(June 11th-August 18th)
Please complete the Summer Program
Registration Form
The high school internship program is designed for high school students who are involved in Growing Food and Sustainability’s Summer Program. Since there is a wide age range (kindergarten through 12th grade) in our Summer Program, high school participants will automatically be considered interns and will have the opportunity to learn leadership skills as they help our program leaders facilitate workshops and garden projects. High school interns are also welcome to take on an independent project related to sustainability and community building, and our college-age program leaders will provide support.
Training Week High school interns get the opportunity to attend a training week during the first week of the summer, along with post-high school program participants and program leaders. This training week (June 11th-15th) will focus on team bonding, trainings ranging from community organizing to building the green economy, and inspiring tours of Middleton’s participating businesses and organizations and of other youth gardening programs in the area. Although attendance during training week is not required, we highly encourage interns to attend as much as possible. Lunch will be provided!
Possible Project Areas: These are only ideas! We are willing to work with students to design an ideal summer internship experience.
- Workshops: Help coordinate the weekly workshops during the Summer Program, and even plan and run workshops of your choice.
- Bike Transportation: Learn about bike infrastructure in Middleton, teach Summer Program students how to tune-up a bike, and organize a bike-powered compost collection service.
- Farmers Market: Coordinate Summer Program students involved in planning the kids activity table, set-up our produce stand, and talk to the community about our program.
- Mushroom Growing: Research and test mushroom growing using spent coffee grounds, and even create a green micro-business.
- Events: Plan fun community events to get people involved with local food and sustainability.
- Compost: Maintain and turn our compost piles, coordinate a food waste drop-off for residents without compost bins, and make a plan to encourage students to compost school cafeteria waste when classes start in the fall.
