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Internships
"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 at our Silver Spring campus, 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 at Siena's Silver Spring campus 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.
Internship FAQs
Learn about Siena's internships processes from our Internship Coordinator and College Counselor, Marian Carpenter:
2022 Internship Sites
- A Wider Circle
- Arlington County Circuit Court
- ArtStream
- Avenue Holistic, LLC
- Barrie School
- Berman Hebrew Academy
- Best Friends’ Veterinary Hospital
- Bradley Hills Elementary School
- Community Bridges
- Cox, Graae & Spack Architects
- Flux Studios
- Friends of Blackwater
- Gearin' Up Bikes
- Glen Haven Elementary School
- Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce
- Holy Cross Hospital
- Imagination Stage
- Keller Williams/Onward Management
- Kensington Park Senior Living
- KID Museum
- Lowell School
- Milestone Enrichment Center
- Nutrition 301
- Prat Partners
- Rep. Jamie Raskin's Constituent Office
- So What Else?
- The Art Deco Society of Washington
- The Game Gym
- The Lab D.C.
- The River School
- Transworld
- Washington Episcopal School
- Young & Well
Independent Projects on:
- Completing Pickleball Instructor Certification
- Programming a robot with Arduino
- Creating a cooking show
- Creating video blogs on KPop
- Producing a film