Resources for High school graduates looking for internships prior to going to college or hiatuses during college:

 

http://www.friendscouncil.org

 

Go to “Student/Parent Resources”, then to “student opportunities”.  The listing has “Internships, camps, trainings, other resources”

 

http://gapabroad.com/

 

Gap Year
Ever thought of doing a gap year? Even know what a gap year is?

Well let us tell you!

 

What?
A gap year is taking time off, typically between high school and starting college. Gap year can be a great opportunity for students to take a break from the rigors of academic pursuit to do something different. Gap year participants generally take time to work or volunteer, frequently abroad, and take the opportunity to help you in college and later in life.

 

Why?
While the potential benefits of a gap year are extensive and complex, three overall themes generally emerge:

• Personal growth and maturity
• Broadening horizons and developing skills 

 

http://www.dynamy.org/

 

Dynamy, Inc. is a not-for-profit experiential educational organization founded in 1969. We are the oldest and only residential internship program in the country. Our mission is to offer young people, ages 17-22, a "gap year" opportunity like no other. Dynamy believes that the crucial prerequisites for work readiness and life-readiness are independence, self-reliance, courage, character, a habit of service, and an ability to build healthy relationships. We believe that these things can be learned, and learned best through experience. Dynamy programs integrate independent city apartment living with mentored internships, personal and college/career advising, urban and wilderness leadership opportunities, and the company of an incredible group of peers.

 

 

http://www.aipt.org/Programs

AIPT creates the ultimate global training and cultural exchange experience. As a J-1 visa sponsor designated by the U.S. Department of State, AIPT is authorized to arrange on-the-job training programs. AIPT works with the company and trainee to arrange visa sponsorship, required insurance and provide program support for individuals to complete on-the-job-training assignments in the United States. AIPT can also arrange work permits for students and professionals to go from the United States to one of 80 countries, and provide program support before and during the international assignment.

 

 

http://www.aifs.com/

 

THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN STUDY, INC. (AIFS) and its family of companies organizes cultural exchange programs throughout the world for more than 50,000 students each year and arranges insurance coverage for our own participants as well as participants of other organizations. The group, a privately owned U.S. corporation with wholly owned overseas subsidiaries, has annual revenues in excess of $130 million. Since our founding in 1964, more than a million students and teachers have participated in AIFS programs worldwide.

The opportunity and need for enhanced global understanding is greater now than ever. AIFS is proud to serve this end through the programs described. Our programs teach young people from all over the world to understand each other's qualities, their similarities and differences. AIFS program participants learn vital language skills as well as the ability to function in different cultures. We provide our program participants with the educational edge they need to succeed in a highly competitive, diverse and interdependent world.

As we enter the 21st century, we look back proudly on nearly four decades of service to individuals and institutions concerned with educational and cultural exchange. We look forward to the future and to a world that shares a common global vision of peace and prosperity.

 

 

 

 

 

www.gquest.org

 

 GlobalQuest is a non-profit, experiential study abroad program offering 12-week semesters for high school seniors and students seeking a meaningful learning experience between high school and college as well as 7-week summer programs for rising high school seniors, recent graduates, and select rising juniors. Academic semesters are offered each fall, spring and summer in Thailand and Ecuador/The Galápagos Islands.

 

Students study language, history, culture, and the environment through hands-on experiences that include field work and expeditions, homestay, internships, and service work. Nomadic in nature, our programs provide the opportunity for students to live in each of the primary regions of the host country in order to understand the country as an authentic whole. If you are looking for an off-the-beaten path, life-changing experience where you can discover and pursue your passions, Welcome to GlobalQuest.