About MeshEd Collective + Action Labs | Mesh Ed – an enrichment education public benefit corporation (PBC) working in partnership with schools, cultural institutions, and nonprofits – is committed to designing and offering the highest-quality enrichment courses. MeshEd courses prepare students for the next stage in their educational journey and for the future of innovative work. We define enrichment as rigorous, collaborative out-of-school courses that often enhance core academics curriculum; MesheEd courses develop students’ character, creativity, applied learning skills, curiosity, ability to solve problems in teams, and intrinsic motivation to achieve wider goals.
All of our MeshEd “Action Lab” courses are designed for hybrid learning, accessible to remote and in-person learners, and are currently based in the heart of Dumbo, Brooklyn. Action labs foster collaboration and design thinking, culminating in digital portfolio projects that showcase students’ personal passions and community engagement that simultaneously support digital college application readiness. Previous projects have ranged from podcasts to interactive blog postings to short-form videos of how to reinvent and recycle your own clothing— all supported by a committed instructional team of experienced educators, student teachers, and celebrated guest experts in each of the fields of our labs. Our foundational framework is High-Quality Project-Based Learning that integrates socio-emotional learning (CASEL), culturally-responsive teaching (CRT), digital technology (ISTE), and the UN Sustainable Development goals. We encourage social entrepreneurship at every stage of the project-based learning cycle. Our MeshEd action labs prepare students to have robust digital portfolios of their projects ready to attach to the leading online high school and college digital applications.
Internship Roles & Responsibilities | MeshEd Collective’s 6-week summer internship program consists of two parts: (1) training in curriculum writing and our teaching practices, and (2) apprentice-teaching our action lab courses to students in grades 5-11. Guided by the MeshEd Core Team, comprised of some of the most innovative, experienced education leaders in the country, interns will gain valuable experience in the day-to-day workings of an education public benefit corporation and contribute to our real-time development of:
● curriculum writing and research in innovative K-12 education design
- Curriculum development and research will have a special focus in architecture and urban design, digital animation, AI, sustainable cooking
● action lab final student projects and digital assessment/e-portfolio design
● inclusive education practices that foster collaboration among diverse teams
● business plans and strategic partner research and support strategies
● marketing, communications, and digital media research and support strategies
Summer Internship Schedule | June 24, 2024 – August 2, 2024, Monday to Thursday, 10:00am to 5:00pm EST
Weeks At-a-Glance | The internship program consists of 3 weeks of training, 4 weeks of teaching, and 1 week of project presentations + closing reflection. You will support the development and launch of the following six action labs (click here for descriptions): 1) Art of the Podcast Lab, 2) Documentary Filmmaking Lab I; 3) Sustainable Fashion Lab; 4) Climate Action Lab; 5) Green Urban Design & Architectural Drawing Lab (Pilot), 6) Food Justice Lab (Pilot).
- Pre-Weeks (May): We come together in 3 virtual evening meetings to meet the team and intern cohort as well as ground in core MeshEd project-based learning practices. Interns will also be expected to complete asynchronous training webinars independently.
- Weeks 1-3: Interns will learn the core principles of Mesh Ed’s project-based learning pedagogy and begin curriculum design, research, and writing. Interns will also brainstorm and begin personal project topics, managing their own processes with support.
- Weeks 4-8: Interns will work on assigned curriculum design projects and teach at least one cycle of a MeshEd course with a local school partner.