Internships, Dance, Music, Theater

We offer employment training and education programs for TAFDC clients including Young Parents Program, DTA Works Internship, Office of Refugee and Immigrants Program, and more!

This program is designed to help youth to acquire the professional skills and coaching experience needed for working within the parkour industry, while also building valuable professional skills.

We invite high school students with a strong interest in science to spend six weeks at the Broad Institute.

We help students in Cambridge, especially those from low-income families and other under-resourced communities, find internships in local STEAM organizations and companies.

The Longfellow Summer Arts Festival brings music, poetry, and community to the East Lawn of the Longfellow House on Sunday afternoons through the summer. All events are free and open to the public.

For ages 4+! NSM offers group instrument lessons, choir ensembles, & private lessons on strings, guitar, woodwinds, piano, and voice.

From maker space workshops to a dance studio, a Food Lab to a performance space, The Foundry’s array of spaces will serve your individual or group needs. Bring your creative spirit!

During the school year, CRLS students can come to the Youth Employment Center (Room 2101, 2nd floor) during any lunch and some days after school to seek help in finding employment.

We offer a wide variety of summer programming for elementary, middle, and high school students interested in all aspects of theater. Please check out our offerings.

We are a comprehensive after-school educational enrichment and work-readiness program that includes paid workshops for low-income preteens and teens in Cambridge public housing.

Bridging The Gap enriches the lives of teenagers through a life-skills curriculum, self-improvement activities, site visits, and community service projects.

Quality musical instruction for students of all ages & levels. Study with highly trained & experienced professional pianists. Curriculum designed to suit you and your individual learning style.

We offer high quality, humanistic ballet education and training for children of all levels age 3 and up.

We provide language and interpretation classes, youth programs, multicultural community events, and other supports for immigrant families.

We offer safe and fun programs for pre-teens, middle schoolers, and teens to connect with peers, build leadership skills, and participate in sports, arts, and activities in an inclusive environment. 

We offer various clubs and after-school sports for students.

We are dedicated to closing the students' skills gap so they can progress into successful summer internships in life sciences companies and academic labs.

We offer summer jobs to Cambridge teens, from age 14 through the summer after they graduate high school.

We provide an engaging and empowering summer dance program for children and teens.

CYC is a group of 14-18 year-old youth who work on projects related to the Family Policy Council's goals and topics that address the opportunity gaps in Cambridge.

We offer a 6-week summer job program for rising 12th graders to prepare for college.

An Actors' Shakespeare Project and Central Square Theater Youth Co-Production
July 1- July 28 (Four Week Program / No Session July 4)

We host a 6-week academy designed to expose participating youth to various duties associated with law enforcement as a profession through the Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program.

We are a leadership program where upper-middle and high school girls serve as co-teachers and mentors in K-8th grade science clubs.

Our paid fellowship for youth blurs the line between theater, science, and social justice as you and your peers explore science plays, investigate key questions, and design a public-facing event.

We offer high quality, humanistic ballet education and training for all ages.

Our teen council and teen interns work with MIT Museum to plan and lead STEAM programs and events, connect with MIT researchers, and the MIT Museum.