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Yestermorrow Internship Application

Please fill out this application and return it to us either: via email in Microsoft Word format to kate@yestermorrow.org, by mail or by fax. Please alter the spacing to provide room for your responses, including the essay questions, and attach your current résumé and $25 application fee (see below for payment details).

Name:

Today’s Date:

Date of Birth:

Sex:

Telephone:

Mailing Address:

E-Mail:

Alternate Address:

Alternate Phone:

I would like to apply for the following session(s). If more than one, list order of preference:

____ Fall 2008 Session: September 1-December 19, 2008

Application Deadline: June 1, 2008

____ Winter 2009 Session: January 5 -May 15, 2009

Application Deadline: October 1, 2008

____ Summer 2009 Session: May 18 -August 28, 2009

Application Deadline: March 1, 2009

I heard about the Yestermorrow Internship Program from…

I plan to receive college credit for this internship (yes/no):

Current school and program/degree or field of employment:

Essay Questions

Please answer the following questions in a simple, but thoughtful, paragraph or two.

• Why are you interested in an internship at Yestermorrow? What are your goals, and what specific skills do you hope to learn?

• What skills or experience would you be able to offer Yestermorrow as an intern? (Design, building, and/or woodworking experience is not required, but helpful).

• What experience have you had that will help to prepare you for being in a rural, close-knit community, where everyone is working as a team and living in close quarters?

• Please state three interesting things about yourself.

• Tell us about one thing you’ve learned in the last year and how you came to learn it.

• Are there specific courses you’d want to take during your internship?

• How do you see your Yestermorrow experience contributing to your future career and/or personal goals?

References

In addition to your application, you are required to submit contact information for three references. Two should be professional, work-related references, and the third should be a personal reference who has known you for more than two years. For each reference please include name, phone, email, and relationship in which they know you.

Résumé

Please attach a copy of your current résumé.

Application Fee

Please enclose $25.00 to cover the costs of processing your application. We accept payment via cash, check, money order, or credit card. If you would like us to charge the fee to your Visa or Mastercard, please list the number below. Your application will not be processed until payment is received.

Name on card:

Credit Card number: Expiration date:

Thank you for taking the time to fill out this application. If you have any questions please visit our website at: www.yestermorrow.org for more information or contact Director of Operations Kate Stephenson at kate@yestermorrow.org. We highly encourage intern applicants to come visit the School if at all possible, so that we can show you the campus, introduce you to some of our current interns, and meet the staff, however we do not expect everyone to be able to travel to the school because of distance.

You may submit your application via email, regular mail, fax or hand delivery.

Mailing Address:

Yestermorrow Design/Build School

189 VT Rte 100

Warren, VT 05674

Fax: 802-496-5540 Phone: 802-496-5545

E-Mail : kate@yestermorrow.org