• COMMUNITY INTERNSHIP

     

    The Community Internship course provides students with the opportunity to engage in real-world work experiences while serving the local community. Through this course, students will increase social capital, participate in career exploration, and develop enhanced problem-solving skills. Students will secure their own placement in local businesses, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, or other community-based settings. By the end of the course, students will have a deeper understanding of the working world and processes necessary to solve real-world problems. Students will split time between the traditional classroom setting covering course objectives, assignments, and a final project, and their place of internship.

    Course Objectives:

    • Workplace Skills: Develop durable skills, including communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and time management.
    • Civic Responsibility: Understand the importance of contributing to and engaging with the community in a positive, meaningful way.
    • Career Exploration: Gain insight into various career paths and the daily operations of different sectors such as healthcare, education, business, government, and social services.
    • Professional Development: Learn workplace etiquette, responsibility, and how to interact in professional environments.
    • Reflection and Analysis: Analyze the internship experience through journaling, discussions, and reflective assignments. Students will also participate in guided reflections with their instructor to assess what they’ve learned about themselves, the workplace, and the community.

    Course Requirements:

    • Internship Placement: Students are responsible for finding their own placement with an internship site based on their interests, career aspirations, and availability. Interns will submit multiple possible placements with final approval made by the instructor.
    • Reflection Journal: Students will maintain a weekly journal documenting their experiences, skills learned, and personal reflections about their internship.
    • Assignments and Presentations: Students will complete periodic assignments, including project-based work, presentations, and a final project developing and solving a problem of practice in their internship setting using the design thinking process.

     (Two credits, two blocks, year long credit for grades 11-12)  This course may be repeated but students must reapply to repeat the course.  Students are responsible for transportation to the business site.   Permission only;  application required.