The Vickery Meadow Future Leaders Academy teaching internship is an incredible summer opportunity where you get to utilize your talents and skills to Inspire, Engage, and Encourage middle and high school students (called Teen Leaders) and help them get to college.

The Future Leaders Academy Internship begins May 27, 2025 and runs for nine (9) consecutive weeks, Monday through Thursday, from 8:00am to 3:00pm and Fridays 8:30am to 1:30pm until July 25, 2025. Interns are employed through the Equal Heart AmeriCorps program, which works in conjunction with the Future Leaders Academy program.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS AND STIPEND INFORMATION 

Interns will receive a living allowance of $3,000 paid out biweekly ($666.67) and a $1,565.08 education award after completing 300 hours of summer service (36 hours a week). 

If you will be entering your third year of college in the fall semester or if you are a recent college graduate (within 2 years), please complete the application below to apply for the Future Leaders Academy Internship.

You must submit both applications to be considered!

During the in-person 9-week summer program, you will:

• Actively engage in planning, creating, and facilitating lessons, lesson planning, curriculum support, and instruction/delivery to Teen Leaders.

• Facilitate project-based activities that help Teen Leaders create change in their own neighborhood and beyond.

• Encourage and engage authentically and appropriately with Teen Leaders sharing your experiences, lessons learned, best advice, and knowledge

• Chaperone and participate in weekly field trips and college visits to actively expose Teen Leaders to new opportunities

• Celebrate, respect, and engage in creating an inclusive, respectful environment celebrating the unique multicultural diversity within our Teen Leaders and organization.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS April 11th OR UNTIL SPOTS ARE FILLED. 

For more information, contact Cassandra Garcia at cassandra@vmydf.com or

(469) 436-9203.