Internship
Learning Through Internship Program (LTI):
Denver Big Picture 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.
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:
• writing and maintaining resumes;
• making professional phone calls;
• professional phone and email messaging;
• following up with contacts in the community;
• preparing for interviews;
• attending interviews;
• writing professional thank you letters;
• conducting job shadows;
• punctuality, reliability and daily workplace expectations;
• professional interaction skills;
• creating a project timeline;
• project completion;
• accepting and growing from real-world evaluation and feedback.
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
Hair Works
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
Marriott City Center Day Spa
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
Ya Ya Spa
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