High school internship programs can be a fabulous experience for students and, when done well, are incredibly productive for all parties involved. Internships can run from work-based experiences to being fully embedded in a workplace. Tammy Cooper has been the internship coordinator at the Marysville Early College STEM School for the past five years. She talks about some of the benefits of internships, how students can get involved, and what’s in it for the businesses that participate as well.

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We unbox:

• What Marysville Early College STEM School is and what they do
• What students get out of an internship
• The experience for the company during an internship
• Getting workplaces on board for internship opportunities

Resources:

• Marysville Early College STEM School
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tammy-cooper-a27003104