Science & Math Service Learning Program Internship

Earn 3 upper-division credits and satisfy various graduation requirements while engaging "academically at-risk" children (3rd-8th grades) in fun, hands-on science or math activities or conducting science demonstrations (Science is Fun). You don't need to be a science or math expert. Appropriate for students of any major and at any level (freshman through senior & grad students).

• No specialized science or math expertise required.
  • work with children at a middle-school or elementary school level.
  • work closely with your supervisor and fellow interns.
• Lead a small group of 2 to 5 children in fun, hands-on activities. (You may request to work with English-language-learners.)
• Interns work together as a team in the same classroom, developing activities under the guidance of their supervisor.
• Interns work with the same small group of children all semester.
• This fosters the formation of a close relationship with the children so that in addition to teaching science, interns serve as college-student mentors or role models.
• This is particularly important since the high school drop out rate in the communities served is extremely high.
• Brief writting assignments and short readings are designed to help interns reflection upon and learn from their internship experiences.
• There are no exams or term papers.

• You must either have already successfully completed the required class or its equivalent

or

• Enroll in the pre/corequisite class in addition to the internship

Internship Weekly Time Requirements