Jee Soo Kang '16 and Sarah Dwyer '17 interned with Philadelphia Futures this summer, teaching enrichment courses for local high schoolers and preparing rising seniors for the college application process.
This summer, Haverford's Center for Peace and Global Citizenship sponsored Jee Soo Kang '16 and Sarah Dwyer '17 as they interned with Philadelphia Futures: a college-access non-profit that supports low-income, first generation students on their paths to and through college.
In addition to performing classic“intern” office tasks, Kang and Dwyer taught summer enrichment courses for local high schoolers affiliated with Philadelphia Futures. Kang, an anthropology major with a minor in Educational Studies, taught a class on the causes and effects of the Holocaust. Dwyer, herself a first-generation college student from a low-income background, taught a course on urban renewal. Earlier in the summer, Dwyer also helped rising seniors prepare for the college application process through Philadelphia Futures' two-week College Admissions Marathon.
Both Kang and Dwyer agree that the best part of their internships was interacting with the students.“I'm getting to see firsthand the difference that the kind of support system provided by this organization can make,” Dwyer says.“It's incredibly exciting to meet so many bright, motivated young people who I know are going to do great things.”
