Special Opportunities

This is a great experience for Hispanic Junior and Senior students who are interested in exploring careers in government, law, advocacy and grassroots organizations.

Career Essentials is an afterschool work-readiness and career exploration program for high school students (late October – late January). Students who successfully complete Career Essentials will be better prepared to apply for our Internship Program! Interested students can apply online.

Brooklyn Public Library is currently recruiting for several of their internship programs - 100+ spots between Librarians of Tomorrow, StoryTeen, BookMatch Teen, and Youth Council. Click on the link for details and applications.

The Eastern Queens Alliance has developed a youth program called Roots and Shoots. It is a program designed to give students an opportunity to develop leadership skills and to earn community service credits. The students will work with other youth on current day global and local issues dealing with the environment and social challenges.
Click on the link below and check out the flyer in the CDC google classroom for details on the application process.

Design Discovery workshops are for high school students interested in learning more about the city’s built environment and developing their architectural design skills. Offered on weekends during the school year, these workshops combine architectural exploration with hands-on design projects, nurturing the development of design thinking and providing students with instruction in architecture fundamentals such as architectural drawing, scale measurement, model building, site and precedent analysis.