Shifra Hanon Pathfinders Program

Shifra Hanon Pathfinders Program Opportunities

November 9, 2021 -

Annual Teen Writers' Summits: virtual event on Sunday, November 14th, from 1:00 PM- 4:00. The Mission of the Teen Writers’ Summit is to curate a diverse platform for teens to assess and advocate their writing by engaging literary landscapes.
Fashion Social Media Internship: Looking for an intern to work on social media for this modest clothing/personal shopping company.
Garden Apprenticeship: The Apprentice Program is a great way for teens to learn about urban agriculture and the environment while working in one of the most exciting public gardens in the world!
SBH Disney Marathon Info Session: Calling all Junior and Senior students to come hear about SBH’s annual Disney Half Marathon along with registration information. This Wednesday during lunch in the Ashkenaz Bet Midrash.
Real Estate Social Media Internship: Opportunity to manage this real estate company's social media accounts. Prior experience is a plus. Must be able to work in person as needed after school.
Dance for Kindness: Join Life Vest Inside as we celebrate World Kindness Day in SONG, DANCE and INSPIRATION! Register here
Esports club: For the first time, our eSports club will be competing against other teams across the country in various video games. There will be practice once a week and games once a week as well. Use this link to sign up.

November 4, 2021 -

1.Kidney Transplant Live Stream: Tuesday, Nov. 9th from 9-11. Sign up by tomorrow.

2.After school/Summer Real Estate company looking for a senior student to intern now to potentially move on to agent status next year. Located near school.

3.Summer Literature Program: Free 1 week program on college campus. Read selections from important works of modern Jewish literature and consider how they speak to the opportunities and challenges we face today.

4.NCSY Summer Trips: Info Session Monday, November 8th, both lunches. Sign up here.

5. Pathfinders Curated Speaker Series Dedicated by Triangle Capital Group: Come hear from Eileen Missry of @kardio_and_kale as she speaks about her Instagram account as well as her business. Enjoy a cooking demonstration! Sign up here.

6.Stock Market class: “Stock Market for Dummies” class on Friday November 5th during lunch. The class will cover the very basics of the stock market. No prior knowledge necessary. Everyone is welcome to come. Sign up here.

7. Esports club: For the first time, our eSports club will be competing against other teams across the country in various video games. There will be practice once a week and games once a week as well. Use this link to sign up.

8.After school fashion internships available:

Looking for interns to assist with boutique shows on 11/10, 11/15 and 11/16. Will then be able to work after school on marketing, merchandising and styling.
Looking for interns who have fashion flair and will be able to assist with window displays, styling. Knowledge of fashion trends and color schemes is a plus.

October 26, 2021 -

1-Info Sessions for the following summer opportunities:

iLead (Juniors) Nov 1st during lunch
Kol Hanearim Nov 28th both lunches
NCSY Summer Trips November 8th both lunches.

2-Summer Internship- Work remotely for a food blogger and recipe developer who is launching a new product. Email [email protected] for more information.

3-Essay Competition- Fantastic opportunity to demonstrate an accomplished level of writing and understanding of economic theory. Competitors must construct a convincing argument using economic theory and real-world examples. Email [email protected] for more information.

4-Paid after-school job- Looking for a student to photograph and video sports training sessions. Email [email protected] if interested.

October 19, 2021 -

New opportunities:

1-Research program participate in a combined after-school and summer research program. After-school portion meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:30pm – 7:00pm; 

March 1 – June 14, 2022. Summer portion requires up to 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday, June 27 – August 11, 2022. Must be a high school junior or senior. Email [email protected] for more information. 

2-Online high level seminar for students interested in Jewish ideas, Zionism, modern Israel, American democracy and western civilization. Classes are held once a week for five weeks. Email [email protected] for more information. 

3-After-school internships available: 

Manage a social media account that highlights New York retail businesses. Intern should be familiar with Canva and writing Instagram posts. Email [email protected] to apply.
Graphic Design internship for an e-commerce company. The majority of the work will be done after school hours on your own time. You will be creating basic logos and designs through Illustrator for household items such as toothbrushes, bandages, and more. Email [email protected] to apply.
Photography and social media position to learn how to upkeep and manage social media accounts of various businesses. You will also have the opportunity to attend photo shoots and assist with creating content. Email [email protected] to apply.

October 14, 2021 -

New opportunities:

Marketing/Advertising Social Media Internship opportunities to upkeep and manage social media accounts of various businesses. Email [email protected] to apply.
Graphic Design Internship creating basic logos and designs through Adobe illustrator. Email [email protected] to apply.
Computers Course to learn Google Drive and how to create documents and presentations on Wednesday nights. Open to seniors. Email [email protected] to sign up.

Leadership Program that trains and empowers high school Juniors from all over the US to become leaders. Program is for Juniors only. Email [email protected] to sign up.
Architecture/Construction/Engineering after school internship for all students. Application due 11/8/2021. Email [email protected] to sign up.
Computer Programming / Coding bootcamps available to students to learn Artificial Intelligence or Software Development/Python. Email [email protected] to apply.
Animal/Special Needs Care programs to children and adults with disabilities and special needs, including Veterans and at risk youth. Must be 16 years old to apply. Email [email protected] to sign up.
Psychology / Social Work practical psychology programs for high school students all designed so that students can put the insights psychology has to offer us into use in their lives. Email [email protected] to sign up.
Audio Visual Technology / IT / Film / Editing organization is offering a paid opportunity to a student to help with video editing and websitet. Email [email protected] to apply.
Gemara/Judaic Studies competition for students to advance their learning of Gemara. Email [email protected] to sign up.
Publishing company looking for editors in their magazine. Girls are only eligible to submit material. Email [email protected] to sign up.
Science after school program where students will learn and use fundamental Python programming concepts and exploratory data-analysis techniques to track and visualize major earthquakes. Email [email protected] to sign up.
Visit the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens' new illuminated spectacular “Lightscape” trail. Click here to sign up.

Click here to see the archive of all opportunities (YOF email addresses only).

Entrepreneurship program to learn how to launch a start-up company. Open to all grades with in-person and online options available. Early Deadline: 12/20/21, Regular Deadline: 2/15/22, Price: $5,980. Email [email protected] to sign up.
Writing contest for all students. We invite you to play critic and write an original review. Anything that fits into a category of creative expression from architecture to music. Due 11/10-12/15. Email [email protected] to sign up.
Sign up for the worldwide Chidon Ha’Tanach competition. Open to grades 9-11. After school Zoom classes to review the material will be starting soon. Email [email protected] if interested.