History/Archival/French Extracurriculars or Volunteer Opportunities in New EnglandAnswered
Hello.
As of writing this, I am a 15 y/o high school student majoring in Historic Preservation. Ideally, I'll be able to attend a small grouping of schools (URI, Simmons Uni, Brown Uni) to attain a PhD in History in tandem with a bachelor's or master's in Archival Science. Due to budgetary constrictions, said goal will be rather difficult to achieve. In the past, I have done my fair share of community service and extracurriculars, as well as a volunteer position at my local library; though with summer steadily approaching, the search continues. Seeing as I am under the age of 16, my options are rather limited. Now, I'm aware that this is a rather narrow profile but it doesn't hurt to try! Please note that location-wise, I am confined to the New England area (Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut).
Note: I happen to be relatively fluent in French, if that helps anything.
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Historic preservation sounds like a fascinating major and career! I suggest joining a virtual archivist group. One of which is through the National Archives. On their website you can become a citizen archivist. Most of the things they need help with are basic transcription and tagging of historic documents, many of which are handwritten. I don't believe you can use this for volunteer hours, since the National Archives will not/cannot sign volunteer papers for you, but you could definitely use it as an extracurricular, and keep track of your hours yourself.
Here is the link to the "missions" page and the FAQ.
FIAF - French Institute Alliance Française. [Virtual person, Cost: 3 hours per week,11 weeks: $649, ] It offers french lessons from k-12 to adults. It have small group lessons as well as private lessons. The area it covers is, writing, listening, reading, culture, and more. It's also a non-profit which means they have much lower tuition than others. Since you have excluded many pre-college programs above, I recommend FIAF (I asked my french teacher) since it does offer virtual and in-person options at an acceptable price. Even if you weren't looking for this type of lessons, I strongly suggest you share it with your friends/families/classmates and check it out. FiAF Link: https://fiaf.org/
Nebraska Now, University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) Precollege [Cost: Further contact is required] - It provides dual credit/college level/AP courses for high schools in Nebraska; check with your high school counselor for more information. https://admissions.unl.edu/specialized-information/nebraska-now
For other extracurriculars please check out the CollegeVine blogs, they have a comprehensive and complete list:
10 Online Summer Programs for High School Student https://blog.collegevine.com/online-summer-programs-for-high-school-students/
Most Prestigious Summer Programs for High School Students
https://blog.collegevine.com/most-prestigious-summer-programs-for-high-school-students/
I hope the information helps & good luck to your future :)
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