Do you consider yourself to be
really creative and artistic? Do you have a strong appreciation for art
history and an interest in visual arts? Are you motivated by the idea
that all kids should access to arts classes to help with their overall
successful and development? We provide the girls in our
program with a high quality, comprehensive visual arts curriculum. Students
learn about works of art from cultures around the world, how to look at art
using art vocabulary and concepts; and how to express themselves by creating
their own unique masterpieces. Our curriculum introduces and reinforces
foundational concepts like drawing, painting, and sculpture techniques. The
multifaceted lessons develop students' critical-thinking skills, creativity,
visual literacy, self-esteem, and an appreciation of other cultures. Well,
if your interest has been piqued, you may have stumbled upon an amazing
internship opportunity that will be as rewarding as it impactful.
Super 7 Girls would not function without the help of summer
interns. Given that we operate an intensive after school program during
the school year, we use the Summer to refine our programming as well as create
new programming. Summer interns help us in this process and help us to do
this more effectively. The ability of interns to redirect their focus
from week to week, day to day, hour to hour and sometimes minute to minute is
critical to the successful operation of this summer internship. This
internship requires for you to be positive, solutions-oriented, resourceful and
flexible. We value having divergent thinkers who bring various
experiences and viewpoints to Super 7 Girls.
About Super 7 Girls
Super
7 Girls mission is simple - We help girls from under-resourced communities of
color have superpowers (you read that right!). Now, when we talk about
superpowers we don’t mean that in the metaphysical sense. When we discuss
superpowers we are discussing a certain mindset. By helping girls build various
skill sets that they need, they will feel emboldened, confident, smarter
and…yep, you got it…superpowered. They will know that there is nothing that
they are unable to conquer and that no challenge is too great.
So,
you must be curious?!? How does one go about giving superpowers? We know that
superpowers grow from consistent access to curriculum that focuses on
education, health, financial literacy, policy, arts, leadership development,
and global engagement and this consistent access helps the girls have a deep
understanding of how their increased knowledge means a stronger ability to take
on life’s challenges. We also know that their increased knowledge base disrupts
the cycle of generational poverty and transforms the life outcomes and
trajectories of the girls in our program. In essence, their superpowers enhance
their overall well-being and helps them dream new dreams.
As
you can see, we have big, hairy, audacious goals and we need bold volunteers to
act as role models of this superpower mindset – visionary, courageous,
confident, determined and reflective. Our environment is fast paced and dynamic
and volunteers work hard. With that said, what makes our culture amazing is
that everyone is willing to help with any task because we are all working
towards the goal of helping these girls be amazing superpowered individuals.
Shared Values and Expectations
- Serve as an ambassador of Super 7 Girls, demonstrating our mission and values in a positive and professional manner and acting as a role model of superpower mindset
- Commit to building a safe, child-focused community
- Demonstrate professionalism, dependability and accountability
- Take initiative to analyze and solve problems
- Treat others with courtesy and respect
- Maintain a high standard of ethics, integrity and confidentiality
- Commitment to educational programming for children
- Flexibility to meet changing work needs and demands
- Ability to work collaboratively on a high functioning team
- Openness to feedback and desire to grow professionally
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Creative, strategic and analytical thinker with the ability to manage multiple projects
- Able to work with and open to learning about new communities and the varying issues that impact those communities
Experience & Education
- At least 2 years of college, college graduate, or graduate student
- Background in arts related field such as visual arts or art history
- Demonstrated leadership experience
Essential Duties, Responsibilities & Requirements
- Volunteers would be working with girls from 3rd grade to 7th grade.
- Depending how many volunteers we have, there may be an opportunity to teach more than on grade.
- Each curriculum lasts for about an hour
- Each grade level has their own curriculum focus
- The curriculum needs to be taught once a week and typically this curriculum is taught on Fridays between the hours of 3:00pm - 6:30pm.
- We have a gallery walk at the end of each quarter and all artwork completed by the girls is included in this special quarterly event.
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