 
Message from the Assistant Principal
As part of the network of Big Picture schools (http://www.bigpicture.org), Skyland Community High School offers an innovative curriculum that utilizes each student’s interests and passions to inspire a love of learning.
Universally, we are aware that people are most likely to learn—and remember—information when it resonates on a personal level and relates to personal experience. Based on this understanding, Skyland helps students investigate their interests and find real-world Internships in the community, in order to pursue these passions.
We have rigorous standards for our students’ Internship experiences. In addition to performing daily tasks essential to any Internship site, each student must propose and complete a challenging project to meet specific standards-aligned academic requirements, while also serving a real-world purpose for the Mentor and the Internship site.
That means our students are learning in high school to produce work worthy of professional workplace standards. It means tangible accomplishments allow our students to build essential life skills and increase self-confidence. And it means our Internship sites gain meaningful outcomes, in addition to contributing to the growth and learning of Denver’s urban kids.
While our Internship sites serve as the backbone of our academic program and provide incredible learning opportunities for our students, we find that our Mentors often learn and grow as much as our students through these experiences.
If you are interested in learning more about our Internship program, or about mentoring one or our students, please contact:
David Fulton Assistant Principal (303) 388-4759 x 203
How to Get an Internship
In addition to obtaining Internships, Skyland students learn essential job-hunting skills through our Internship program. Our entire staff supports this process for our students, but a student must take ownership in order to ensure that he or she acquires an Internship related to a genuine personal interest or passion.
Some of the skills our students gain include:
Internship Site List
Some of the remarkable Denver businesses supporting our students by hosting Internships include: Adastra Design Aguilar Design Group Barrett Elementary School The Children’s Hospital Citizen Pictures The Denver Botanic Garden Denver Firefighters Museum Denver School of Massage Therapy Denver Parks and Recreation Special Needs Program The Denver Waldorf School Denver Women’s Commission DeProduction Studios Dougal’s Catering The Empowerment Program Family Star Montessori Fowler Software Design Front Range Acting Studio
Glenarm
Recreation Center Habitat for Humanity Highlands Yoga Johnson Recreation Center KBNO Radio Kunsberg School at National Jewish Hospital Laredo Elementary School Lollilocks Children’s Salon M & D’s Soul Food Restaurant
Mandala
Community Center Midwifery Mercy Housing Metro Taxi Metropolitan State College of Denver MicroBusinessDevelopment Mile High Montessori Mitchell Elementary School Mountain View Child Care Nohana Sushi Restaurant Peace Jam Rocky Mountain PBS So All Might Eat (SAME) Café Tender Touch Animal Hospital University of Denver Very Special Arts
Waldorf
Pet Spa Mentor a Kid
By mentoring a Skyland Community High School student, you can share your own profession and passion—and positively affect a young life. You can provide a setting for a high school student to learn and grow in remarkable ways.
While our Internship sites serve as the backbone of our academic program and provide incredible learning opportunities for our students, we find that our Mentors often gain as much as our students through these experiences.
Our students generally work at Internship sites on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Each Internship is carefully set up and led by a student’s Advisor, in order to support and maximize the experience for the student and the Mentor.
If you are interested in learning more about our Internship program, or about mentoring one or our students, please contact:
David Fulton Assistant Principal (303) 388-4759 x 203 |
