SUMMER LITERACY ART MUSIC AND MOVEMENT! SLAMM!
SLAMM 2024 COLLEGE INTERN ORIENTATION: June 10-14
SLAMM 2024 for Refugee and Immigrant Youth Ages 6-15: June 10- August 9
ATTENTION: Covid Vaccines are required for all Interns, volunteers and staff
SLAMM COLLEGE INTERN GOALS To experience new opportunities for leadership, management and community while leading volunteers and participants in learning, creativity and leadership.
SLAMM VISION Refugee youth who are academically supported and inspired to be successful in school and confidently pursuing future individual goals
SLAMM MISSION Provide summer literacy and enrichment experiences for refugee and immigrant youth that lead to increased literacy and school success
New Arrivals Institute (NAI) is offering a stipend for college interns to plan, lead and manage a summer literacy-based program under the direction of NAI staff. Interns will also mentor high school volunteers while modeling positive leadership and service. SLAMM offers refugee and immigrant youth from Afghanistan, Sudan, and South America, opportunities to improve their literacy in a fun, inclusive environment. SLAMM takes place Monday through Friday and intern hours are 8:30am to 1:30. Interns will benefit from extraordinary leadership and service opportunity. The program includes literacy activities, science, technology, soccer, art, crafts, financial literacy, dance, drama, music, Legos, and more.
View the NAI website at www.newarrivalsinstitute.org to know more about SLAMM and the comprehensive work of NAI, and Contact Lynn Thompson, NAI Community Engagement Director, at lthompson@newarrivalsinstitute.com to receive more information and an application.
