Enrichment Opportunities and Internships

1. Enrichment Opportunities and Internships Advisory Lesson 10.02.13

2. Why is enrichment important? • Experiences you can put on college applications, scholarship applications and job applications • Creates connections – “its who you know” • Engagement in activities in learning environments = good for you! • New experiences, places, people!

3. Sample Program Application • Besides demographic and academic information, most applications have essays. Example from Chicago Conservation Leadership Corps: • What’s your story? Write freely about who you are. You can describe your home life, your interests, how you spend your free time, your goals, and/or challenges. • Have you had any job experience and\or have volunteered in community service? Can you describe your experience? How would your coworker or others describe your personality? • What do you enjoy about the outdoors? • Have you been to a Forest Preserve? If yes which one? • What made you apply for Chicago Conservation Leadership? • How would you answer these questions?

4. Creating a resume helps! • If you have a resume, it is very easy for you to transfer the information to any application (enrichment or college) or just upload it to the application!

5. Fill out the blank resume! • Fill in all of your information in each section • There is an option on Naviance which will auto-format your information for you if you enter it • Spend about 15 minutes completing your resume • Don’t have a lot to put on your resume? This is where enrichment programs and community service help!!!

6. Application Reminders • Be aware of due dates! • Ask teachers/counselors/mentors for letters of recommendation at least two weeks in advance • Read all directions on application • Ask counselors for transcripts and test scores at least 2 weeks in advance

7. Announcing the GWCP Enrichment Website! • Located at our website (newwestinghouse.org) • Academics • Counseling & Guidance • Enrichment Programs • Check it out: • https://sites.google.com/site/gwcpenrichmentprograms/

8. What do you think!? Take Action! • Write down on scratch paper 3 programs you might apply for this year/summer • If you don’t know specific programs, write down three areas in which you’d like to learn more or get involved • Now write down where you think you can go to get more information on each • Write in your agenda when you are going to follow up, go to the website or see the person in charge of that program

9. Jobs and Internships • youthfuturesmetro is created by CPS as a super-simple online locator for community workforce development and support programs • You can search by Chicago neighborhoods to get listings for job training and job placement services • You’re only 3 clicks away from job support – check it out: • http://www.youthfuturesmetro.com/index.asp?mode=view

10. Jobs and Internships, contd. • As you can see from the website, you can search by Chicago neighborhood, paid/unpaid, job type, what ages they are hiring, etc. • Use this website as a reference when searching for summer opportunities!

11. Reminders! • Consistently check the Counseling & Guidance page of the GWCP website • Log into Naviance and use it on a regular basis • You will get registered when your advisory does Jr. Seminar