Kiyosato Educational Experiment Project (KEEP) internship – Luce Program (Kiyosato, Japan) January 12, 2009
Posted by cwslibrary in Asian studies, Japan, Japanese, Juniors, Luce, Summer 2009, advocacy, agriculture, community service, development, education, environment, sophomores.comments closed
Located in the Yatsugatake Highlands in Kiyosato, Yamanashi, Japan, KEEP is an economic and community development project rooted in Christian faith. The Kiyosato Educational Experiment Project (KEEP) began in 1938 as a Christian Camp and Leadership Center called Seisen Ryo. Incorporated 10 years later, KEEP was founded on four ideals: Food, Health, Faith, and Hope for Youth. KEEP introduced and encouraged dairy farming in 1947 as a viable solution for the local challenges of high altitude agriculture. KEEP continues promoting and teaching sustainable farming techniques to this day. Early projects at KEEP included establishing St. Andrew’s Church, a Nippon Sei Ko Kai parish (the Anglican Church in Japan); a rural health clinic; a community library; an experimental farm; an agricultural training school; and St. John’s Nursery School. Paul Rusch, KEEP’s founder, cast the vision of grassroots self-help community development and saw KEEP as a school for community leadership and democracy.
KEEP has grown to include environmental advocacy work and international outreach. KEEP provides a place for educational and cultural exchange between people of different backgrounds, languages, cultures, and religions to create and strengthen mutual ties dedicated to community development. KEEP has annually welcomed trainees and college interns from outside Japan since 1982. Students have come from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. In 1988, KEEP initiated a community development project in Tulgao, a mountain village in the northern Philippines, including agricultural, medical, and educational aspects.
KEEP aims to realize a sustainable society existing in harmony with nature. The initial activities envisioned by Paul Rusch have evolved over decades. But the mission has remained constant: to offer program participants and visitors alike a new perspective, a stronger spirituality, a deeper cultural understanding, a richer appreciation for the ties that bind all people, and an opportunity to learn valuable agricultural, environmental, and community building skills.
KEEP provides programming for all ages from preschool children to seniors. Both Japanese and international visitors can enroll in educational programs on the environment, farming, and cross-cultural understanding in day programs or overnight camps. Last fiscal year, more than 32,400 people participated in educational programs at KEEP. Over 130,350 people visited KEEP’s 3 museums. Approximately 1 million tourists visited KEEP during the year. The annual Paul Rusch Festival in October regularly attracts 50,000 fairgoers during the weekend. KEEP’s impact is not limited to Japan, but reaches worldwide as international visitors return home and share the knowledge gained at KEEP.
Internship Description:
Interns in the Environmental Education Department will assist KEEP staff with program development and implementation. Summer season is very busy in the Yatsugatake Highland with many people visiting our nature museums. Interns will assist museum staff and learn about KEEP’s approach to promoting environmental stewardship. KEEP offers visitors experiential programs to connect them with nature, thereby inspiring people to work to preserve and protect the environment. Duties will include assisting programs held in the forest and fields on KEEP property. Same sex dorm accommodations with other KEEP staff and interns.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
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Logistical: Japanese helpful, but not required. An interest and/or background in cross cultural work, environmental education, and non-profit work desired. Must enjoy working outdoors. Should be able to on hike on a trail of moderate level difficulty. |
Personality: Flexibility and patience will enhance an interns experience as you encounter a cross cultural working atmosphere. An eagerness to learn about Japanese work styles and an easy going approach to new situations helpful. Works well both in groups and individually. |
Poder Ciudadano – Wellesley in Latin America (Buenos Aires, Argentina) December 22, 2008
Posted by cwslibrary in Argentina, Juniors, Latin America, Summer 2009, Wellesley Internships in Latin America, advocacy, community service, government, nonprofit, political science, research, sophomores, writing.comments closed
Poder Ciudadano is a non-profit, non partisan organization. It was founded in 1989 as an initiative by a small group of citizens concerned about civic and social rights in Argentina.
The organization’s goal is to promote citizen’s participation in the governmental process, transparency and the availability of information and public access to information created by government entities. Poder Ciudadano’s belief is that transparent, public information strengthens democracy and local institutions.
Poder Ciudadano’s projects for 2009 will include Congressional elections, including report and analysis of campaign finance, candidate’s profiles and campaign issues. Poder Ciudadano will also work on two projects titled “Mapa del Régimen Político Democrático en las Provincias” and “Municipios Transparentes.”
Internship Description:
The intern will work as part of the Political Institutions and Government section of the organization. She will either author or assist in writing reports on political issues at the national level (campaign finance, political reform, among other subjects). She will also assist in projects and other publications as needed. Duties will also include research and analysis on topics related to municipal, provincial and national level politics.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
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Logistical:
Current Sophomores or Juniors Interest in Political science, law, education, sociology, anthropology or other areas in the social sciences. Knowledge of Spanish |
Personality: Motivated, self-starter Responsible Willing to work as a team in a small office Must bring her own laptop
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Fuji Television Network, Inc – Luce Program (Tokyo, Japan) December 19, 2008
Posted by cwslibrary in Asian studies, East Asian languages and literature, Japan, Juniors, Luce, Summer 2009, Tokyo, broadcasting, communication, journalism, sophomores.comments closed
Organization Description:
Fuji Television is the nucleus of Fuji Media Holdings, Japan’s representative media conglomerate. Fuji Television is Japan’s top grossing and largest commercial broadcast network, and famous in the United States for such programs as Iron Chef, Hole in the Wall, and Chase. Its coverage area reaches over 124 million viewers in Japan, as well as numerous Japanese overseas, and it is recognized worldwide for its top-notch news, drama, variety, and live event programming. Additionally, Fuji Television is Japan’s most prolific movie producer, releasing an average of 10 films per year, as well as producers of more than 200 media events each year including concerts (Teatro Comunale di Bologna), theatrical productions (Cirque du Soleil), and exhibitions (MoMA masterworks).
Internship Description:
The intern can be involved in a wide range of content business because Fuji Television produces a wide range of original content, serving as the driver for various media content businesses. In “news” area, the intern will be given tasks such as researching story ideas, contacting possible interview subjects, transcribing interviews, and organizing & logging materials for the video tape library. Additionally, the intern will have the opportunity to assist camera crew during filming assignments.
The possible engagements except “news” are as follows:
1. program production – infotainment programs, sports, dramas, music and variety programs
2. live entertainment production
3. intellectual properties business
4. digital content development – digital pay-TV services as well as Internet related business
Ideal Internship Qualification:
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Logistical: Current Sophomores and Juniors Strong interest in Japanese culture and business ethics Any knowledge of Japanese language either written or spoken is an advantage, but not a requirement |
Personality: Quick learner Self starter Open-minded Flexible Team-player Able to multi-task |
Asia Art Archive – Luce Program (Hong Kong) December 17, 2008
Posted by cwslibrary in Asian studies, Hong Kong, Juniors, Luce, Summer 2009, art, museum, research, sophomores.comments closed
Asia Art Archive is a young and dynamic organisation set up in 2000 with the
mission of collecting, preserving and making information on contemporary
Asian art easily accessible in order to increase understanding, encourage
dialogue, and facilitate research and writing in the field.
The first art centre and library of its kind, AAA boasts one of the most
comprehensive collections of primary and secondary source material on
contemporary Asian art in the world, with over 20,000 titles accessible to
the public, free of charge, via its physical
space and website.
From its inception, AAA has acknowledged its position in the field as more
than a static collection of material waiting to be discovered. Through the
regular initiation of educational and public programs, AAA endeavors to be
pro-active in instigating dialogue and critical thinking, and in introducing
as wide an audience as possible to this rich resource.
With a Board of Directors, an Academic Advisory Board made up of noted
curators and critics, and research posts in China, Hong Kong, India, Japan,
Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand, AAA acts not only as
a valuable resource and ‘idea’ centre, but as a network for those in the
contemporary Asian art field. By attending and participating in important
exhibitions relating to art from Asia, AAA also plays an active role in
recording events as they take place.
Internship Description:
The intern will becoming familiar with the Asia Art Archive (AAA) library system and learn how to catalog new material. She will also undertake a specific project, such as the development of educational programs, documenting local exhibitions and events, or research on diaspora artists of Asian descent. The opportunity exists for the intern to accompany AAA staff on research trips in Asia.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
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Logistical: Current Sophomores and Juniors Art History Majors Strong interest in Asian Art |
Personality: Motivated Organized |
United Nations Development Program – Wellesley in Latin America (Costa Rica) December 5, 2008
Posted by cwslibrary in Costa Rica, Juniors, Latin America, NGO, Summer 2009, Wellesley Internships in Latin America, advocacy, community service, development, nonprofit, sophomores.comments closed
Information about the organization:
UNDP is the UN’s global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. There are UNDP offices in 166 countries, working on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners.
World leaders have pledged to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, including the overarching goal of cutting poverty in half by 2015. UNDP’s network links and coordinates global and national efforts to reach these Goals. Our focus is helping countries build and share solutions to the challenges of:
UNDP helps developing countries attract and use aid effectively. In all our activities, we encourage the protection of human rights and the empowerment of women.
The annual Human Development Report, commissioned by UNDP, focuses the global debate on key development issues, providing new measurement tools, innovative analysis and often controversial policy proposals. The global Report’s analytical framework and inclusive approach carry over into regional, national and local Human Development Reports, also supported by UNDP.
In each country office, the UNDP Resident Representative normally also serves as the Resident Coordinator of development activities for the United Nations system as a whole. Through such coordination, UNDP seeks to ensure the most effective use of UN and international aid resources.
Internship Description:
Based on experience and qualifications, the intern will be assigned to work in one of our core areas:
Student will research information for the team as needed, and will create her own research project for the team to present at the end of the internship.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
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Logistical: Current Sophomores and Juniors Good writer Working knowledge of Spanish. |
Personality: Flexible Motivated Open minded Detail oriented Organized Self starter
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Save Venice Foundation – Wellesley Internshps in Europe (Italy) December 5, 2008
Posted by cwslibrary in Europe, Italy, Juniors, Summer 2009, Wellesley in Europe, architecture, art, history, preservation, sophomores.comments closed
Save Venice Inc. is an American non-profit organization that sponsors the restoration of art and architecture in Venice, Italy. Based in New York with chapters in Boston and California, Save Venice has raised over twenty million dollars to restore hundreds of works of art since it was founded in 1967. Projects have included the complete restoration of the 15th-century church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli, and the conservation of the early 16th-century façade of the Scuola Grande di San Marco as well as paintings by Titian, Tintoretto, and Veronese. Save Venice’s current major project is the restoration of the 16th-century decorative cycle by Paolo Veronese in the church of San Sebastiano Restoration projects are selected in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Culture through the Superintendencies of Monuments, Fine Arts, and State Museums of Venice.
Internship Description:
Interns assist in Save Venice’s daily activities. They participate in site visits to restoration worksites and conservation laboratories and assist in researching current and future restoration projects as well as preparing information for Save Venice’s website and publications. A specific project will involve updating Save Venice’s digital photo archive and Save Venice’s database of information pertaining to our conservation projects. Interns spend time outside of the office visiting former restoration projects throughout Venice and compiling conditions reports of the artworks’ current status for the Save Venice database.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
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Logistical: Background in Art History, Italian History, or Historic Preservation Students must have knowledge of Italian |
Personality: Independent Self starter
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Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop- American Cities (New York) December 3, 2008
Posted by cwslibrary in American Cities Program, Juniors, New York, Summer 2009, art, marketing, nonprofit, print making, sophomores.comments closed
Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop/ New York
A significant workshop in the history of American printmaking, the Robert Blakcburn Printmaking Workshop was established in 1948 by Robert Blackburn, a legendary figure in the history of printmaking. It became a remarkable educational center with outreach throughout the community fostering emerging talent in the arts and involving many in the process of printmaking. Today, the workshop is undergoing a revival of its historical dedication to the relationship of the arts and the community as well as to the art of printmaking itself. This internship position is available to an art major or a student with some experience and interest in printmaking to work under the supervision of master printer Phil Sanders.
Internship Description
This ten-week program offers hand-on training in many aspects of a professional print studio. The intern is involved with platemaking, assisting the master printer and the artists-in-residence, editioning, assisting in the archives, educational programming and performing various other print related tasks depending upon experience.
Ideal Internship Qualification: *This internship is available to Wellesley Seniors
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Logistical: Current Juniors, Sophomores, and Seniors Strong printmaking portfolio Art background helpful
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Personality: Motivated Creative Inquisitive Detail oriented
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