Setting up your Practicum experience

All paperwork for Practicum is available on this website; adult partner paperwork is on the Capstone Partner page and should be completed by your adult partner.  

Talking or emailing with potential Adult Partner

• Introduce yourself: State your name and mention you are a student at the Henry Ford Academy (inside Greenfield Village).

• State your purpose: Explain that you are completing an internship for graduation.

• Express your interests: Clearly state the field or subject you are interested in learning about during your practicum.

• Outline the time commitment: Mention that you have 6 weeks to complete 65 total hours of internship.

• Clarify the structure: Note that while you can shadow multiple people, you need at least 30 hours with one primary person.

• Mention the final project: Explain that you are required to develop a research question and create a product related to your learning experience.

• Provide next steps: Ask the professional to contact both you and your teacher if they are interested, and provide your teacher's name and email address.

• Facilitate the process: Mention that your teacher will need to briefly meet with them to provide details and answer any questions.