New York City is filled with opportunities – paid and unpaid – for our students to engage in outside of school. Listed here are organizations and programs that offer young people the chance to engage in alternative ways.
This list will be updated on an ongoing basis, so we encourage your families to check back often.
*SOF does not endorse any of these programs or organizations*
School Year Programming (paid and unpaid):
ACE Mentor Program of Greater NY (Architecture, Construction and Engineering)
American Museum of Natural History (AMNH)
Brown Science Scholars: Bridge Up Stem
Collectiv3 (Fashion and Design)
DiscNY: Ultimate Frisbee League NYC
Educating Adventures Limited (Snow Careers)
HK Makers Lab/Harlem Biospace Hypothekids
International Center of Photography – Teen Academy
Rockaway Waterfront Alliance- Environmentor & Shore Corps Programs
Rockefeller University Lab Jumpstart
Science Research Mentor Program(SRMP)
Spring 2019 Internship at YCteen Magazine
The Teen Reviewers and Critics (TRaC)
Wave Hill WERM program (ecology research)
Whitney Museum of Art- Teen Programs
Summer Programs: (paid and unpaid)
Bank of America Student Leaders Program
Brooklyn Navy Yard Internships
Children’s Museum Summer Art Colony Internship
CUNY HIRES Program (Earth Systems Science & Engineering)
CUNY College Now Stem Research Academy
DOROT’s Summer Teen Internship Program
HEAF: College Quest High School Enrichment
Lloyd Sherman Scholars CEYE Program
NYU ARISE Program (science & engineering)
New York Historical Society: Tech Scholars
New York City Department of Design and Construction
Pace University’s Summer Scholars Institute
Rockefeller University Lab Jumpstart
Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP)
Resource Organizations:
The Door (Counseling, SAT prep, Art programs)
One-Time or Short Term Opportunities:
Volunteer Opportunities
VISIONS – Services for the Visually Impaired
