What is Internship?

INTERNSHIP

750 – INTRODUCTION TO SCHOOL-TO-CAREER 101 - Level 02                              Grades 11, 12 

                                                                         2.5 credits

This introductory course will allow students to explore career opportunities through internships in their chosen areas.  These internships can range from construction, law, accounting, medicine, or retail management. Students will leave school during the last period of the day and go to work on their internships.  Norton’s School-to-Career Coordinator will meet weekly with the students involved in these internships and also with the businesses who are using these student interns. Students and teacher will meet once a week to work on career building activities.  Students will receive credit for the time they are doing their internships. Should an employer wish to have students work beyond their scheduled hours, they would then be able to pay the students. A major part of this course is the completed Portfolio.  If a student does not sufficiently complete the portfolio requirement, the student will not pass the class. 

Prerequisite:  Obtain necessary application packet from School-to-Career Coordinator to be completed and returned before the beginning of May.  Find a work site/mentor to do your internship and provide contact information to the coordinator by the end of June. Students’ grades, attendance, and discipline record will be taken into consideration when selecting students for this course.

751 – ADVANCED SCHOOL-TO-CAREER 102 – Level 02                                           Grades 11, 12

                            2.5 credits

This advanced course will allow students to further explore career opportunities through internships in their chosen areas. Student will learn more about their chosen field and create a working portfolio.  Students will leave school during the last period of the day and go to work on their internships. Norton’s School-to-Career Coordinator will meet weekly the students involved in these internships and also with the businesses who are using these student interns. Students and teacher will meet once a week to work on career building activities.  Students will receive credit for the time they are doing their internships. Should an employer wish to have students work beyond their scheduled hours, they would then be able to pay the students. If a student does not sufficiently complete the portfolio requirement, the student will not pass the class.

Prerequisite:  Passed School to Career 101 with a “C” or better, have teacher’s approval and career counselor’s approval.

STUDENTS MAY ONLY TAKE COURSE 750 AND 751 ONE TIME EACH.

Internship Application Packet

Massachusetts Work Based Learning Plan

What is Senior Project?

SENIOR PROJECT

753 – SENIOR PROJECT– Level 02                           Grade 12

Academic Expectations 1, 2, 3, 4, 6                                    2.5 credits

The Senior Project is designed to offer students the opportunity for self-directed study in a subject area of their choosing. This course allows for a broad spectrum of independent study topics and provides an opportunity for motivated students to construct their own research-based experience. During spring course selection, prospective juniors develop a proposal for a project to be completed during the first semester of senior year. Upon committee approval, students receive a Senior Project Handbook and identify subject-specific mentors.  Each student will produce, but is not limited to: a declarative visual, an approved proposal, a research paper, a documented portfolio, and culminating presentations. 

Senior Project Letter of Intent

Senior Project Packet