Henry Barnard Laboratory School

 

Name of Organization: (Include hyperlink) : Henry Barnard Laboratory School ( http://henrybarnardschool.org/ )

Address: 600 Mt Pleasant Ave, Providence, RI 02908

Description of the overall mission of this organization: "The mission of Henry Barnard School's faculty and staff is to provide an inclusive, positive, safe, creative hands-on learning environment, where children are challenged academically and encouraged to be socially responsible members of our diverse learning community."

Ages of youth served: 3-11 (Pre-school through Grade 5)

Name of Mentor: Elizabeth Orton 

Hours worked: (number, days, times) : 12 hours due to pandemic Monday, Tuesdays, Fridays 8-12am

Description of your role and duties: (include administrative or hands-on or both) : Teacher associate in preschool classroom & hands-on activities/centers with the kids, helped set up snacks and lunch, assisted in library, Spanish  and music class

Description of the culture of the place (how many people in the office, dress code, communication style) : dress code was very casual.. Was able to wear sneakers and comfy clothes but nothing like sweatpants. 

Additional Requirements: (travel, etc) : Only requirement was having an up-to-date BCI on file

Special notes on process of getting this internship: Rachael set me up with Elizabeth, who I reached out to via email. We set up a day for an interview and for me to meet the kids. I was able to come in the next day with my BCi and start that morning. 

Other internship opportunities with this organization: N/A

What three TAGS would you use to label this internship?

sports, preschool, DCYF, teenagers, administrative, trauma, mentoring, hands-on, art, science, afterschool, dance, curriculum, library, school, leadership, paid, 

#preschool #hands-on #centers

Your name: Stephanie Dionizio

Your cohort: 7

Your email address if others can contact you: sdionizio@yahoo.com