Welcome to the May Issue of TeenLife Connections, published for teens, parents and educators. Each month, Connections features a variety of opportunities and resources that help students to engage with the world beyond school.
Don't know what you want to do this summer?
Our contributing writers share some sage advice in the following articles:
How to Find an Internship or Summer Job Using Social Media Tools
More featured articles and opportunities from TeenLife
Teen’s Non-Profit Brings Smiles to Children All Over the World
Teen Entrepreneur Demonstrates How Hard Work Pays Off
Find volunteer, job, & internship opportunities
Search our many featured programs & resources
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Tips to Help Plan Your Summer
How to Find An Internship or Summer Job Using
Social Media Tools
There are so many resources out there that you can use to search for internships, including networking, idealist.com, and your schools' guidance departments. However, have you considered using social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to network and search for opportunities? Read Full Article
Teens Share Advice About What To Do This Summer
For some teens summer means spending long days at Harvard Extension school or in research lab. For others, summer offers an opportunity to work outside or teach at a summer camp. TeenLife writer, Sonia Weiser, talks to friends about their varied summer plans and the importance of enjoying their time off from school. Read Full Article
Teens Plans for Summer Fun!
Three Boston area teens share their plans for summer with TeenLife. Read Full Article
Branden Miles, freshman at Brookline High School, at Yale University's EXPLO program
Haley Burgess Starts Non-Profit Cards for Kids
Art was always an important part of Haley Burgess' life and after experiencing a difficult situation and receiving cards with heartwarming messages she decided to share her art with others in need. Read how her her non-profit, Cards for Kids, is spreading smiles all over the world. Read Full Article
Haley Burgess with Her Cards
Interview With Teen Entrepreneur Lane Sutton
TeenLife reporter Samantha Libraty had the opportunity to sit down with teen entrepreneur Lane Sutton and talk to him about balancing school, extracurricular activities and running his website KidCriticUSA.com. Read Full Article
Make sure to check out Teen Help Wanted for even MORE volunteer, job, and internship opportunities!
June 5th: Horizons for Homeless Children is seeking volunteers to interact and play with over children living in over 50 family, teen parent, and domestic violence shelters in Greater Boston, and in 148 shelters statewide.
Summer (Greater Boston, North Shore): Serve as a Crew Worker in the Food Project’sSummer Youth Program and work to grow and distribute thousands of pounds of organic produce for people in need.
Summer (Boston):Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) seeks unpaid internships in various departments. Gain experience in a non-profit museum setting and learn about what goes on behind the scenes at a major art museum!
Summer (Boston): Want to learn more about exhibition and all the great creatures? You get to network with marine sciences professionals earn academic credit at the New England Aquarium.
Summer (Cambridge): Are you wrapping up middle school and getting ready for high school? Come help out at BB&N's Summer Day Camp!
Summer (Boston): Interested in business? Want to learn important skills in the business field? Dollars and Sense could use your help inputting and analyzing sales data; market research and promotions; solicit magazine advertising; assisting with fundraising; and helping with office tasks.
Year-Round (Boston): Dana Farber could use your help serving lunch to adult patients, locate information and resources for patients in resource rooms, volunteer in the Friends Corner Gift shop or Friends Place, deliver newspapers, provide support in administrative offices, assist researchers in the labs and more!
Year-Round (Boston):Strong Women, Strong Girls seeks a motivated and entrepreneurial individual with a strong passion for improving the lives of women and girls and a commitment to the nonprofit sector to join the team as the development/public relations intern.
Featured Programs & Resources
Popp & Associates provides expert admissions counseling to college-bound students and their families. We are committed to supporting students in grades 9-12 in a sensitive and honest manner and personalize our services to address students’ individual needs and goals. Our comprehensive advising program provides strategic guidance to students throughout their high school careers and offers them a competitive advantage in the college application process. We welcome the opportunity to assist you with your college counseling needs!
TenMarks Online Summer Math Programs offer teens a great way to practice and refresh math over the summer. Personalized Programs cover algebra, geometry, and other middle and high school math topics. Twelve-week programs are available online.
Beaver Summer Programs introduces NuVu Summer Studios, an innovative new program engaging students with experts from MIT and Harvard to create new views of the world. Through collaborative, real-world problem solving, students explore topics such as robotics, battle code, and origami. Two-week sessions for ages 12-17.
Map the Gap International invites high school graduates (ages 17+) to explore the world through gap year programs in three locations: Mexico; Italy; and Nicaragua. Five- and 12-week programs focus on language-learning, community service, and exciting in-country excursions. Application deadline for Fall 2010 is July 1.
In the Student Hosteling Program, your group will cycle past old–world farms, along country lanes lined with rows of tall poplars, and through tiny European villages, little–changed since the Middle Ages. Along the way, you'll stop often to explore castles, soaring cathedrals, and elegant chateaux. Middle school and high school trips are separate.
Our Fiji trip offers a unique experience. World Horizons- Fiji has a special relationship with the village and the tribal chief of Nakora Kula. You will live in the coastal village at the northernmost point of the beautiful island of Viti Levu, at the personal invitation of the Chief. Experience life in a simple, tribal village and know that your efforts will be enthusiastically received
College Coach provides families throughout the country with top educational counseling to maximize each student's chances of admission. All counselors are former admissions officers from the nation's top colleges. There is no better way to simplify the process and get to where you want to be. Expert advice on school selection, essays, interview prep, recommendations, and how to stand out among the competition - all you need to know to get in!
Boost your SAT/ACT scores and year-end grades with videos and live tutoring delivered to your desktop! Visit CollegePrepExpress, LLC for helpful strategies. Register for our newsletter and join us on Facebook for tips and tactics to get accepted to your FIRST CHOICE school!
Two $4,000 scholarships to the SAGE Gap Semesterin the Indian Himalayas! Perfect for high school grads, this program features Himalayan trekking, service, and study of Hindi, Buddhism and more!
School Year Abroad Vietnam shares the fundamental characteristics of its sister schools in China, France, Italy, Japan, and Spain—rigorous classes, foreign language acquisition, college admissions testing and counseling, home stay, educational travel, and careful attention to health and safety.
Sponsor of the Month
The Internship Connection is a comprehensive, supervised program that provides high school, college students. and recent college graduates with "real-world" work experience during the Spring, Summer, Fall, or Gap Year through internships in Boston and New York City. Students' specific career interests are matched to mentors in their chosen field.
Your First Car . . . and Your First Insurance Bill!
Congratulations! You are the proud owner of your first car . . . and your first insurance policy! So, what type of coverage do you need? How much will it cost? To find out read the full article
Event Calendar
To view upcoming events, classes, and program application deadlines in the Greater Boston area and beyond, check out our Event Calendar.
Providing expert college admissions guidance to students and their families. Find out more at www.poppandassociates.com
Parents Join our TeenLife Parents Group on Linkedin
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