SOUTHBRIDGE — Superintendent/Receiver Jeffrey Villar is pleased to announce that twelve Southbridge students will participate in the High School Senior Internship Education Project run by MassHire.
The program’s goal is to support the growth of the teacher pipeline in Massachusetts by providing students interested in a career in education with real-life experience working in an educational setting. The program also aims to increase diversity so that the future educator population is reflective of students in the state.
Starting this month, students will intern eight hours each week over the course of 23 weeks in the district’s morning or afternoon tutoring programs or the 21st Century Program, an enrichment program that focuses on building English Language Arts and social-emotional learning skills. Students are paid through the program.
Students will interact with students, learn how to explain lessons by co-teaching with veteran teachers, supervise small groups of students and more.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for high school students with an interest in the educational sector to get hands-on, meaningful experience working with students. I know our student interns are looking forward to getting started on this project,” Superintendent/Receiver Villar said.
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