Sacred Heart Academy Student Internship Program Continues to Grow

Sacred Heart Academy students once again did more this past summer than soak up the rays at the beach.

This summer marked the third session of Sacred Heart’s Summer Internship Program. It was founded by Mary Gniadek, class of ‘04, as a gateway for students to experience future career interests before applying to college. SIP now boasts more than 30 internships since its inception.

For the past three summers, mentors have guided students in everything from engineering and economics to industrial design, science research and health related careers.

This summer 10 seniors participated in the program, working in the arts, business, child development, health and science related fields. Students worked closely with mentors, mostly SHA alumnae, for a minimum of two weeks in order to gauge whether or not a certain career path was right for them.

Some students remained with mentors for the entire summer because they found their internships to be so rewarding.

The school is grateful to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station on Evergreen Avenue, which was been involved with SIP since its founding. Over the years, students working at this site have done laboratory research relevant to Connecticut and learned about the environment as it relates to the health of Connecticut citizens.

Likewise, students who were exposed to art and engineering, nursing and various business experiences are grateful to their mentors for offering them valuable first-hand experience.

Sacred Heart Academy, an independent Catholic college preparatory school for young women in grades 9 – 12 founded in 1946 by the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, prepares young women for learning, service and achievement in a global society.

Currently celebrating its 65th anniversary year, the school has an enrollment of more than 500 students from New Haven, Fairfield, Middlesex, Hartford and New London counties.