City Summer Internship
Demystifying Boston’s skyline for Boston’s next generation of women leaders in the workplace.
Reflecting on 10 Years of Service
Photo caption: Helen Russell with one of the first groups of apprentices at Boston Teachers Union “The Apprentice Learning program was my first real work experience. It showed me that I had options for my future jobs. If it wasn’t for the Apprentice Learning program, I would not have thought about my future profession...
A Blueprint for the Future
Crystal Bi Wegner works with our City Summer Interns at the Design Studio for Social InterventionPhoto Credit: Stefanie @thediahannproject “This experience better prepared me for my future through the career explorations we went on. This helped me because it allowed me to think more about what careers I may want to pursue and what...
Skills for Success
Students practice self-presentation and communication skills in professional workplace setting.
Career Knowledge
Worksite partners ignite a sense of purpose with authentic learning.
Dreams and Plans
Students meet professionals who share and inspire their career pathways.
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For as little as $85, you can provide a weekly stipend for a rising ninth grade City Summer Intern.
Host Students at Your Workplace
Ignite purpose with career discovery at your workplace.
We partner with local business to create seminal experiences that give purpose to the present, but more importantly, to a young person’s future. That purpose—the thing that motivates students and moves lives forward can be found in workplaces across our city.
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Director, Bain Capital 
Program Manager
Helen Russell is the Founder and Executive Director of Apprentice Learning. Over the past 30 years, Russell has advocated for connecting students and schools to their communities using hands-on learning experiences. She spent over a decade in the Boston Public Schools (BPS) in external affairs, program development and fundraising at Boston Arts Academy and the Mission Hill School. Prior to working with BPS she was an instructor and program director for Thompson Island Outward Bound and is a senior trainer at Project Adventure. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Boston College and a Master’s in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. | 
AVP, HR Manager & Senior Business Partner
Chief Development Officer, Brookview House 
Head of Middle School, The Meadowbrook School of Weston