EDUCATION INTERNSHIPS
| Andrew Lewis Middle School www.salem.k12.va.us/alms Former Intern Information: Kathryn Drumwright, drumwri@vt.edu (Interdisciplinary Studies) Paid Internship? No Quote: "It was beneficial in the sense that my internship allowed me to see if I wish to pursue a career as a teacher." |
| Blacksburg New School www.new-school.org Paid Internship? No Quote: "I also learned a lot about how to teach, how to mediate, how to interact with others, etc." |
Blacksburg High School |
| Blacksburg Middle School Former Intern Information: Sara Klingensmith, sklingo4@vt.edu (Human Development) Paid Internship? No Duties: reading with a student, helping get through chapters, asking/answering questions Quote: "I ganed a lot of knowledge from the teachers and kids in those |
| Campus Alcohol Abuse Prevention Center - Virginia Tech Contact: Steve Clarke, sclarke@vt.edu Former Intern Information: Sara Klingensmith, sklingo4@vt.edu (Human Development) Paid Internship? No Quote: "I learned a lot about what it looks like to work in an office." |
| Chantilly High School www.fcps.edu/chantillyhs Contact Information: Beth Downey and Amy Granahan (703) 208-7807 Former Intern Information; Emily Williams, emilyw@vt.edu (Business Education and Marketing Education) Paid Internship? No |
Children's Garden |
| Christiansburg High School http://chs.mcps.org/ Former Intern Information: Lauren Patterson (Agricultural Education) Paid Internship? No Quote: "It gave me experience in the classroom working with students and it has prepared me to student teach next semester." |
| Gilbert Linkous Elementary School www.mcps.org/linkous Former Intern Information: Lindsey Jarrett, lmjarret@vt.edu (Interdisciplinary Studies) Paid Internship? No Quote: "Was able to see that I definitely want to teach, but I also enjoy the younger students a lot more than the older ones." |
Harding Avenue Elementary School |
| Head Start www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ohs www.nhsa.org Former Intern Information: Kathryn Drumwright, drumwri@vt.edu (Interdisciplinary Studies) Paid Internship? No Quote: "It was beneficial in the sense that my internship allowed me to see if I wish to pursue a career as a teacher." |
Kipps Elementary |
Multicultural Programs and Services |
| Shawsville Elementary School www.mcps.org/ses Former Intern Information: Jennifer Matner, jmatner@vt.edu (Interdisciplinary Studies) Paid Internship? No Quote: "Good experience, chance to see how a classroom works, opportunity to become comfortable in a classroom." |
| Snowville Elementary School www.pcva.us/schools/sno/index.htm Former Intern Information: Bethany Zimmerman, bazimmer@vt.edu Paid Internship? No Quote: "The teaching and classroom management skills I obtained during this experience were priceless, and I consider this internship as a gift!" |
South Salem Elementary |
| Virginia Tech - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.cals.vt.edu Contact Information: Lori Greiner, lgreiner@vt.edu Former Intern Information: Katherine Skipp, kskipp87@vt.edu (English) Duties: I did some basic office tasks (shredding, etc.) but I also wrote articles for the various CALS newsletters and magazines. Paid Internship? Yes Quote: "It has affected my in a positive way, it was an extremely beneficial experience." Added to database: Jan, 2009 |
| YMCA at Virginia Tech www.vtymca.org Contact Information: Sandy Wirt, sandywirt@vtymca.org Former Intern Information: Hayley Hall, hbhall@vt.edu, (Interdisciplinary Studies) Paid Internship? No Quote: "I think it was beneficial because I want to go into education and with the internship I was able to work at after school programs." |