MTC Bay Area High School Internship Program
A paid summer internship placing Bay Area high schoolers with regional transportation, city planning, and public works agencies across nine counties, where students gain hands-on experience in transportation and urban planning and present a capstone project.
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SFNOMA Project Pipeline
A free week-long architecture and design immersion for middle and high schoolers in San Francisco and Oakland, where students work in a studio with practicing architects to design a real project for a real site, tour buildings and firms, and present a final proposal.
Hiller Aviation Museum Aviation Camp Teen Volunteer Program
A free volunteer role at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos where teens age 13+ help run weekly aviation summer camps for younger kids, gaining aviation and STEM knowledge, public-facing experience, and community service hours.
LLNL Manufacturing Workshop
A free, three-day hands-on workshop at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory where students 16 and older learn 3D printing and computer-aided design, explore manufacturing and machining career pathways, and meet LLNL machinists and engineers.
UC San Diego: Envisioning and Designing Sustainable Cities of the World
A one-week in-person course at UC San Diego Extended Studies where high schoolers analyze thriving and failed cities worldwide and design their own sustainable city, covering architecture, transportation, waste, and energy systems using mapping software.
AFSF Annual Architectural Design Competition for High School Students
An annual design competition run by the Architectural Foundation of San Francisco in which Bay Area high schoolers respond to a real urban site brief (such as a waterfront redevelopment), submitting individual or group architectural proposals judged by design professionals.
Aviation Discovery Day (Reid-Hillview Airport)
A free annual career-exploration event at San Jose's Reid-Hillview Airport where high schoolers meet aviation professionals, tour aircraft, and learn about pilot, mechanic, air traffic control, and airport operations careers.