NCHS Senior Internship Program

New Canaan High School is proud to be in year thirteen of its Senior Internship Program (SIP).

For the 2023/24 school year the Senior Internship Program will be from May 20th  to June 7th.    On May 20th there will be a mandatory student meeting from 9:25am to 11:30a.m.

The Program offers NCHS seniors an opportunity to explore future careers by experiencing the world of work first hand. It also provides businesses with motivated and eager workers and a potential pool of future employees.

 What to Expect:

• SIP is an approximately three to four week, unpaid internship. It is scheduled for the last three to four weeks of the academic year. 

• Interns will work on-site at a business or organization approximately 25 hours per week, according to a schedule determined by the work site supervisor and the work site's needs. Interns will have tasks to complete off-site, such as self reflection journals, goal setting worksheets, and timesheets.

• SIP is designed to operate during school hours (on-site hours will be scheduled between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.) but other arrangements may be made with particular Interns.

• To the extent possible, students will be matched to an internship that matches their skills and interests.

 For further information, please contact Kelly DelMazio, Coordinator of the New Canaan High School Senior Internship Program, at kelly.delmazio@ncps-k12.org

Important Dates:

• 11/13/23  SIP application opens

• 1/3/24   SIP application closes

• 1/5/24   Students start to view available internship choices

• 1/5/24   Student interviews with  SIP committee begins

• 2/5/24   SIP deadline for self design (find your own)  internship proposal

• 2/3/24  Last day to pick 15 internships in SIP Program, for non self design students.

• 2/5/24  Student interviews with  SIP committee ends 

• 3/19/24  Mandatory meeting for SIP students  from 8:10a.m. to 11a.m. 

• 5/20/24  Mandatory meeting for SIP students  last names M-Z 9:25a.m.-10:25a.m. & A-L 10:30a.m.-11:30a.m.

• 5/21/24  Internships begins 

• 6/7/24   Internships  ends at 12p.m. 

• 6/7/24    Mandatory Internship Reception at 1p.m. in the auditorium  for students, site supervisors, and mentors 

SIP Committee Members-Sue Carroll,  Ari Rothman,  Kelly DelMazio, Danny Melzer, Laura Budd, Karen Wilson, Mimi Pitt,  John Knight, Marnie Zaffino, Susie Catlin, Stacey O'Malley,  Kiana O'Reilly, Michelle Schneider, Lauren Jackson, and Rose Marash