The LEAH Project STEM Teaching Internship Application Application: STEM Teaching Internship 2025-2026 The 2025-2026 STEM Teaching School Year internship application for new youth leaders. Step 1 of 4 – Demographic information 25% PhoneThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name(Required) First Last Have you interned with the LEAH Project before?(Required) Yes, as a LEAH Knox summer intern Yes, as a LEAH Daly summer intern Yes, as a STEM Teaching (school year) intern No, I am new to LEAH! 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(mark all that apply)(Required) Girl/Woman Boy/Man Nonbinary Agender/No gender Questioning Prefer to self-describe Prefer not to answer I don’t know what this question is asking Gender Identity(Required)Preferred Pronouns(Required) She/her He/him They/them Other What are your preferred prounouns?(Required)What is your racial or ethnic identity? [check all that apply](Required) American Indian or Native American (e.g. Navajo Nation, Blackfeet Tribe, Inupiat Traditional Government, etc.) Black or African American (e.g., Jamaican, Nigerian, Haitian, Ethiopian, etc.) East Asian (e.g., Japanese, Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean, etc.) Hispanic or Latina/o/x/e (e.g., Dominican, Guatemalan, Colombian, Puerto Rican, etc.) Middle Eastern or North African (e.g., Lebanese, Iranian, Egyptian, Moroccan, etc.) Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander (e.g., Samoan, Guamanian, Chamorro, Tongan, etc.) South Asian (e.g., Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Nepali, etc.) Southeast Asian (e.g., Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Malaysian, Singaporean, etc.) White or European (e.g., German, English, Italian, Polish, etc.) Prefer to self-describe: Prefer not to answer Please describe your racial or ethnic identity(Required)Language(s) spoken at home [check all that apply](Required) Arabic Cape Verdean Creole Chinese English French Haitian Creole Japanese Portuguese Spanish Vietnamese Another language not listed above Other Language(s) Spoken at home(Required)English-Language Learner (often abbreviated as ELL) is a term used in some English-speaking countries such as the U.S. to describe a person who is learning the English language and has a native language that is not English. Do you identify as an English-Language Learner?(Required) Yes No LEAH Youth are paid via stipend (up to $1800 for the full program) for their participation in LEAH school year programming. This requires youth to have a U.S. Social Security Number. Can you confirm that you have a U.S. Social Security number?(Required) Yes No (If no, you are not eligible to be a LEAH youth at this time) School Name(Required)Choose SchoolAnother Course to CollegeBoston Arts AcademyBoston Collaborative High SchoolBoston Community Leadership AcademyBoston Day and EveningBoston Green AcademyBoston International Newcomers AcademyBoston Latin AcademyBoston Latin SchoolBrighton High SchoolJeremiah E. Burke High SchoolCharlestown High SchoolCommunity Academy of Science & HealthDearborn STEM AcademyDorchester AcademyEast Boston High SchoolEdward M Kennedy Academy for Health CareersEnglish High SchoolEverett High SchoolExcel Academy Charter High SchoolExcel High SchoolFenway High SchoolHenderson Inclusion SchoolJosiah Quincy Upper SchoolMadison Park High SchoolMargarita Muniz AcademyNew Mission High SchoolNorth Quincy High SchoolO’Bryant High SchoolRevere High SchoolSnowden InternationalTechBoston AcademyMy school is not listed herePlease chose a school from the drop down menuOther school(Required)What is your expected High School graduation year?(Required) 2026 2027 2028 2029 Parent/Caregiver InformationParent/Caregiver Type (Mother, Father, Grandparent, Legal Guardian, etc.)(Required)Parent/Caregiver First and Last Name(Required) First Last Parent/Caregiver Phone Number(Required)Parent/Caregiver Email Address(Required) What is the highest level of education completed by any parent or caregiver who lives with you?(Required) Less than a high school diploma High school graduate or GED completed Some College, Associate degrees (AA, AS), or vocational degree Bachelor’s degree (BA, BS, AB) or more Don’t know Household InformationHow many people live in your household?(Required) Open ResponsesAs a returning youth, why do you want to continue with the LEAH Project in this capacity? What do you hope to gain from participating in the STEM Teaching internship this school year?(Required)What are some skills you have that will help you succeed in this internship? What are some skills you hope to learn and/or improve on during this internship?(Required)After reading the LEAH school year program description, what are you most excited about? What are you most unsure/nervous about?(Required)Please describe your interests in STEM (science, technology, engineering, or math), teaching, or peer leadership.(Required)Please describe a challenge you've faced and how you overcame it. This can also be an ongoing challenge and how you are currently dealing with it.(Required)Please provide one personal and one educational or career-oriented goal you have. How will joining the LEAH community help you achieve those goals?(Required)Please upload your resume here. This is optional. (Note: we cannot accept .docx files. Please convert to .doc or .pdf). Drop files here or Select files Accepted file types: doc, pdf, xls, Max. file size: 100 MB. Interviews will be held in-person. Your chosen interview date will not affect your chance of acceptance. Which of the following dates/times are you able to attend an interview? If you cannot make it to one of our interview times we will contact you. (please select all that apply)(Required) Tuesday, December 9th, 4-5:30 pm (in-person) Wednesday, December 10th, 4-5:30 pm (in-person) Thursday, December 11th, 4-5:30 pm (in-person) I cannot attend any of the dates listed I understand that to be accepted into the LEAH Project, I must be able to participate fully. Full participation is required and means being able to participate for the entire school year program, including any scheduled trainings. Do you agree to this?(Required) Agree Disagree This is a 4-6 hour per week commitment from January-May. You will be expected at our office in Chinatown or at your afterschool site placement every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from approximately 4-6pm. If you play a sport or are involved in other extracurriculars that conflict with the Tuesday-Thursday LEAH programming, then you are NOT able to participate fully in this internship. What time does your school day end?(Required)Will you be participating in any other extra-curricular activities this school year that might conflict with LEAH? (sports, another job, another program, club, etc.)(Required) Yes Most likely, not sure when No Unsure Please list all reoccurring scheduling conflicts. For each day you have a conflict, write the ACTIVITY and the START/END time. For example, on Mondays from 4-7PM you babysit your cousin; Wednesdays from 10-1PM you have karate [every other week]. If none, type N/A.(Required)The more specific you are, the easier it is for us to accommodate you if possible/necessary.Any other notes about your schedule? If none, type N/A.(Required) How did you hear about this opportunity?(Required) PIC Counselor High School Teacher LEAH Youth Leader Through the LEAH Project Citizen Schools Other Please type in how you heard about this opportunityDid someone refer you for this application? If so, write their name here.Do you acknowledge that to the best of your knowledge, the information in this application is accurate?(Required) Yes No Pages: Page 1, Page 2