teen internship opportunity

Internship Accelerator for Teens

Launching students into the professional world with hands-on internships, industry mentorship, and real-world projects that build creativity, confidence, and career-ready skills.

From Classrooms to Careers

We think that building creativity is the most important type of work place experience that a student can have, and our friends at the World Economic Forum would likely agree.

You may have read somewhere that the purpose of school is not to get better at school (probably on our home page). Our internship accelerator is really where everything comes together, and students apply their creativity to projects rooted in the professional world.

Valuable skills for teens in the future

“Keeping students penned in classrooms will impede career launch. While digital transformation has already put a premium on learning-by-doing, A.I. will make work experience mandatory for every learning journey.”

—Ryan Craig

Internship Accelerator Case Studies:

Design thinking education
one on one career coaching

How it works:

  1. Students who complete the innovation certificate program are given the option to sign up for our internship accelerator. You must complete the innovation certificate program, but you can sign up for the internship accelerator as often as you’d like.

  2. Teen enrolls and payment is made.

  3. They are assigned a d.tech career coach.

  4. They are assigned a team.

  5. They are assigned a project and an industry mentor.

  6. The magic happens as students are surprised by the level of responsibility they are given and industry mentors are amazed by the skills the students bring to the project!

  • “I tackled real-world challenges in web design, from SEO integration to crafting engaging features. The mentorship and feedback were invaluable.” 

    — Design Tech Intern

  • “Overall I learned a lot about my future and how to use my experiences to showcase my skills for my employers or other opportunities…”

    — Design Tech Intern

  • “These opportunities have helped me prepare in a variety of ways. I now have experience working in a group, brainstorming with a group, design thinking, and problem solving."

    — Design Tech Intern

  • Thanks to the internship, I have experience working with a professional in a professional environment. I know I will encounter these scenarios in the future throughout my life and career, so having experienced them now will set me up better for the future.”

    — Design Tech Intern

  • “The interns were fearless in asking questions and challenging the status quo. They're very intuitive and allowed their own curiosity to lead the work, often diving deeper than we would have expected from high school interns. They also come with a solid skillset as junior PMs [project managers] and designers.”

    — Answer .AI Advisors