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Exploring Career Interests
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"The most important thing I learned about myself in the program is how hard I can work and how much I can push myself." —Siena Student
Exploring College Major and Career Options
Each year, Siena high school students undertake a two-week volunteer internship. With guidance from Siena teachers, students choose a new internship annually to explore career interests through direct experience. Students have chosen a broad range of internships, including art studios, theaters, veterinary clinics, architectural and law firms, schools, technology and web design vendors, soup kitchens, and other venues that appropriately support a student's interests and development. Each student completes a project related to their internship.
Addressing the National Career Development Guidelines, these two-week internships provide students with a work-based learning experience, requiring them to apply their personal skills and interests to a professional environment. There are three stages to the internship program: preparation, participation, and reflection. In addition to identifying internship opportunities based on personal skills and interests, students learn about professional expectations. These include the practical implications of time management, the importance of attire, and more.
I learned that I can be confident in my ability to function in a workplace and act professionally. —Siena Student
Internship FAQs
Learn about Siena's internships processes from our Internship Coordinator and College Counselor, Marian Carpenter:
2023 Internship Sites
- AMT Engineering
- Argyle Country Club
- ASDEC
- A Wider Circle
- Barrie School
- Best Friends Veterinary Hospital
- Bethesda Elementary School
- Capitol Hill Day School
- CGS Architects
- Cherry Blossom Properties
- Community Bridges
- Copper Note
- Croydon Creek Nature Center
- CS Fletcher LLC
- Daily Soup Restaurant
- Daniel Stuart, Iron Antler Forge
- Flux Studio
- Garrett Park Elementary School
- Gediyon Kifle Photography
- Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce
- Holy Cross Hospital
- Holy Redeemer School
- Janney Elementary School
- Keegan Theater
- Kensington Park Senior Living
- Lisa Sheldon Photography LLC
- ManneqArt
- Meridiam
- Montgomery Child Care Association of Kensington
- Montgomery County Volunteer Fire Department
- Painter-Lewis PLC
- Post-Op Media
- Reading Partners DC
- Restart Global
- The River School
- Samantha Friedman Interiors
- Schweinhaut Senior Center
- Selby's Food Service
- Six Half Dozen Design Studio
- So What Else
- Strong Roots Web Design
- Terrapin Bicycles
- The Lion's Den
- TriPointe Homes
- Vietnam Veterans Association
- Walter Reed Medical Center
- Washington Talent Agency