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Thank you for exploring the Naperville District 203 Career Internship Program! Together, we can grow the next generation of professionals in our community and in your industry, all while helping you earn a strong return on your investment along the way. Though our Illinois State Board of Education approved pathway endorsement program, our Naperville District 203 Internship students come to you prepared, vetted, and supported for an experiential learning opportunity with you and your organization. We take pride in knowing our Internship Program is a symbiotic relationship where our internship students learn and grow from your expertise and mentorship, while they add value and bring fresh perspectives to your organization, maximizing your ROI.
Employer Partners Consistently Benefit From The Following ROI
Low risk, high reward model for accessing emerging local talent, building relationships, and supporting early career initiatives.
Provide businesses with skilled, short-term (and potential long-term) support to complete projects while helping students gain valuable professional experiences.
A sustainable pipeline of students who are prepared, vetted, supported, and excited to add value in their community.
Access to Gen Z Internship students who bring fresh perspectives, innovative ideas, and added capacity.
Shared investment in our local and future workforce.
Opportunities to develop, mentor, influence, and grow the talent pipeline in your industry and in our community.
Increased visibility and reputation within our community.
Strong partnerships with Naperville District 203 and neighboring districts.
Enhance workplace culture through service and leadership.
The potential to identify and recruit motivated students who could become valuable long-term employees.
Building relationships and stories within our community. Internships are partnerships, not philanthropy!
Investment
Time: 15-45 minutes per week that includes meeting with internship student(s), assigning tasks/projects, providing feedback and mentorship.
Compensation: When students are adding value to an organization, they are often paid; however, pay is not required. If the employer/mentor would like to pay their intern(s), the employer/mentor can determine their form of pay, for example, hourly pay, honorarium, small scholarship, etc.
End of internship experience: provide your employer reflection, along with the intern's self-reflection, on a shared document.
What Are Your Needs, Challenges, or Blockers That An Internship Student Can Solve For You?
What tasks or deliverables can a prepared, vetted, and supported high school student do for you?
What are items 8-10 on your to-do list that you can never get to that our well-prepared high school internship students can do for you?
What challenges or problems are you facing that a student or a small team of students can brainstorm, research, and help you solve?
What routine projects or responsibilities can you confidently hand off to a motivated high school intern with training and support?
What “nice-to-have” initiatives that never make it to the top of your list that a high school student intern can bring to life for you?
Where could an extra set of hands—or a fresh perspective—make your daily operations smoother or more efficient?
What emerging ideas, creative campaigns, or community engagement efforts could students help research, design, or pilot for you?
What backlog of tasks or new opportunities could a prepared intern tackle for you to free up time for your staff to focus on higher-level work?
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