Requirements
**Read and follow all directions (or risk denial of request)!
Click here to submit your Request for Internship Credit (requests made after 3/27/18 do not require a separate "Internship Reflection Form").
As part of their STEM education, students are required to complete a 60 hour internship or immersive educational experience. These internships and experiences can include a variety of activities, including, but not limited to:
Students must maintain a daily log of their hours, and both student and supervisor must sign to certify the log's accuracy. An internship hour log is provided below.
Please note: Quality hours include time spent actively engaged in internship activities. Time spent traveling to and from the workplace, lunch, and breaks do not count as quality hours and therefore do not count toward the student's total hours.
Forms
Internship Hour Log - should be maintained DURING the internship
Internship Credit Request - complete once per internship or experience
Internship Reflection Form - not required for students submitting an "Internship Credit Request" after 3/27/18
Internship & Educational Experience Opportunities
Find college, career, and recognition opportunities available to PLTW students at www.pltw.org/experience-pltw/student-opportunities
Database of internships in and near Atlanta - http://www.internships.com/high-school/atlanta-ga
Database of internships from John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth - http://cty.jhu.edu/imagine/resources/internships/index.html
Zoo ATL Volunteen Program - The Volunteen Program is designed for students ages 14-17, and is an opportunity for teenagers to have fun volunteering while learning about the environment, wildlife conservation, community engagement and professionalism.
Fast Track ATL - The Finance and Scholastic Training (FAST) Track Program is a rigorous nine-month youth development program that exposes talented high school students to the hottest careers available to them today. Beginning in September, students meet with professional mentors twice a month and focus on developing skills in three key areas: personal development, career exploration and personal money management. Application available each fall.
Summer Opportunities
The TAG-Ed Summer Internship Program was created to give students like you real world STEM experience at companies in metro Atlanta and the state of Georgia. For five weeks or more, you will work with a mentor on a specific project, not only honing your technical skills, but also developing the professional skills you will need to excel through high school and beyond. Students will be eligible to apply if they meet all of the criteria below:
SMASH - SMASH is a free, STEM-intensive, fully residential, college preparatory program for underrepresented high school students of color. SMASH boasts a 5-week, 3-year summer STEM enrichment program which provides access to both rigorous coursework and supportive mentors, role models, and students of color support networks. SMASH scholars remain engaged during the school year through monthly STEM activities and workshops. The program not only reinforces our scholars' STEM academic identities, but also focuses on developing their critical thinking, civic awareness, leadership, and sense of social responsibility.
Click here to submit your Request for Internship Credit (requests made after 3/27/18 do not require a separate "Internship Reflection Form").
As part of their STEM education, students are required to complete a 60 hour internship or immersive educational experience. These internships and experiences can include a variety of activities, including, but not limited to:
- tasks which require students to use extensive knowledge and skills to take action on perplexing problems with unknown solutions,
- work which is designed around a STEM community or business/industry problem,
- work with business/university partners on real world projects/research,
- involvement with specialized science, math, and/or engineering programs,
- and the in-depth exploration of STEM topics in foreign locales.
Students must maintain a daily log of their hours, and both student and supervisor must sign to certify the log's accuracy. An internship hour log is provided below.
Please note: Quality hours include time spent actively engaged in internship activities. Time spent traveling to and from the workplace, lunch, and breaks do not count as quality hours and therefore do not count toward the student's total hours.
Forms
Internship Hour Log - should be maintained DURING the internship
Internship Credit Request - complete once per internship or experience
Internship Reflection Form - not required for students submitting an "Internship Credit Request" after 3/27/18
Internship & Educational Experience Opportunities
Find college, career, and recognition opportunities available to PLTW students at www.pltw.org/experience-pltw/student-opportunities
Database of internships in and near Atlanta - http://www.internships.com/high-school/atlanta-ga
Database of internships from John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth - http://cty.jhu.edu/imagine/resources/internships/index.html
Zoo ATL Volunteen Program - The Volunteen Program is designed for students ages 14-17, and is an opportunity for teenagers to have fun volunteering while learning about the environment, wildlife conservation, community engagement and professionalism.
Fast Track ATL - The Finance and Scholastic Training (FAST) Track Program is a rigorous nine-month youth development program that exposes talented high school students to the hottest careers available to them today. Beginning in September, students meet with professional mentors twice a month and focus on developing skills in three key areas: personal development, career exploration and personal money management. Application available each fall.
Summer Opportunities
The TAG-Ed Summer Internship Program was created to give students like you real world STEM experience at companies in metro Atlanta and the state of Georgia. For five weeks or more, you will work with a mentor on a specific project, not only honing your technical skills, but also developing the professional skills you will need to excel through high school and beyond. Students will be eligible to apply if they meet all of the criteria below:
- At least 16 years old by June 4, 2018
- In the high school graduating class of 2018, 2019, or 2020
- Able to secure housing and reliable transportation to company work location
- Available to work 20-30 hours per week for at least 5-weeks during the summer (June-August)
- Students follow the link to apply! http://bit.ly/2D2I5V3
- The student application will close on Friday, April 13, 2018
SMASH - SMASH is a free, STEM-intensive, fully residential, college preparatory program for underrepresented high school students of color. SMASH boasts a 5-week, 3-year summer STEM enrichment program which provides access to both rigorous coursework and supportive mentors, role models, and students of color support networks. SMASH scholars remain engaged during the school year through monthly STEM activities and workshops. The program not only reinforces our scholars' STEM academic identities, but also focuses on developing their critical thinking, civic awareness, leadership, and sense of social responsibility.
- ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: We are looking for high achieving, low income African American, Latinx, Native American, Southeast Asian (e.g. Cambodian, Laotian, Hmong, or Vietnamese) and/or Pacific Islander and Filipino male students who are currently in 9th grade. The SMASH application deadline is March 1, 2018.
- To learn more about SMASH check out the attached flyer and watch our video. Interested 9th graders can find the application here.
