Time Logs Due on Wednesday, February 1
Don't forget to submit your Time Log on time! To download the form, click here.
Bollywood Opera Coming to TRCS (And you can be in it!)
Agni Varsha, an opera by the acclaimed Indian play writer Arjun Sarjani, will be staged at TRCS this May. The producers are looking for singers and assistants to help with costumes. Singers will be given small parts in the chorus, and assistants will help select costumes for the production. If interested, send an email to girelleguzman@gmail.com.
Spring Semester Internships
Many of you are in the process of finding a new internship for spring semester. Last week we published a list of programs so that you are aware of the many and exciting choices available to you. Here are three more: Learn to Learning to Look @ Noguchi Museum
Deadline extended to January 30, 2012
This program is ideal for students who are interested in learning how to analyze art critically, and in developing skills in sculpture. You can read more about the program here. Transportation to the museum by yellow bus will be provided.
READ Alliance
Presentation: February 1, 2012
Do you love working with children? Would you like to get paid to teach students in kindergarten and first grade how to read? If you answered yes, then READ Foundation may be the right program for you. Joan Minaya is recruiting at TRCS on February 1st during lunch. To attend the presentation, RSVP at girelleguzman@gmail.com
Teen Reviewers and Critics
Deadline: February 5, 2012
This is a great program for aspiring journalists who also love the arts. In TRaC you will have the opportunity to attend art shows and performances and to sharpen your writing skills. For more information and the application, click this link.
Each summer, the average American student loses approximately two months of learning. Lack of exposure to reading and other intellectual activities during summer vacation is the primary reason students from high-income household outperform their low-income counterparts in reading and in math. Beat the achievement gap by participating in summer programs that are demanding and that satisfy your interests and curiosity. Below are a few suggestions. Please email Girelle at girelleguzman@gmail.com if you would like to participate in any of these programs listed.
Art, Dance and Music
NYC Summer Arts Institute - Deadline February 17
Young Dancemakers Company - Email Girelle at girelleguzman@gmail.com for audition information.
Animal Care
Prospect Park Zoo - Deadline February 5
NYC Aquarium - Deadline March 15
Business
Careers Opportunities in the Accounting Professions - Deadline March 1
Education
Breakthrough Collaborative Teaching Fellowship - Deadline February 27
Film
Tribeca Film Fellows - Deadline February 17
Ghetto Film School - Deadline February 27
Health and Medicine
High School Health Internship Program - Email Girelle for more information.
Law and Social Policy
Columbia University Institute for Social and Economic Research - Deadline March 5
NYC Bar Association Summer Law Program - Deadline February 10
Science and Engineering
American Museum of Natural History - March 15
NASA NYC Summer Research Institute - Deadline February 10
Roswell Park Cancer Institute - March 1
Sports and Science Camp at Colgate University - Deadline March 2