Free (and Almost Free) Adventures for Teenagers

By Gail L. Grand

Enrich your life and your education without breaking the family budget. Join a community of artists, learning from master dancers and painters. Your cost: $0. Study global issues on a university campus. Your cost: $0. Work alongside noted scientists at a national laboratory. Your cost: $0. Here is all the information you need about internships, enrichment classes, and school-break and summer programs that will give your education a great boost at little or no cost. Some even pay you or let you earn college credit. You'll discover what each program has to offer, find out whether you qualify, and learn how and when to apply. The opportunities are tremendous. Create high-quality, affordable housing while learning the basics of construction. Work in lighting design at the National Air and Space Museum or read Japanese poetry--in Japanese Join a dream team of highly motivated students from all over the country or work closely with a single mentor. Most of the programs are absolutely free of charge to participating students, and none costs more than $200. This is the chance you've been dreaming of--an affordable way to get a taste of college life, take off in a new direction, or develop a more profound understanding of your chosen field.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471113514
• ISBN13: 9780471113515
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.8" x 7.1"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher