Sadie Nash Sisterhood Academy and Leadership Scholars applications. Due: September 30, 2013

Below is information about the Sadie Nash Leadership Project (SNLP), a successful educational and leadership program for young women in New York City public high schools. We believe that every young woman is a leader and offer programs and classes to further develop that leadership.

We are excited to share an exciting upcoming opportunity for students for Fall 2013: Leadership Institute, a year-long, after-school program for high school aged young women. Classes will incorporate both community building and intensive leadership development as well as integrate college awareness, health and self-care, and increased communication skills.   Participants will receive an end-of-year stipend based on their participation and attendance in the group, and are eligible to receive school credit for Sisterhood Academy. We are focused on the intellectual and personal development of young women, but our programming also provides greatly needed networking opportunities, boosts college applications and provides young women with a safe, enriching, and creative after-school experience. Young women can choose between two tracks:

Sisterhood Academy! This class will focus on identity, leadership development, career and life options, healthy relationships, mental, physical, and emotional wellness, and creative self-expression.  Using their own lives and experiences as a starting point, young women will examine their identities, explore their families and communities, and critically discuss issues facing young women. They will also build practical skills and knowledge on issues such as health, financial literacy, college awareness, stress management, job readiness. Through a variety of creative means (spoken word, art, and creative writing), they will also work to express their thoughts and disseminate their knowledge to their peers. Sisterhood Academy will meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00 – 6:00pm in midtown Manhattan near Bryant Park.

Leadership Scholars! This is a college support class recommended for 11^th graders (and 10^th if interested).  The group will focus on issues of educational justice and college readiness and college prep.  The educational justice aspect of the class will examine such questions as:  What makes a good school, and why aren’t all schools good?  What is a “good education” and how can you fight for your right to one?  You will also receive support, guidance, and information around your own college plans.  You will learn about what colleges are looking for, how to apply, what options to consider, and you will begin the journey towards college today!  Open to sophomores and juniors only. Leadership Scholars will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00 – 6:00pm in midtown Manhattan near Bryant Park.

We are currently accepting applications for both these tracks.  

Youth can apply online from our website, http://sadienash.org/online_nashu.php. Applications are due by Monday, Sept 30^th, 2013 and youth will be invited to a short interview session once we have reviewed their applications. We are also hosting Open Houses on Wednesday, September 25^th at 4pm, Thursday, Sept. 26^th at 4pm and Saturday Sept. 28^th at 1pm in Midtown Manhattan at 4 West 43^rd Street, Suite 502, New York, NY 10036. Youth must RSVP to attend an Open House by e-mailing Margarita at margarita@sadienash.org.

PAID! Museum of Arts and Design. DUE: APRIL 23, 2013

PAID INTERNSHIP
Museum of Arts and Design
http://madmuseum.org/learn/artslife
Deadline is April 23, 2013.
Apply online.
Gain practical work and leadership experience this summer in an art museum. Artslife is a paid summer program for high school students built around three related elements: museum studies, the design process, and leadership workshops. During the summer, interns will:

• Consult with museum staff on collaborative projects
• Investigate museum exhibitions and have in-depth conversations with museum staff
• Create education resources for visitors
• Visit professional design studios and meet professional artists
• Participate in weekly design workshops
• Develop communication strategies and achieve personal/professional goals
• Lead the internship group on offsite trips

As a summer-long project, participants are responsible for conceiving, developing and implementing a design project related to their internship experience. These projects are presented to museum staff, family and friends at a final celebration.

Artslife is a seven week program.
Dates
July 9 - August 23, 2013
Tuesdays – Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Apply to Artslife

The deadline for Applications to Artslife is April 23, 2013 at 5:00 pm.
Applicants for Artslife should be:

• Interested in learning about museums, art, and the non-profit sector
• Enthusiastic and responsible
• High school students who are currently Sophomores and Juniors
• Residents of one of the 5 boroughs of New York City

Applicants need not be planning a career in museum work or art. Internships will be awarded to students based upon their interests, abilities and potential to benefit from the experience.

Past Programs

Summer 2013 for Juniors! Princeton University!

An all-expenses-paid program for high school student journalists from low-income backgrounds that will take place for 10 days this summer on the campus of Princeton University. The program is entering its 12th year; since 2002, approximately 250 students from high schools across the country have participated. The program’s goal is to diversify college and professional newsrooms by encouraging outstanding students from low-income backgrounds to pursue careers in journalism.

Classes at the program are taught by professional journalists from The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, CNN, NPR, The New Republic, The New Yorker, Sports Illustrated, and other outlets. Students meet with numerous Princeton professors, as well as Princeton’s president and dean of admissions. They report an investigative story, cover a professional sports event, produce a TV segment, and publish their own newspaper. And they receive guidance on the college admissions process not only during the 10 days of the program, but also during the fall of their senior year of high school.

Students selected for the program will have all their costs, including the cost of travel to and from Princeton, paid for by the program.

If you are a teacher, we ask that you encourage your students to apply. 

If you are an administrator, we ask that you help us spread the word by publishing an announcement to teachers or other administrators who might know students who would be interested in applying. 

We will happily accept several students from the same school, so there is no need to worry about your own students competing for slots in the program. We have not determined the exact dates for 2013, but the program will run for 10 days from a Friday to a Monday. It normally runs during the last week of July or the first two weeks of August.

The application process will take place in two rounds. The first round of the application should be filled out online here:

https://fs4.formsite.com/pusjp/form1/secure_index.html

We must receive this part of the application by 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, February 22, 2013.

Those students selected to advance to the second round of the application process will be notified in March. They will be asked to provide printed copies of the following items via U.S. mail: an official transcript; the first page of the 2011 (or 2012, if available) income-tax return form (the 1040 or 1040EZ form) of their custodial parent(s)/guardian(s), or a signed statement by their parent(s)/guardian(s) saying that their income is below the level at which they would be required to file income tax returns; a recommendation letter from a teacher; and clips from their high school newspaper or other publication (optional).

To be eligible for the program, students must meet the following qualifications:
- They must currently be juniors in high school.
- They must live in the continental United States.
- They must have at least an unweighted 3.5 grade point average (out of 4.0).
- They must have an interest in journalism.
- The combined income of their custodial parent(s)/guardian(s) plus
child support payments, if any, must not exceed $45,000.

Note: This program is for students from low-income backgrounds. If the combined income of the custodial parent(s)/guardian(s) plus child support payments, if any, exceeds $45,000 and a student still wishes to apply, he or she may attach a letter explaining why his or her family qualifies as financially under-resourced.

Additional information about the program is available at www.princeton.edu/sjp.