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Our November Edition of TeenLife Boston Connections features a variety of opportunities and resources that help students connect and engage with the world beyond school.
- Read why Boston College student Evan Carper believes that taking a gap year to serve in City Year was the best decision he ever made; learn about engaging activities and programs that middle and high school students can participate in during the holiday break.
- Are you interested in gap year and yearlong academic programs abroad? Do you have questions about college admissions? Check out this month's featured programs & resources.
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The Benefits of Giving a Year With City Year: An Interview with City Year Corps Alum Evan Carper
 Former City Year Corps Member Evan Carper (left) with student Jonathon (right). "It was Valentine's Day and Jonathan got dressed up so all the girls would, in his words, 'think I'm really handsome,' " remembers Evan. "He was one of the kids I worked with one-on-one and we became best buddies during the year."
Wellesley High School junior Casey Accardi recently interviewed Boston College junior Evan Carper about his experience serving with City Year, a non-profit founded on the belief that young people can change the world. Evan believes that taking a gap year to participate in City Year was the best decision he ever made. Read why
Holiday Vacation Activities and Programs for Teens
Traveller’s Worldwide offers students a variety of engaging
community service projects to take part in during winter break
It may be fun to lounge around in pajamas and veg out over winter break, but it’s also important to use the time off of school to explore new interests. In this article, we suggest some programs that offer engaging and interesting activities for teens to participate in during the holiday break that will definitely keep you off the couch and on your feet. Read Full Article
Volunteer & Internship Opportunities
 November 14th (Topsfield): The 19th Annual Used Toy Fair to benefit Community Giving Tree will be back at the Topsfield Fairgrounds on Saturday, Nov. 14th, 9am – noon. Volunteer to help sort pre-school toy donations and bring your friends! 
November 25th (Newton): Minga, a youth-run non-profit dedicated to ending the child sex trade has plenty of internship positions available: from Youth Outreach Coordinators to Web Designers to Club Coordinators to an Assistant Campaign Director. Applications due by November 25th. 
December 9th (Cambridge): Get involved with People Making a Difference and volunteer to help make useful lego kits that will help students learn Biology. Volunteers must sign up by 11/30/2009 to participate in this project.  December 15th: Serve as a Kitchen Volunteer for The Boston Rescue Mission and support the less fortunate of Boston who are living on the streets. Working in the kitchen is one of the Mission’s most popular activities. Volunteers enjoy the interaction with the homeless guests who are served and experience first-hand the daily workings of a soup kitchen.  School-Year (Newton): Discovering What's Next needs a young adult, age 16 or older, for the Fall of 2009 & Winter of 2010, to teach Facebook. You will meet with two or three adults for an hour to teach them how to use this social networking skill. Help bridge the generation gap!  School-Year (Boston, Somerville, Mattapan): Home, Inc. is seeking Media Mentors to help students realize the full potential of their skills and creative visions. Home, Inc. offers various types of mentoring opportunities that can be tailored to each individual.  School-Year (Boston): The Asian American Civic Association (AACA) is looking for Youth Council Members. AACA is also looking for volunteers to write for its local newspaper and volunteers to serve on its Entrepreneurs in Action Team.
Want more? Check out our Teen Help Wanted section
Featured Programs & Resources
 Study Latin on the beaches of the Mediterranean! A world of adventure and learning awaits! Apply for a program with School Year Abroad (SYA)—a nonprofit school which offers yearlong academic programs to high school Juniors and Seniors. SYA’s schools are located in China, France, Italy, Japan, Spain and Vietnam. Students live with host families while earning U.S. graduation credits and preparing for top U.S. colleges. SYA grants over $2.7 million in need based financial aid to talented students.
 Admission Specialists is a college consulting firm in Boston. The principal of the firm, Will Dunfey, has been an independent college consultant for 15 years and also has served as a chief admission officer at several universities in New England. Students and families may seek short-term "targeted" service or long-term advice about the admissions process. Assistance comes in the form of academic assessment; a series of recommendations about appropriate college choices; preparation for campus trips and interviews; review of essays, resumes, and portfolios; and advice about merit aid. Will Dunfey has visited over 500 universities in the U.S. and Canada and has guided students to enrollment at over 100 colleges. Carpe Diem offers semester and year-long programs designed to safely challenge every student through service, travel, community and cultural exchange abroad. Our leaders are trained to facilitate personal growth and learning within the structure of an academic semester. We consciously teach our students how to be better group leaders and better self-leaders—and how to safely travel independently anywhere in the world. University credit and FAFSA funding is available. The average age of student participants ranges from 17-22. El Casal is a gap year program in Barcelona, Spain, for high school graduates (17 to 19 years of age) who are ready to do something different and exciting before entering college. Ideal candidates are intellectually curious, adventurous and interested in gaining perspective on the world around them. El Casal offers intensive courses in Spanish; seminars in art, film and current events; community service, outdoor adventure, and homestays with families in Barcelona. Two sessions offered, each lasting about 100 days. Rolling admission. Sea|mester offers a range of unique educational adventures where students live full-time aboard either S/Y Ocean Star or S/Y Argo while spending their entire semester sailing from island to island, country to country, or continent to continent in any number of global locations. These shipboard education programs are highly experiential, yet college-level academics are a strong component of each voyage. In this respect, students further their own knowledge as well as build their college transcripts while sailing aboard with Sea|mester. Thinking Beyond Borders takes gap year students around the world for 8 months to study the AIDS epidemic in South Africa, sustainable agriculture in India, public education in China, and clean water availability in Ecuador. While in each country, students live with families, work with non-government organizations, and study with local professors to develop a broad perspective on an issue. When students return to the US, they meet with representatives from the United Nations, World Bank, US Congress, and other government and grassroots organizations.
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Upcoming High School Contests
 November: Now open for entries, The Art Institute's Passion for Fashion Competition 2010 challenges high school seniors to create the best original design in two categories: fashion design and fashion marketing, merchandising or retail management. The excellent part? Two grand prize winners will have the opportunity to earn a full tuition scholarship to study fashion at an Art Institutes school, as well as tour Seventeen magazine’s offices, have lunch with a style pro, indulge in a $500 shopping spree, attend New York City Fashion Week — and blog about the experience on Seventeen.com. Entries due November 20th, 2009.
 November-January: Each year, the United Nations Association of the USA publishes a topic and question of particular importance to the international community. This year's National High School Essay Contest on the United Nations focuses on Millennium Development Goal Eight, and asks students to tackle the challenge of promoting development through international partnership. 1st Place winners receive a $1500 scholarship and a trip to New York to attend UNA-USA Member's Day at the United Nations in March 2010. Applications due January 5th, 2010.
Boston Youth Moves
In Association with
The Jeannette Neill Dance Studio
Presents
Not! The Nutcracker
December 4th & 5th
More Upcoming Events
November 14th
*Topsfield- Annual Toy Fair at the Community Giving Tree
November 18th
November 20th
November 27th
December 5th
Decemer 10th
Ongoing Events
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check out our Event Calendar.
Save the Date! TeenLife Boston 2010 Community Service Fair
Sunday, February 7, 2010
from 1-4pm
The Mall at Chestnut Hill
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