Undergraduate Internship Program
Roles & Responsibilities
MeshEd Collective’s 8-week summer internship program consists of two parts: (1) training in curriculum writing and our teaching practices, and (2) apprentice-teaching our action lab courses to students in grades 5-11. Guided by the MeshEd Core Team, comprised of some of the most innovative, experienced education leaders in the country, interns will gain valuable experience in the day-to-day workings of an education public benefit corporation and contribute to our real-time development of:
● curriculum writing and research in innovative K-12 education design
● action lab final student projects and digital assessment/e-portfolio design
● inclusive education practices that foster collaboration among diverse teams
● business plans and strategic partner research and support strategies
● marketing, communications, and digital media research and support strategies
Internship Details
Summer Internship Schedule: June 3, 2024 - July 25, 2024*, Monday to Thursday, 10:00am to 5:00pm EST
Weeks At-a-Glance | The internship program consists of 3 weeks of training, 4 weeks of teaching, and 1 week of project presentations + closing reflection. You will support the development and launch of the following six action labs (click here for descriptions): 1) Art of the Podcast Lab, 2) Documentary Filmmaking Lab I; 3) Sustainable Fashion Lab; 4) Climate Action Lab; 5) Green Urban Design & Architectural Drawing Lab (Pilot), 6) Food Justice Lab (Pilot).
Pre-Weeks (May): We come together in 3 virtual evening meetings to meet the team and intern cohort as well as ground in core MeshEd project-based learning practices. Interns will also be expected to complete asynchronous training webinars independently.
Weeks 1-3: Interns will learn the core principles of Mesh Ed’s project-based learning pedagogy and begin curriculum design, research, and writing. Interns will also brainstorm and begin personal project topics, managing their own processes with support.
Weeks 4-7: Interns will apprentice-teach in two MeshEd action lab cycles.
Week 8: The last week will allow interns to finish and present personal projects and close out as a team.
*Exact internship dates may be subject to change
