By Alex Houston | Program Operations and Development Manager
Enroot students participate in after school professional internships that allow students to learn new skills and make connections in the community. Read the accounts of two of our Somerville students on their internship experience:
Laura*, 11th Grade, from Brazil:
"I had an internship interview at Somerville Community Schools Program organization. Before the interview I felt nervous and anxious, but in the middle the conversation I got more comfortable, and the interview went well. In the room we answered the questions together and I felt more easy, and another reason for my feeling comfortable was we practiced the questions in the Enroot program before the interview. They asked me what I want to improve and my answer was I want to improve and learn more about work with children, do some different activities, meet more people, and I want to improve my English."Camila*, 9th grade, from Brazil:
"I go to Somerville City Hall for my internship after school. I create tables on Excel, and enter required data. I organize files and folders in the office. I also highlight required data that I am asked for. I learned how to access and work with excel. I have learned how to keep myself organized. I interact with people at work, and I feel confident to talk to new people now. I would like to learn what is the data they give me to work with. Thanks Enroot for the opportunity to intern at City Hall."One of our internship supervisors summed up the experience from his perspective: "We had a great experience with our intern and we’re happy we were able to provide a learning environment for an Enroot student and look forward to hosting in the future!" We appreciate our internship partner sites for providing learning opportunities to our students.
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