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Da Vinci Students and Families,

We are happy to offer a number of exciting summer opportunities for students. In this document, you will find a running list of internships, volunteer, and college opportunities.

Some opportunities have fast-approaching deadlines! We will continue to make updates as more opportunities arise.

Students are eligible to receive 5 summer school credits for 60 hours of service. Opportunities can be combined to reach the 60 hours.  

Outside internship: Do you already have an internship secured?  Let Crissel know so she can make sure you earn summer school credit for it!

Other details:

• ELIGIBILITY:
  • Unless otherwise stated, the opportunities are open to all grade levels.
  • In addition to the applications required by industry partners, students must provide the following:
    • A paragraph explaining why this internship is interesting to you and what you hope to gain from the experience. Please include if you have any other summer commitments (a summer job, taking care of siblings, planned vacations, etc.)
  • Students are expected to communicate with industry partners and Crissel independent of parents/guardians. Students are expected to communicate promptly and professionally via email.

Questions or Concerns?  

Reach out to Crissel Rodriguez, Director of Real World Learning, at crodriguez@davincischools.org.

Table of Contents 

Click on the headline below to be directed to the opportunities in that field. New opportunities will be added as they become available.

Business

Communications

Design

Education and Working With Children

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

• Health Sciences Opportunities
• Engineering Opportunities
• Technology Opportunities
• Ecology
  

Trades

WDV Athletics is seeking a creative and enthusiastic Social Media Student Intern who will help highlight athletic teams, players, and game highlights. We need a social media student intern who can post content on Instagram and Twitter, and coordinate interactions between our team social channels. This unpaid internship also offers the intern the opportunity to work in partnership with Da Vinci’s Marketing & Communications team.

Qualifications:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail in grammar, spelling and punctuation
• Familiar with social media including Instagram and Twitter
• Graphic Design experience preferred: Adobe Creative Suite and/or Canva, etc.
• Ability to engage with individuals of varying ages and backgrounds
• Self-motivated, comfortable in taking initiative
• Great attitude – willingness to learn, ability to multitask

Responsibilities for the Social Media Intern:

• Assist in managing the WDV Athletics Instagram and Twitter pages with a specific focus on sharing athlete stories, celebrating game results, featuring support for teams, sharing tryout information and upcoming games, and other relevant events
• Use graphics and photography/video to create visually appealing and creative content
• Interact with the WDV Athletics fanbase
• Report to weekly social media meeting, brainstorm ideas

This is a great opportunity for a talented student who is interested in leveraging their passion for athletics and social media/marketing. Interested applicants must be in their freshman, sophomore, or junior year. The internship will start immediately and will continue for the remaining part of the semester. To apply please submit a cover letter, resume and three to five examples of social media posts you have created that highlight your talent as a social media content creator to Donald Moreland at dmoreland@davincischools.org. Time commitment: Approximately 3 hours per week. Most of the work will be remote.