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As a follow-up to the successful 2024 NEK Community Resilience Summer Internship program, The Leahy Institute will fund housing at Sterling College for up to 12 Summer 2025 NEK interns. 

Travis Reynolds, ÈÕº«ÎÞÂë Community Development and Applied Economics faculty member, will serve as an ongoing participant in the program. Community members and intern hosts will work with Travis to plan and present a pre-service orientation and weekly intern cohort gatherings throughout the summer. 

 Kristen Andrews, ÈÕº«ÎÞÂë Internship Outreach and Engagement Coordinator at the Career Center and the Leahy Institute, will support employers throughout the process as they develop intern job descriptions, post the positions, choose candidates, host their interns, and provide feedback.   

  Leahy Institute staff will provide assistance in identifying and applying for grants to cover intern wages.  

Summer, 2025 Northeast Kingdom Intern Opportunities below:

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Summary: Maintain our new website, help to build & create content for our social media channels, and be present at all farmers markets throughout the course of the internship to help with various tasks, projects, and data collection efforts. 

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Summary: Play a key role in planning and executing summer programming for students, engaging in community organizing, and fostering relationships with local partners to deepen and sustain our work.  

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Summary:  Please return soon for more info about this opportunity.

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Summary: Shape the culture of a group of campers and to be THE PERSON that kids fondly remember when they think about their summer camp experience.

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Summary: Ensure that all appropriate safety precautions are taken and that children’s health and safety needs are met during the Summer Enrichment Program.  Stocks, manages, and staffs the First Aid station. 

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Summary: Collaborate with, delegate to, and lead Behavioral, Health and Safety, and Enrichment Site Coordinators, Counselors, and Jr Counselors to ensure the program runs smoothly and all safety and reporting requirements are met. 

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Summary: On-site point person responsible for all aspects of the summer camp enrichment program. Delegates tasks to the Experts, Counselors, and Jr. Counselors to ensure smooth operations.   

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Summary: Provide coverage of government, school and community meetings, along with some arts and educational activities as well as in-depth reporting on areas in the Gazette’s primary coverage area.

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Summary:  Gather accurate information about special events, interview people to confirm stories, write on a deadline, work with the editor and productions staff team to refine and improve draft copy, take photographs to go with stories. 

As a follow-up to the successful 2024 NEK Community Resilience Summer Internship program, The Leahy Institute will fund housing at Sterling College for up to 12 Summer 2025 NEK interns. 

Travis Reynolds, ÈÕº«ÎÞÂë Community Development and Applied Economics faculty member, will serve as an ongoing participant in the program. Community members and intern hosts will work with Travis to plan and present a pre-service orientation and weekly intern cohort gatherings throughout the summer. 

 Kristen Andrews, ÈÕº«ÎÞÂë Internship Outreach and Engagement Coordinator at the Career Center and the Leahy Institute, will support employers throughout the process as they develop intern job descriptions, post the positions, choose candidates, host their interns, and provide feedback.   

  Leahy Institute staff will provide assistance in identifying and applying for grants to cover intern wages.  

Summer, 2025 Northeast Kingdom Intern Opportunities below:

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Summary: Work to support the community's mission ensuring that all children have access to nutritious food, fostering their physical and cognitive development, and promoting their overall well-being.  

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Summary: Assist with final implementation steps of the Bethel Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative (VOREC) grant.  Primary focus will be on Bethel School Forest and Bethel Woods/Athletic Fields Multi Use Trail System tasks.  

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Summary: Create "How to Guides" for our equipment including 3D printers, Laser Engraver, Sewing Machines, and Vinyl cutter & press based on models from other maker spaces. Develop and teach Maker Space trainings based on workshop models gleaned from Generator.   

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Summary:  Work to help the school system better tell its "story" by  helping to publish a school newsletter. Work on a data integration project to help support teaching and learning across 10 towns and schools.  

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Summary:  The Enrichment Program Leader is responsible for designing and implementing high quality enrichment programming to campers. Programming will be based around a weekly theme chosen by Director and Site Coordinator. 

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Summary:  Assist in the execution of enrichment programs with academic, physical, and/or enrichment focus for elementary school aged children. 

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Summary:  Learn about composition of news stories, get a look inside local government, conduct interviews throughout rural central Vermont. 

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Summary:  Please return soon for more info about this internship.

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Summary:  Work under our Nursery and Project Manager to assist with maintenance of our nurseries, our Food Justice Garden, where we grow and distribute annual vegetables to local food shelves as well as helping to maintain some of our community food forest sites. 

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Summary:  Create a website that serves a community based non-profit organization. Work with a team of library staff/trustees to prioritize goals for the summer. Research free/low cost cataloging programs that would service the needs of a small rural library. 

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Summary:  Please return soon for more info about this internship.

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Summary:  Please return soon for more info about this internship.