More than just a Summer Job... See how Summer Study can provide you with a valuable and exciting summer experience!!

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1 Penn State Colorado State Fordham American Universities The Sorbonne (Paris) Mallorca (Spain) More than just a Summer Job... See how Summer Study can provide you with a valuable and exciting summer experience!! 900 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747, USA Staff@SummerStudy.com

2 Dear Applicant: Thank you for your interest in a position with SUMMER STUDY PROGRAMS. Our programs at Penn State, Colorado State, Fordham and American Universities offer the Total Pre-Collegiate Experience, while our programs in Paris and Spain help enhance students appreciation for foreign languages and cultures. Our programs offer college credit, high school credit, language and culture immerision, enrichment, community service, and experiential learning to high school students while enjoying the excitement and benefits of spending a summer on a university campus. Enclosed is a brief summary of the positions available, staff responsibilities and the type of applicants we are seeking to hire. Appropriate prior experience in these areas is helpful but not necessary. All applicants should have a willingness to participate and a desire to share in this once in a lifetime opportunity. To help you better understand our programs, please download our program brochures from: Our programs in Colorado, Penn State, New York City and Washington, DC are very similar to one another. Applicants seeking a position with us in Paris or Mallorca must be fluent infrench or Spain and familiar with these cities. Please read this staff information booklet and the information on our website. You may apply to one or more of our programs by using the application online. Along with your application, please upload a passport sized photo, a current resume, a personal statment and a copy of your most recent academic transcript (unofficial copy is acceptable). If you have any questions, please call us at (800) or us at staff@summerstudy.com. Interviews will be conducted with applicants only after their application is completed. Sincerely, SUMMER STUDY PROGRAMS David Wolk Director of Personnel

3 The Summer Study Story For more than 25 years, Summer Study Programs has been offering high school students the rare opportunity to experience college life in an organized and supervised environment. This head start eases their transition from high school to college and allows for the successful development of essential time management, study skills, self confidence and independence. Students find the thought of going off to college far less threatening and, as a result, are able to eliminate much of the pre-college anxiety. The security and confidence built prior to their freshman year proves invaluable to the success of their entire college career. Our mission is to offer all students The Total Pre-College Experience! We dedicate our year-long efforts to making each Summer Study program the best experience imaginable and pledge to continue providing the highest quality and most well supervised pre-college programs...a trademeark of Summer Study Programs. The Summer Study Way To ensure the safety and supervision of our students, we ask that our staff members maintain high standards. The following are critical to the success of our programs and students experience: #1 - The health and safety of our students is our highest priority. At all times, staff should be mindful, alert and observant of their surroundings and actions. Proper conduct and enforcement of all program rules concerning student behavior is essential to this objective. #2 - The use or possession of drugs or alcohol is strictly prohibited. #3 - Staff will not smoke cigarettes in the presence of students or near program activities or residence halls. #4 - The commitment you make to our program is a serious one. You will be considered a part of our team. Therefore, please do not apply if you are uncertain about your level of committment to the program.

4 Real Life Work Experience We give you the responsibility and its sink or swim! Whether its teaching an enrichment class or coaching students on the ball field, our staff play a vital role in the success of students summer experience. The life lessons you teach our students will pave the way for their future in college and beyond! The Path of Our Youth Teenagers need role models...they need people who are passionate and will pass along that passion in a positive way. Can you fill the shoes of a Big Brother or Big Sister to our students? Apply to our programs today to make a difference this summer. You Call This WORK? Basketball tournaments, daily hiking excursions, facilitating discussion groups, dance clubs, concerts, and much more! And that s just the beginning! Trips to visit other colleges, whitewater rafting, amusement parks, and ball games! Shared experiences with awesome co-workers! WE RE LOOKING FOR ENERGY, PASSION, COMMITMENT...Do you have what it takes?

5 THE ARTS ACTING ART FASHION & DESIGN GUITAR WORKSHOP BUSINESS & MARKETING GRAPHIC & LOGO DESIGN INTRO TO BUSINESS PUBLIC RELATIONS COLLEGE PREPARATION SAT PREP SKILLS FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE SPEED READING TOEFL COLLEGE PREP SOCIAL SCIENCES PHILOSOPHY & ETHICS PSYCHOLOGY ENRICHMENT CLASSES OFFERED: CULTURE & FITNESS HEALTH AND WELLNESS HISTORY OF ROCK N ROLL POP CULTURE SPORTS FIGURES IN SOCIETY YOGA & FITNESS LAW & COMMUNICATIONS DEBATE GOVERNMENT & POLITICS LAW & THE JUSTICE SYSTEM PUBLIC SPEAKING LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY SERVICE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE & MEDICINE BIOLOGY IN OUR WORLD TODAY CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE PRE-MEDICINE FORENSIC SCIENCE MATH, TECH & ARCHITECTURE ALGEBRA I, II ARCHITECTURE CALCULUS ENGINEERING PRE-CALCULUS COMPUTERS, VIDEO & PHOTO COMPUTER ANIMATION DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY DIGITAL VIDEO & FILM VIDEO GAME DEVELOPMENT WRITING CREATIVE WRITING EXPOSITORY WRITING JOURNALISM/COMMUNICATIONS

6 DON T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT...Ask our previous Staff Members Professional Skills Inspirational Peers Teambuilding Experience It was certainly a position where we It s difficult to put into words how Mentor, Facilitate, Have Fun! needed to jump right in with both feet. Depending on your colleagues was utterly important. Each day was a new adventure and a new lesson to learn. Outside class was my favorite time of the day...we were able to meet students in a more relaxed setting which fosters a mutual friendship as mentor/mentee. Thomas Sullivan Peak to Peak HS, Math Department Head much Summer Study has helped me with my teaching career. I started working for Summer Study in 2006 and was able to get hands-on classroom experience right out of college. I still teach for Summer Study at Penn State and look forward to it every year! Jon Klingeman Digital Photography/Journalism Instructor Teaching for Summer Study was invaluable. Besides getting experience teaching teens, I am much further ahead in my career goals. And best of all, I had an amazing time doing it! Leyla Morzan Business and Marketing Instructor