Empowering students with language-based learning differences
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
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 developed a lot of confidence in myself since I could actually do the tasks I was assigned by trying really hard and putting my mind to them. —Siena Graduate
2026 Internship Sites
- Aldrin Elementary School
- AMT LLC
- Armstrong, Fleming, & Moore
- Barrie School
- Bethesda Big Train
- Bikes for the World
- BoneJour
- Capital Esthetics & Family Dentistry (Vienna)
- Challenger Center
- Cresa DC
- Crunch Fitness
- DC Court of Appeals
- Fala Technologies Inc.
- Friends of Homeless Animals
- Goddard School
- Grace Episcopal Day School
- I-ASC (International Association for Spelling as Communication)
- Kensington Park Senior Living
- Maryland Delegate Joe Vogel
- Maryland Ensemble Theater
- Montgomery County Council
- National Gallery of Art
- Neroli Institute
- Northgate Reality
- Onelife Fitness
- Pine Crest Elementary School
- Pink Tiger on the Wharf
- Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral
- Scottsville Neighborhood Civic Association
- Smash Studios
- Sodexo
- Southeast Tennis and Learning Center
- The Potomac School
- The Real Estate School
- The Siena School - Arts Department
- The Siena School - Marketing Department
- The Siena School - Technology Department
- True Sports PT
- UMD Athletics
- UMD Paint Branch Turfgrass Facility
- YMCA of San Juan
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