SUMMER 2008
SCIENCE, FLORA & FAUNA
Floating the Apple, Inc
Contact: Michael David or our own Robert Lee, class of 2009 or John Wittrock, also 2009
Address: 400 West 43rd street, 32R, New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212-564-5412
Commitment: Needed but flexible.
Age requirements: Fourteen to Twenty
Websites: FloatingtheApple.org
Comments: Sounds like an amazing, fun program. Mission is to restore waterways. Teens build boats and may sail or row them in the rivers of NYC to educate others about the history of our urban waterways. Operates out of Pier 40 on Houston St. Beginners welcome.
Come see our race on Saturday, Dec 8th, 2007 10AM-2PM
Pier 40/ Houston St., starring our own Stuy Rowing Club!
New York Hall of Science
Type of internship: Explainer intern
Start date: call or email for more information
Length of internship: call or email for more information
Stipend or volunteer: volunteer
Age requirements: 14 or over
Applications due: application and working papers due by April 1, 2008
Apply: application form can be downloaded from website
Website: www.nyscience.org
Contact: Deoranie Ramrattan
Address: 47-01 111th Street
Queens, NY 11368
Tel: (718) 699-0005, ext. 387
Email: dramrattan@nyscience.org
The New York Aquarium
Type of internship: Docent program, including 6-day training
Length of internship: at least 100 hours
Stipend or volunteer: volunteer
Age requirements: 16 or turning 16 in summer 2008 (under 18s need a teacher recommendation) The aquarium takes between 75 and 100 high school volunteers 16 years of age and older. Will accept age 15 if birthday falls in the summer months.
Applications due: call or email for more information
Apply: download application from website; fill out and send in by fax or mail
Website: www.wcs.org/getinvolved/volunteers/nyaquarium/60271
Contact: Kimberlyn Acavedo, Coordinator of Volunteers,
Address: New York Aquarium
West 8th Street and Surf Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11224
Tel: (718) 265-3450 or 3451
Email: nyadocent@WCS.org or kacevedo@wcs.org
Comments: Once trained, students can come back all year.
Application interviews start late March, early April and are given on Saturday and Sunday.There is a 6 day training course from 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (45 minute to 1 hour lunch) and begins June 26th, 2008. Homework, quizzes and a final are given at the end of the training course. Many topics are covered in this training course, including public speaking, conservation issues, sexual harassment, as well as, penguins, fish diversity, sharks, invertebrates, etc.
Student agrees to give 100 hours of service – a minimum of 2 days a week – 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
There are 5 basic responsibilities that the student will take part in:
1. touch pool
2. specialize in animal in exhibit
3. assist instructors with school summer camp programs, special events, etc.
4. prep materials for special events
5. greet guests at entrance of aquarium
For more information http://nyaquarium.com/nyahome?preview=&psid=&ph=class%25
Click on Get Involved > Volunteer Opportunities > New York Aquarium > Docent Opportunities
The New York Botanical Garden
Start date: end of June or start of July (keep checking web-site)
Length of internship: 125 hours
Stipend or volunteer: volunteer
Age requirements: 13-17
Applications due: Open House recruiting process starts at end of May; check website for application date
Apply: call or email for more information; application can be downloaded from website
Website: www.nybg.org/edu/child_edu/explainer.php
Contact: Andrew Haight
Address: Bronx River Parkway at Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10458
Tel: (718) 817-8079
Email: ahaight@nybg.org
Comments: summer 2008 will have a focus on bees, and a Henry Moore exhibit
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Type of internship: Garden Apprentice Program for High School Students. Tier 1: Discovery Guides (for students entering 8th or 9th grade in fall 2008); Tier 2: Garden Corps (students entering 9th, 10th or 11th grade in fall 2008); Junior Apprentices (for students entering 10th, 11th or 12th grade in fall 2008)
Start date: summer and school-year placements
Stipend or volunteer: volunteer
Apply: application and required Science Teacher Reference forms can be downloaded from website
Website: www.bbg.org/edu/internships/gap.html
Address: 1000 Washington Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225
Tel: (718) 623-7200
Email: GAP@bbg.org
Prospect Park Zoo
Type of internship: Discovery guide
Start date: probably 30 June, 2008
Length of internship: minimum of 80 hours
Stipend or volunteer: volunteer
Age requirements: 14 or over
Applications due: early March, 2008 (check website)
Apply: Application form can be downloaded from website
Website: www.prospectparkzoo.com
Contact: Debbie Deineman Keim, Coordinator of Volunteers
Address: 450 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225
Tel: (718) 399-7324
Email: ddieneman@wcs.org
Bronx Zoo
Type of internship: This program explores theories & practices behind animal management/ conservation at the Bronx Zoo.
Length of internship: 3 weeks (there are 3 three-week sessions during the summer) Mon to Fri 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Stipend or volunteer: this program charges a fee of approx. $1,225 per teen
Age requirements: open to all high school students
Applications due: check website at the beginning of February, 2008
Website: www.bronxzoo.com, Click on Education > Education Programs All Ages > Summer Programs
Contact: Mrs. Schein @ 718-220-5114
Ages: 13-17
Address: The
Wildlife Conservation Society
2300 Southern Boulevard
Bronx, New York 10460
TRAVEL
For those of you who already know that you want to go on one trip or the other this summer, you can register online with a NON-REFUNDABLE deposit of $95.00.
For people who are not sure yet, please let me know whether you want Japan or Europe and I'll send you back info on Wednesday for a meeting next week to discuss it. We can discuss fund-raisers then, too.
Put TRIP in the subject line and email to DKNY101@GMail.com
Students will need their tour # to enroll. (See below) They can enroll online or via telephone and will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. All enrollees that apply by November 30th will be entered into a raffle to win $500 off of their tour!
To Enroll:
Online: www.eftours.com/student
Phone: 1-800-665-5364
Enrollments for European Carousel:
Your tour # is 456643
Enrollments for Japan:
Your tour # is 451696
For people who have questions that I might be able to answer, please just email me at DKNY101@gmail.com and put TRIP in the subject line.
Just some notes:
1- We will all be together so you can only take the options that the entire group has chosen.
2- Insurance, as shown, is required.
3- You may go on both trips.
4- We'll discuss fundraising at the meeting next week. Bring your ideas.
5- Parents may not go on either of these trips but we are trying to arrange a discounted trip for families in the near future. I think the adult trip will be England and Ireland. ****Please let me know if there's any interest but I really don't have any info except that it'll probably be around July 15th.
6- All trips are first come first served so only you're deposit will secure you a place in line.
7- Your non-Stuy friends may join us as long as they are High School Students, but will be held to the same rules as you are, which include no drugs or alcohol and no disrespect to anyone on the trip.
8- If you even think you may possibly want to go, apply for your passport yesterday :-)
The EC trip really is 15 days even though the site says 13 nights. It's 13 nights in hotels, one on the overnight train sleeping compartment and one on the inbound flight.
Day 1 Fly overnight to the Netherlands
Day 2 Amsterdam
Day 3 Amsterdam
Day 4 Heidelberg
Day 5 Munich
Days 6-7 Venice
Days 8-9 Lucerne region
Day 10 Colmar • Alsace region
Day 11 Paris
Day 12 Paris
Days 13-14 London
Day 15 Depart for home
Also, the chosen option on Japan is Nara and the option on Europe is Versailles.
MUSEUMS
American Museum of Natural History
Type of internship: Saltz Expedition Center Internship Program
Start date: probably after July 4, 2008 (email or check website for more information)
Length of internship: 6 weeks
Stipend or volunteer: stipend
Age requirements: 16 and over
Applications due: beginning of March 2008; selection in April
Website: www.amnh.org/education/students/offering.php?id=210
Contact: Saltz Program
Address: Central Park West at 79th Street
New York, NY 10024
Tel: (212) 769-5100
Comments: See Saltz Program website for requirements. Preference given to students who have taken AMNH programs. See website for other programs for High School programs.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Type of internship: Museum internship
Start date: early July 2008
Length of internship: 6 weeks
Stipend or volunteer: stipend
Age requirements: students who have just completed junior or senior year
Apply: application only available online (not available yet: check website)
Website: www.metmuseum.org/events/ev_student.asp#internships
Contact: Education Department
Address: 1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10028
Tel: (212) 879-5500
Email: students@metmuseum.org
Comments: Seniors attending New York City high schools are welcome to apply for a paid fall or spring Saturday internship at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Graduating seniors, and juniors who are entering their senior year, may apply for a paid six-week summer internship that meets Monday through Friday. Interns work behind the scenes, meet members of the Museum staff, and participate in gallery, studio, and Museum learning projects designed to broaden their understanding of the Museum and to deepen their knowledge of art. The deadline for fall applications is Monday, September 17, 2007. Download an internship application (PDF). For more information, please email students@metmuseum.org.
This is another option offered by the Met Gallery discussions and studio projects introduce art from all parts of the world and all periods in history. Classes allow students to discover new ways of looking at, understanding, and appreciating works of art in the Museum.
See a list of specific topics, times, and dates of upcoming programs. All classes are free, but advance registration is required. To register, call 212-650-2832 or send an email to students@metmuseum.org. Please provide your name, school, grade, email address, and titles and dates of the classes you would like to attend. You will receive an email confirmation.
Classes meet in the Uris Center for Education, located on the ground floor of the Museum, near the 81st Street entrance. Classes start promptly—please be on time!
The Museum of Modern Art
Type of internship: Museum internship
Start date: beginning of July 2008
Length of internship: 6 weeks
Stipend or volunteer: stipend
Age requirements: 16 and over (recent graduates or who will be entering 11th or 12th grade in fall, 2008)
Applications due: Friday, April 18, 2008
Apply: for more information, email (see below)
Website: http://redstudio.moma.org/programs
Address: 11 West 53rd Street
New York, NY 10019
Tel: (212) 708-9400
Email: highschoolprograms@moma.org
BUSINESS & FINANCE
MEDICINE
Beth Israel Medical Center
Contact Name: Terry Williams, Director, Volunteer Services
Phone Number: 212-420-2733 – press #21 for direct line Fax: 212-420-4705
E-Mail Address: twilliam@chpnet.org
URL: http://www.wehealny.org/patients/bimc_volunopportunities.html
Description of volunteer work: Students require an interview & at that time discuss with the student what they would like to do for the summer months. They look at summer month volunteers in May, 2008.
The Institute for Family Health
The Metropolitan Regional AHEC office matches high school, college, and health professional students from all backgrounds into voluntary internships and clinical rotations throughout the year.
We place students into a variety of health fields, and all participants will work at sites that are in medically underserved areas.
Summer Internships (Mid-July to Mid-August)
The
AHEC Summer Health Internship Programs (SHIP) matches high school and college
students who are underrepresented in the health professions with healthcare
providers in their communities for six-week internships. Internships are 15-20
hours per week; and stipends are available.
These internships are for: High School Students who will:
· Learn about health professions
· Learn about the health issues affecting their community
· Develop lasting relationships with preceptors/mentors
· Understand the steps to pursuing a health career
· Attend seminars with health professionals
· “Shadow” health professionals on the job
· Work on health research projects
· Participate in public health education programs
Brooklyn-Queens-Long Island AHEC
Contact: Gabrielle Kersaint,
Executive Director
BQLI AHEC
400 Jay St., Suite 400
Brooklyn, NY 11202
Tel: (718)-797.1558 Fax: (718)-797-5390
E-mail: gkersaint@bqliahec.org Learn more at their website: www.bqliahec.org
Bronx-Westchester AHEC
Contact: Patricia Jeudy, MPA, Director of
Programs
Bronx- Westchester Area Health Education Center (BW-AHEC)
Lehman College of the City University of New York
Room C-241
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx, New York 10468
Tel: (718)-590-1110 Fax: (718)-590-7300
E-mail: patricia.jeudy@lehman.cuny.edu Learn more at their website: www.bwahec.org
Manhattan-Staten Island AHEC
Contact: Rossmery Barzey,
Program Director
Manhattan-Staten Island AHEC
43 Central Park North, Suite 1A
New York, NY 10026
Tel: (212)-534-2432 Fax: (212) 534-2478
E-mail: rbarzey@institute2000.org
Learn more at their website:www.msiahec.org or institute2000.org/hprof/ahec/ahec_programs.htm
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Summer Volunteers are considered for placement each year in various departments and programs throughout the Medical Center. Most summer placements last from 4 to 6 weeks.
Requirements for Summer Volunteers:
Minimum age: 15
Minimum time: Varies with placement
Contact: Michelle Keane
Phone Number: 212-241-6089
URL: http://www.mountsinai.org/msh/msh_vol.jsp#summer
Public Health Research Institute Center
Since our institute has committed to a summer internship program for under-represented high school students in Newark area, it does not offer other internship programs at the institute level but students who are still interested can contact individual faculties for the possibility. The program is not necessarily during summer time if accepted. Usually longer commitment is easier because the first month or two is basically for training, not real research. If students want to try, our institute can circulate their CVs among our faculties. The interests of our faculties for the internship are to attract young people to biomedical science. Some interns can even publish research paper after about a year of work.
URL: http://www.phri.org/
NYU Summer Medical Internship Program
http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=6e3b30a055&attid=0.2&disp=vah&view=att&th=1161d1416ba0cbe3
SEVERAL OTHER RESPECTED HOSPITALS IN THE NYC AREA
http://www.yu.edu/faculty/babich/Summer%20Internships/Summer%20Internships%202007.pdf
POLITICS
Hillary for President
Contact: Annie Mullaly
420 Lexington Avenue
Suite 3030
New York, NY 10170
Phone Number: 212-213-3717 Fax Number: 212-213-3041
E-Mail Address: amullaly@hillaryclinton.com URL: www.hillaryclinton.com
Summer interns are required to work a minimum of 40 hours per week. All internships are unpaid.
Application must include all of the following in order to be considered:
Internship Application Form
Resume – Please include any special skills in language or computers
Short statement explaining why you want to be an intern for Senator Clinton’s Presidential campaign
Two letters of recommendation (photocopies are acceptable)
Unofficial transcript
Note: The application and all requested materials must be submitted together.
The following candidates require your personal information to disseminate any internship information. If you’re interested please follow the links.
Barack Obama
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/group/CampObamaInternshipAcademy
Rudy Guiliani
http://www.joinrudy2008.com/getinvolved/
Other candidates links may be found by entering ______ for President Internship and then clicking get involved.
OTHER
The New Victory Theatre
Type of internship: Apprenticeship program
Start date: July 7 to August 22, 2008
Length of internship: 7 weeks (18 to 20 hours per week)
Stipend or volunteer: stipend
Age requirements: 16 and over
Applications due: May 28, 2008
Apply: Application form available on website
Website: www.newvictory.org/educationJobs.m
Contact: Lindsey Buller, Education Programs Manager
Address: New Victory Theatre
229 W. 42nd Street, 8th floor
New York, NY 10136
Tel: (646) 223-3092
Email: apprenticeshipprogram@new42.org
The NYC Parks department offers an assortment of free skating, golf lessons, rowing lessons, tennis, miniature golf, baseball and other choices each year. Most are offered with free equipment.
Their list has not yet been posted for the public for summer 2008 but should be up shortly. Here are the links:
http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_opportunities/internships.html
http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_opportunities/internships/field_internships.html
http://www.partnershipsforparks.org/getinvolved/getinvolved_index.html
And finally, an amazing link to all different types of NYC Internships - http://www.studenthousing.org/internships.html
It includes the standard categories listed above in addition to music, television, PR and others. Don’t forget to click the second link below the main list.