Forest Project Summer Collaborative Spend an unforgettable summer working as part of a small crew protecting and improving Wave Hill’s woodlands, enjoying the outdoors and making friends. Take a free, college-level course in environmental science or basic mapping at CUNY’s Lehman College and earn credit.

http://www.wavehill.org/education/forest-project/

Forest Project Summer Collaborative

Spend an unforgettable summer working as part of a small crew protecting and improving Wave Hill’s woodlands, enjoying the outdoors and making friends. Take a free, college-level course in environmental science or basic mapping at CUNY’s Lehman College and earn credit.

June 26–August 15, 2014

• Mondays through Fridays, 9am–4pm
• College coursework is unpaid and takes place one day per week.
• Application deadline: March 23, 2014 

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in the 10th, 11th or 12th grade
• Interested in the urban environment
• Strong academic record, especially in the sciences
• Ready for rigorous fieldwork and academic study

Wages

• First-year interns earn $8.00/hr
• Second-year interns earn $8.25/hr

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Program Description  

The Forest Project is one of Wave Hill’s signature programs. With more than 32 years of experience, Wave Hill offers a robust summer internship program for high school students that enables them to earn money while working to restore Wave Hill’s natural woodlands. The Forest Project gives students an unparalleled opportunity to learn about ecology in an urban setting, gain hands-on field experience and enroll in a tuition-free, college-level course at Lehman College. Throughout the summer, guest speakers, field trips and special projects contribute to an immersive and profoundly rewarding experience.

For seven weeks beginning in late June, Forest Project interns work together in small crews under the direction of an experienced crew leader. Together, each crew engages in restoration work in its assigned area. The work is demanding but rewarding—building woodland paths, removing invasive plant species, shoring up erosion controls and helping to restore disturbed woodlands to a more balanced state.  Team-building activities build a strong, even passionate, sense of community and connection both to fellow interns and to the collective mission. 

Field Work

Field work is performed on the Wave Hill grounds and consists of trail maintenance, erosion control, invasive removal and planting and taking care of native plants. Students are broken up into crews of six to seven people. Each crew is led by a crew leader and works at an assigned worksite for the duration of the summer.

Lehman College Course Work 

First-year interns take an environmental science course at Lehman College; second-year interns take a GIS Course. The coursework enhances the field work, and both are integrated to create a meaningful learning experience. Each is three credits and takes place 1 day a week. The courses are held on different days of the week, giving each class one day a week onsite while the other class is at Lehman.  During this time, student’s work on group course projects, involving data collection and field research about their worksites. These projects make up a significant portion of the students’ final grade for whichever Lehman course they take.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION COURSE (PDF)

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS COURSE (PDF)

Field Trips and Guest Speakers

Field trips and guest speakers provide interns with an opportunity to meet a wide range of professionals with green careers. Recent guest speakers have included landscape architects, forest research technicians, environmental journalists and authors and urban planners. Recent field trips have included Pelham Bay Park, canoeing on the Bronx River, Boswyck Farm and Gowanus Canal Conservancy. Field trips usually combine a work project with a tour or guided activity led by an onsite expert.

Sadie Nash Leadership Project was founded in 2001 to promote leadership and activism among young women. PAID SUMMER PROGRAM

http://sadienash.org/apply_summer.htm

SADIE NASH

OUR MISSION

Sadie Nash Leadership Project was founded in 2001 to promote leadership and activism among young women. The program is designed to strengthen, empower, and equip young women as agents for change in their lives and in the world.  By increasing the participation of women in social, political, and economic decision-making, SNLP seeks to question and redefine the nature of leadership and to promote perspectives and practices that are cooperative, accountable, ethical, and effective.

Throughout the program, the specific goals for the young women are:

• To increase self-esteem
• To envision themselves as leaders now and in the future
• To understand and seek the right to equality
• To empower their decision-making ability
• To seek and value community action and involvement

THE SUMMER INSTITUTE 

This application is our way to get to know YOU better! We already believe that you are a leader and this your space to tell more about more that leadership. Have fun with it!

Sadie Nash is committed to diversity and inclusion meaning we serve all self-identified young women (this includes young people who identify as trans).

Our Summer Institute is an intensive 6-week program that will run from July 7 - August 15, 2014, Monday through Friday from 10am - 4:30pm.

THE STIPEND

To help you cover your expenses (food and transportation) during the summer you will receive a stipend during the program for everyday that you are there. You only receive the stipend when you are at the program because it covers those two direct costs that come with attendance.

ATTENDANCE

SNLP does not allow more than 3 absences during the summer program. SNLP requires attendance for both the strength of the community and to enhance your experience.

THE APPLICATION PROCESS

We are so excited to meet you. The SNLP application is below. Please make sure to fill the entire application out now and click through to the final "Thank You" page. At the end, there will be more information on next steps and dates for interviews (make sure to look under the city you are applying to: Newark, NJ or New York City).

The Princeton University Summer Journalism Program THE APPLICATION FOR SUMMER 2014 IS NOW AVAILABLEHERE. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY 11:59 PM EST ON FEBRUARY 21, 2014.

http://www.princeton.edu/sjp/

The Princeton University Summer Journalism Program

THE APPLICATION FOR SUMMER 2014 IS NOW AVAILABLEHERE. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY 11:59 PM EST ON FEBRUARY 21, 2014.

THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM WILL RUN FROM AUGUST 1-11,2014.

What is the Princeton University Summer Journalism Program? We welcome about 25 high school students from low-income backgrounds every summer to Princeton's campus for an intensive, 10-day seminar on journalism. The program's goal is to diversify college and professional newsrooms by encouraging outstanding students from low-income backgrounds to pursue careers in journalism. All expenses, including students' travel costs to and from Princeton, are paid for by the program. Students who attend the program come from across the country. The program will enter its thirteenth summer in 2014.

What is the program like? Classes at the program are taught by reporters and editors from The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, The New Republic, The New Yorker, CNN and ABC News, among other media outlets. Students tour the Times, Newsweek, and CNN; cover a professional sports event; cover news events in the Princeton area; film and produce a TV segment; conduct an investigative project; author a group blog; and report, write, edit and design their own newspaper, The Princeton Summer Journal, which is published on the program's last day. The program is also designed to give students a taste of what life is like at one of the best colleges in the country—students live on campus and eat in one of the university's cafeterias—and to prepare them to apply to top schools. Students meet with Princeton's top professors as well as the school's president and its dean of admissions. Students attend seminars on every aspect of the college admissions process. They also take a practice SAT and attend an SAT class taught by Princeton Review. The program's 2013 schedule can be found here. After students return home, program staff remain in contact with them, assisting them during the college application process and helping them to apply for journalism internships once they are in college.

What have our students accomplished? Approximately 260 students have graduated from our program during the past twelve years, and many return each summer to serve as mentors to our current students. We are proud of their academic and journalistic accomplishments. Ten of our alumni have attended Princeton. Others have gone on to Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, the University of Pennsylvania, Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, Wesleyan, Middlebury, Georgetown, Bowdoin, Johns Hopkins, the University of Virginia, New York University and many other selective schools. Their work has been published in college newspapers across the country, including The Daily Princetonian, The Harvard Crimson, The Yale Daily News, The Brown Daily Herald, The Columbia Spectator, The Daily Pennsylvanian, The Cornell Daily Sun, The Amherst Student, The Wesleyan Argus, The Middlebury Campus and The Bowdoin Orient. Our alumni have also landed jobs or internships at The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, New York Magazine, The New Republic, Newsweek, The Miami Herald, The New York Observer, the Associated Press, The New York Daily News, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, The Dallas Morning News, The Star-Ledger, The Philadelphia Daily News, NPR, NBC and CBS, among other outlets. Alumni reflections on the program can be found here.

Who is eligible? This program is intended for low-income students with excellent academic records who are committed to pursuing a career in journalism. To apply for the program, you must meet the following qualifications:

- You must currently be a junior in high school.

- You must live in the continental United States.

- You must have at least an unweighted 3.5 grade point average (out of 4.0).

- You must have an interest in journalism.

- The combined income of your custodial parent(s)/guardian(s) plus child support payments, if any, must not exceed $45,000. (Note: This program is for students from under-resourced financial backgrounds. If the combined income of your custodial parent(s)/guardian(s) plus child support payments, if any, exceeds $45,000 and you still wish to apply, you may attach a statement explaining why you believe your family qualifies as financially under-resourced.)

Who runs the program? The program was founded, and is still directed, by four Princeton alumni from the class of 2001—Richard Just, Michael Koike, Gregory Mancini and Rich Tucker—who wanted to diversify the world of journalism. It is staffed by professional journalists and students who attended the program in past summers. Except for one student intern who is hired annually to help coordinate the program, everyone associated with the program is a volunteer. More information about the program's directors can be found here. 

Who funds the program? The program is funded entirely through the generosity of donors, mostly Princeton alumni. In 2012, we received 225 applications, but, because of funding limitations, we were able to accept only 10 percent of applicants. We receive so many applications because we are, to our knowledge, the country's only high school program that seeks to propel low-income students into professional newsrooms by combining journalism education with intensive college admissions preparation—and pays all the expenses of students who attend. Every year, with guidance from the program's staff, our students apply to, and are accepted at, the country's best colleges, where they go on to write for top student papers and earn internships at the nation's most influential newspapers, magazines and television stations. This year, we could have filled our class many times over with outstanding students. We would like to increase our class size to meet the extraordinary demand among low-income students for spots in the program, and we are therefore currently seeking a donor to help us expand the program in future years. More information about how to donate to the program can be found here. If you are considering a donation and would like more information about the program, the best way to reach us is via email at sjp@princeton.edu.

Columbia University Science Honors Program (SHP) is a highly selective program for high school students who have a strong interest in the sciences and mathematics... APPLY NOW

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/shp/

The Columbia University Science Honors Program (SHP) is a highly selective program for high school students who have a strong interest in the sciences and mathematics. The SHP holds classes at Columbia from 10:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. on Saturdays throughout the academic year. Courses are primarily in the physical, chemical, biological, behavioral, and computing sciences; and instructors are scientists and mathematicians who are actively engaged in research at the University. During the past few years, the SHP has offered the following courses:

Organic Chemistry

Computer Visualization in Chemistry

Experiments in Genetics and Molecular Bacteriology

Eukaryotic Genetics and Genomics

Genetics and Biodiversity Conservation

The Cytoskeleton - Dynamic Scaffolding of the Cell

Principles of Immunology

Human Physiology

Neurobiology of Development and Disease

Psychology of Memory

Mind and Brain

Comparative Psychology

Computer Programming in Java

Number Theory

Groups and Symmetry

Topics in Topology

Calculus in the Complex Plane

Chaos and Fractals

Fossil Fuels and Global Change

Energy Use in a Modern Economy

Concepts in Biological Physics

Optics and Lasers

Electronics and Circuit Theory

Solid-State Physics and Engineering

From Nanoscience to Nanotechnology

Relativity and Cosmology

Exploring Black Holes

Quantum Theory and Its Applications

Elementary Particles - The Basic Building Blocks of Matter

Experiments in Atomic and Nuclear Physics

Introduction to Astrophysics

Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology

BEZOS SCHOLARS PROGRAM @ THE ASPEN INSTITUTE APPLY NOW

http://www.bezosfamilyfoundation.org/scholars

BEZOS SCHOLARS PROGRAM @ THE ASPEN INSTITUTE

The Bezos Scholars Program @ the Aspen Institute is a year-long leadership development program for public high school juniors and educators to put their education into action. It begins with a scholarship to attend the Aspen Ideas Festival and continues through the following school year when Bezos Scholar teams return home to launch sustainable, Local Ideas Festivals that transform their schools and communities.

For ten years Scholar teams have mobilized communities around a range of critical issues to alleviate rural poverty, increase digital literacy, create healthier food environments, inspire conservation leadership, and more.

- See more at: http://www.bezosfamilyfoundation.org/scholars#sthash.UEh9UKJO.dpuf

Are you open-minded and adventurous? An arts lover? A writer, perhaps? Then you've got to check out ArtsConnection's FREE Teen Reviewers and Critics (TRaC) program.

http://www.highfivetix.org/aspx/buzz/TeenPrograms.aspx

Are you open-minded and adventurous? An arts lover? A writer, perhaps? Then you've got to check out ArtsConnection's FREE Teen Reviewers and Critics (TRaC) program. 

Recognized in 2011 & 2012 as a National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award Finalist, the Teen Reviewers and Critics (TRaC) Program is a FREE after-school opportunity for teens to explore the arts in NYC. Participants spend ten weeks attending cutting-edge theater, dance and music performances; visiting artist studios, galleries, and museums; mastering NYC's subway system; learning the art of discussion and critical writing; producing media content; AND so much more! 

There are six 10-week sessions each fall and spring and a special 4-week summer intensive. Each class is limited to 12 students and is taught by one of our veteran instructors (all of whom are working writers, critics, artists, and art lovers). 

The Summer Arts Institute is a tuition-free, intensive, arts program for New York City public school students entering grades 8-12, held at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School in Astoria, Queens.

http://schools.nyc.gov/offices/teachlearn/arts/summerarts.html

The Summer Arts Institute is a tuition-free, intensive, arts program for New York City public school students entering grades 8-12, held at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School in Astoria, Queens.

Students can major in dance, theater, instrumental music (band), vocal music, film, string orchestra or visual arts. The program is designed for students at an intermediate or advanced level of study in their chosen discipline.

Summer Arts Institute offers a unique opportunity for students to work with Department of Education arts specialists, partnering cultural organizations, and guest artists. This experienced team of arts professionals guides students in building a portfolio or audition skills for their next level of study: an arts-focused high school, college, university or conservatory.

Summer Arts Institute focuses on three areas:
- developing students' artistic skills and creativity;
- broadening students' awareness of the arts and;
- helping students recognize and explore career options in the art and arts-related industries.

This intensive summer arts experience connects students to community and cultural resources along with access to careers and lifelong learning in the arts.

The daily schedule includes studio work and experiences with professional artists, both on and off-site. In the studios, students develop and improve their technical skills and creative expression in their selected art form. Time is dedicated to rehearsals, attending professional performances, visiting professional arts venues and exploring potential careers. Students are given opportunities to perform in selected venues around New York City, and to show their original work in an informal, cabaret-like setting called the SAI Café. The Institute culminates with an exhibition and live performance for families and the local community showcasing the students’ work from all studios.

Students who complete the program in good standing are eligible to receive a 1/2 unit of credit that may be applied towards an elective arts credit or a Regents or local diploma-major sequence upon approval from their school.

Our cultural partners are American Ballet Theatre (Dance), Roundabout Theatre Company (Theater),Theatre for a New Audience (Theater) and Tribeca Film Institute (Film). Young Audiences New York will provide guest artists in a variety of disciplines throughout the Institute.

Apollo Theater Academy Saturday Workshop Series...APPLY NOW

https://apolloeducation.org/teens/saturday

In the Apollo Theater Academy Saturday Workshop Series, high school students learn from the Apollo’s Production crew what it takes to provide audio, lighting, set design, and props for live performances. The program meets on Saturdays during the spring semester.

The Saturday Workshop Series is a FREE program open to students in grades 9 - 12. 

Applications for the 2014 Saturday Workshop Series will be available on January 21^st. (Space is limited; therefore, not everyone who applies may be selected to participate.)

All participants are required to attend an orientation prior to the beginning of the program and must be available and commit to attending the entire 10-session program.

City Art Lab... FREE... Spring/summer 2014... Apply now!

http://ccnyarted.wordpress.com/about/

City Art Lab

The Art Education program at City College of New York prepares students to be reflective artist-educators who can teach in multiple settings, including schools, community centers, museums, and alternative learning sites.  Students gain a critical understanding of the social significance of art education as they develop the skills to actively contribute to the field through their creative and academic work.

Working in partnership with Creative Art Workshops for Kids, a Harlem-based community arts organization, CCNY’s Art Education Program presents City Art Lab–a free arts program for teens.  To apply for Spring 2014 please follow this link:http://tinyurl.com/CityArtLab2014.

The opportunity to participate in this community-based arts project, provides both CCNY Art Education graduate students and neighborhood youth with multiple possibilities for learning and growth.  To see what news about Spring 2013, read our weekly updates.

TEENS
Explore new materials and methods with practicing artists.  Meet other art-minded teens from all over NYC. Develop artwork for a portfolio. Learn about life in college while on campus at CCNY. Collaborate with graduate students to help them become better better educators.  Exhibit your artwork.

GRADUATE STUDENTS
Gain hands-on teaching experience in a collaborative working environment with young people. Practice thematic teaching through the arts through developing and piloting lesson plans with young people. Participate in co-organizing a community-based arts initiative—from lesson development through final exhibition.  Investigate the pedagogy of teaching in community-based arts settings.

Looking to (travel? sing? dance? create? make? try? experience? share? help?) fund a passion? Visit www.wishbone.org!

To date these astounding WHEELS students have had projects funded through wishbone.org:

Jimmy Bonilla, 2016
Arysel Florentino, 2016
Yesenia Negron, 2015
Anthony Vargas, 2015.

Ask them about their experiences!


https://www.wishbone.org/

We believe:

• There's no greater risk than a student hardening to their own potential.
• Everyone deserves to have equal opportunities.
• Students are more engaged when they can follow their interests.

We want to:

• Inspire thousands of kids to redefine their future and pursue their passions.
• Reshape the scholarship market by opening high-quality programs to low-income students.
• Create accountability and awareness about the opportunity gap.

How it works

We find promising students with specific passions

Students learn about Wishbone from their teachers and apply online. Students must meet these criteria:

• Current high school student (grades 9 through 12)
• Living in New York City or the San Francisco Bay Area
• Low-income
• Passionate about a particular interest, such as music, science, leadership, or athletics

Students apply for a program that fits their needs

We have a network of high-quality, accredited programs for students to choose from, based on their interests and location. Each program is vetted for our students and their skill sets.

If a student applies and qualifies for a program, we invite them to complete a full application, including:

• Brief questions
• A personal essay
• Consent from a parent or guardian
• A written recommendation from a teacher, coach, or mentor

Every Wishbone student has an adult advocate. Along with their personal recommendation, we ask the student's teacher to help them through the application process and program experience.

We fundraise from a variety of sources

Support from Wishbone comes from foundations, corporations, and program providers — who often offer reduced tuition as well. Students can also receive funding directly through individual donors on our website.

We're able to help a growing number of students financially by matching them with different scholarship opportunities.

We share success stories to inspire others

Our students share updates about their experience with donors online and by email. After finishing their program, they return to classrooms more engaged — inspiring peers with a heightened sense of personal motivation and involvement in their education.

Looking for your next (big) thing? DO SOMETHING!

http://www.dosomething.org/

Who We Are

DoSomething.org is the country’s largest not-for-profit for young people and social change. We have 2.4 million members (and counting!) who kick ass on causes they care about. Bullying. Animal cruelty. Homelessness. Cancer. The list goes on. DoSomething.org spearheads national campaigns so 13- to 25-year-olds can make an impact - without ever needing money, an adult, or a car. Over 2.4 million people took action through DoSomething.org in 2012. Why? Because apathy sucks.

We:

1. Believe in young people. Young people have the power to lead. We don't require old people!
2. Trust young people. We provide reliable, easy-to-access information and activation strategies, but young people decide for themselves what to do.
3. Celebrate young people. We think all measurable contributions from young people are valuable.
4. Respect young people. We understand that young people have diverse abilities and constraints.
5. Value young people. Our programs and products are free. We're not after young people's money; we want their passion, time, and creativity.

Summer Arts Institute Apply NOW

http://schools.nyc.gov/offices/teachlearn/arts/summerarts.html

The Summer Arts Institute is a tuition-free, intensive, arts program for New York City public school students entering grades 8-12, held at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts High School in Astoria, Queens.

Students can major in dance, theater, instrumental music (band), vocal music, film, string orchestra or visual arts. The program is designed for students at an intermediate or advanced level of study in their chosen discipline.

Summer Arts Institute offers a unique opportunity for students to work with Department of Education arts specialists, partnering cultural organizations, and guest artists. This experienced team of arts professionals guides students in building a portfolio or audition skills for their next level of study: an arts-focused high school, college, university or conservatory.

Summer Arts Institute focuses on three areas:
- developing students' artistic skills and creativity;
- broadening students' awareness of the arts and;
- helping students recognize and explore career options in the art and arts-related industries.

This intensive summer arts experience connects students to community and cultural resources along with access to careers and lifelong learning in the arts.

The daily schedule includes studio work and experiences with professional artists, both on and off-site. In the studios, students develop and improve their technical skills and creative expression in their selected art form. Time is dedicated to rehearsals, attending professional performances, visiting professional arts venues and exploring potential careers. Students are given opportunities to perform in selected venues around New York City, and to show their original work in an informal, cabaret-like setting called the SAI Café. The Institute culminates with an exhibition and live performance for families and the local community showcasing the students’ work from all studios.

Students who complete the program in good standing are eligible to receive a 1/2 unit of credit that may be applied towards an elective arts credit or a Regents or local diploma-major sequence upon approval from their school.

Our cultural partners are American Ballet Theatre (Dance), Roundabout Theatre Company (Theater),Theatre for a New Audience (Theater) and Tribeca Film Institute (Film). Young Audiences New York will provide guest artists in a variety of disciplines throughout the Institute.

International Center of Photography... Apply now! Free classes! http://www.icp.org/school/teen-academ

http://www.icp.org/school/teen-academy


ICP's Teen Academy program offers a range of opportunities for teenagers to develop their knowledge of photography. In-class sessions range from ten-week classes to a yearlong intensive program focusing on professional applications.ICP's Teen Academy program offers a range of opportunities for teenagers to develop their knowledge of photography. In-class sessions range from ten-week classes to a yearlong intensive program focusing on professional applications.

Girls on Ice Girls on Ice is a unique, FREE, wilderness science education program for high school girls.

http://girlsonice.org/

GIRLS ON ICE

A mountaineering adventure and learning experience for young women

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MORE THAN YOUR TYPICAL OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE

Girls on Ice is a unique, FREE, wilderness science education program for high school girls. Each year two teams of 9 teenage girls and 3 instructors spend 12 days exploring and learning about mountain glaciers and the alpine landscape through scientific field studies with professional glaciologists, ecologists, artists, and mountaineers. One team explores Mount Baker, an ice-covered volcano in the North Cascades of Washington State. The other team sleeps under the midnight sun exploring an Alaskan glacier.

“Girls on Ice is not a reward for past good grades or academic achievement, it is an inspiration for future success.”

Girls on Ice would like to invite you to apply for the 2014 expedition!

Important dates:
Application period opens on December 16, 2013
Application period closes on January 31, 2014
Alaska & Cascades team members announced on
March 14, 2014
Alaska program dates: June 20 – July 1, 2014
Cascades program dates: July 28 – Aug 8, 2014