INTERNSHIPS & WORK EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES

Teen Advisory Board

The Noguchi Museum’s Teen Advisory Board [TAB] is a paid internship for New York City public high school students. Each year, TAB interns collaborate on projects that promote dialogue and inclusivity at the Museum. This year, the 2023–24 TAB cohort will focus their conversations on promoting cultural and gender equity in the arts. Teens will learn about contemporary influences in Isamu Noguchi’s life and work, and explore artwork in the exhibitions A Glorious Bewilderment: Marie Menken’s ‘Visual Variations on Noguchi’ and Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within. TAB interns will collaborate on a final project that expresses how art can be connected to self-empowerment.

TAB meets at The Noguchi Museum on Wednesdays, 4:30–6:30 pm, from November 8, 2023 through May 8, 2024. TAB participants are paid a $750 stipend for full participation in the program, receiving $375 at the midpoint and end of the program. All materials will be provided, with the option to receive a MetroCard for transportation to the museum.

Please note that the Teen Advisory Board application requires one letter of recommendation. Your letter of recommendation must be submitted along with your application by Thursday, October 19, 2023, 11:59 pm ET. Contact education@noguchi.org if you have any questions about the program.

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Summer Internships

Want some alternatives outside the regular Summer Youth Employment Program stuff? I got you as always.  Here are a few summer opportunities you may find interesting. 

• BQLI-AHEC Summer Health Internship Program

  • A six-week opportunity for underrepresented and/or economically disadvantaged high school and college students. This program exposes students to a variety of careers in the health field as well as various health issues affecting their communities.

    • For Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island students or residents: https://www.bqliahec.org/summer-health-internship-program-ship

    • For Manhattan and Staten Island students: https://msiahec.org/ship/

    • For Bronx/Westchester students: https://bwahec.org/our-programs/highschool/

• HypotheKids Hk Maker Lab 

  • An intensive six-week summer program to learn the foundations of design. Focusing on addressing a health problem, participants will design, prototype and test a biomedical device and develop an associated business plan. The program will culminate in a presentation to leading executives from the biomedical community. 

    • Apply Here: https://www.hypothekids.org/hk-maker-lab-application-info-page

• Office of Food and Nutrition Summer (OFNS) Apprenticeship Program

  • OFNS provides the Summer Apprentice Worker the opportunity of employment and to learn transferrable food-related skills. SAW students, also obtain valuable transferrable knowledge that can be utilized in the foodservice industry.

    • Apply Here: https://bit.ly/3LjPtus

• School Construction Authority Summer Internship Program

  • The SCA Summer Internship Program (“SIP”) recruits talented NYC public high school students for a six-week paid internship with various School Construction Authority (SCA) departments and SCA business partners throughout New York City. SIP is designed to expose students to careers in various industries including but not limited to architecture, engineering, construction management, information technology, business, real estate and/or public administration.

    • Apply Here: http://www.nycsca.org/Careers/Internship-Program#Summer-Internship-Program-78

ExpandED Options students complete a credit-worthy apprenticeship where they learn a new skill and how to teach that skill to younger students in a paid summer internship.  This year, they are interested in continuing the partnership with the CrEST - NYU and Learning Gardens Programs: 

• CrEST - NYU Tandon School for Engineering: Participants will learn STEM principles, theories, and technical skills related to circuitry, electronics, mechanical systems, physical computing, robotics, and other disciplines through a variety of hands-on application-based learning. CrEST begins on February 6th and takes place Saturdays at 10am. Over the course of the summer, students will work as lead instructors to middle schoolers teaching them a variety of computer programming and engineering concepts through interactive devices. 

• Learning Gardens - City Parks: The Learning Gardens High School Spring Training Program is a 13-week program, exploring topics including organic gardening, food justice, and urban sustainability. Students will learn how to identify plants, grow food, and practice workplace professionalism by efficiently working as a positive team. The program will begin February 28, 2022, and end in mid-June 2022.

Registration is now open. Check out their flyers and Register using the link below. This is a credit bearing program held in the spring which transitions into a paid internship during the summer.  

Internships provide the opportunity to learn by doing real work and being productively engaged in the workplace. They may provide the opportunity to work in teams, work on a project, or rotate through a number of departments and job functions. You will develop new skills, become stronger candidates for future job and college opportunities, and grow your professional network!

Registration is now open. Check out their links below for more information and how to get started.  

Priority will be given to seniors