM fields are targeted for student recruitment.

The Job Readiness Training is available for students across Santa Barbara County through a mix of virtual and in-person workshops. Once students complete the 8-week training, they become eligible for potential paid internships later. After completing job readiness training, students become eligible for paid internships, through which they earn minimum wage. Every effort is made to place students into internships aligned with their field of interest.

Green Girls After School is a STEM-based program that engages high school girls from NYC public schools in hands-on activities and outdoor adventures in New York City parks and waterways. During our weekly after school program, students explore environmental science and learn about different environmental issues through experiential education, service learning projects and student-centered discussions and citizen science projects.

In the 12-week session, 9th and 10th grade youth will do hands-on group activities, meet STEM professionals, learn presentation and career-based skills. The session ends with a STEM-focused small-scale exhibit, developed as a team, that teens will present to friends, family and guests. Participants will each build on skills and learn something new by self-assigning into a museum "department" that will be responsible for a unique role in the exhibit development—including areas like marketing, facilitation and artifact collections.

If chosen for this internship, you will work an Associate Librarian on planning, preparing, and running daily activities that occur Monday through Friday. Interns will have the opportunity to learn more about the youth of the neighborhood while helping to provide fun and enriching activities for the community.

Unity Gardens offers internships as diverse and creative as you are. We work with you to identify your strengths and interests to build a mutually beneficial working environment. Though the garden has some inherent duties to perform, you will find that no day is ever the same and the possibilities for engagement are endless.