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Internship Program |
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TLA offers 3-week live-in internships.
Interns work according to their skills and interests as well as the needs onsite at the time. Outdoor work includes caring for animals, gardening , maintenance, and building projects which vary, of course, with time of year and current workload on site, but there is usually something "under construction". During the winter, many construction projects are mainly interior, due to rain. Indoor work includes cataloging, inventory, research and data base projects as well as sustainable housekeeping tasks.
We support our interns individual projects and plans with resources from our considerable library and data base and our years of research and hands-on education. We try to point people in what we believe to be productive directions, based on their individual needs, experience, resources and skills. We work with each individual from their own personal starting point, helping them to assess their needs and strengths, and supporting their formulation of a personal plan. Our workbook and CDs prompt discussion and further study, research and preparation and networking.
Interns are expected to put in a full workweek and to commit to the three-week stay. In return, we provide room, board, hands-on education, a brief course of study, access to our large library, and the opportunity to contribute and to ask questions nearly 24/7!
Comments from former interns:
Francis Quebec, Canada “My internship at Titanic lifeboat academy has been a fantastic experience. The hosts are amiable, well informed on future changes, political issues and alternative living. My time over there gave me the opportunity to get the information and resources that I was looking to create a better way of living for myself. Practical experiences were interesting and diverse. I enjoy my time in Astoria and I will recommend this experience to anybody that believes in sustainable practice.”
Owen Wiltshire, England “Learning about peak oil was very interesting (and scary!). Rounding my experience and knowledge of sustainable living and also learning some useful life skills, e.g. animal husbandry and some basic carpentry. All round, this was a thoroughly enjoyable experience and a very valuable one, too, made all the more enjoyable spending my time here with 2 of the most intellectually sound and nice people I have met. It's a great experience and very useful...If only everyone could partake in an internship like this, then we truly might see change!”
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