Become a Civic Changemakers Intern!
APPLY HERE FOR THE 2025 PROGRAM
Join our Civic Changemakers team to build your skills, and your network while you make a difference in the lives of middle school students in Washington, DC! Spend your summer working with middle school students and help them create a meaningful project that has a positive impact on their community. Through the Civic Changemaker curriculum, students will learn more about their local government, their neighborhood, and school community and will learn how to make a change! Civic Changemakers Interns will have the opportunity to talk with and hear from speakers, participate in cultural events, and meet college students from across the country. Each intern will have a mentor for the duration of the program to work on professional development, networking and leadership. Civic Changemakers is an 8-week in-person paid internship and All Washington, D.C. based interns will be required to live on GW’s campus for the 8 weeks of the program.
Applications are open now! Please apply here and check out our FAQs for any questions you may have.
Contact us: [email protected].
APPLY HERE: https://gwserves.givepulse.com/event/530442-Civic-Changemakers-2025
This internship provides free housing on the GWU campus along with a stipend. Interns will learn how to facilitate a dynamic curriculum that fosters student civic engagement and helps them address issues in their community and school. You'll have the opportunity to participate in a fun and interactive training sessions, learn more about DC, and gain valuable leadership experience!
Position: Full Time: Monday June 9th - Friday August 1st
Housing: Provided for free on GWU campus
Hours: This is a full-time internship which should be your only commitment during the period
Responsibilities for this Internship will include:
- Civic Changemaker Interns will lead a group of middle school students through the Civic Changemaker program curriculum each day including service-learning projects and field trips, providing mentorship and inspiration to students as they work on service-learning and civic action projects.
- Civic Changemaker Interns will assist with building student reading, writing and communication skills, oral and visual presentation skills, and critical thinking skills as they work on their civic changemaker projects.
- Civic Changemaker Interns will facilitate all aspects of the program including curriculum delivery, field trips, welcoming guest speakers and presenters, setting up the classrooms/community sites each day.
- The Civic Changemaker cohort will participate in reflection and training sessions each week to support and strengthen their own civic and teaching skills.
This position is only open to GW students. You must be a current first year, sophomore, junior or a graduate student at GW. Check our FAQ for any questions or concerns you may have!