Have you ever struggled with the feeling of being excluded by peers? Have you ever worried about not getting into your dream school, receiving poor grades despite your great effort, or having lots of conflicts with your parents or siblings? With so many mixed emotions (e.g., anger, guilt, shame, regret), you may start to perceive yourself or your struggles as failures, leaving you wondering “What should I do now?”
Our summer program will provide you access to effective coping tools and abilities that are aimed at revealing your true potential and weaknesses in order to help you turn your challenges into successes. You will experience various kinds of simulated failure experiences and be asked to analyze how you accept and navigate setbacks or failures. You will be under the guidance of professional youth counselors and cognitive psychologists who have conducted in-depth research on more than 30 extraordinary athletes, Nobel laureates, and other top professionals about their successes. Through this program, you will discover your new and great potential in experiencing failures and in reviews from experts.
The program utilizes the flexible adaptive instructional training (FAIT) model to fully immerse our students in the process of learning from their failures. Experienced professionals specializing in youth coaching will encourage students to use their strengths to turn their setbacks into successes.
Location(s)
- Remote
Schedule
- July
Cost/Compensation
- Free
Eligibility Requirements
- Students in grades 9-11
- The program is open to students from around the world.
Deadline
- Year-round rolling admissions.
Application or Entry Requirements
- A completed application form.
- Parents/guardians must sign and submit a program consent form before an intern can officially start the internship program.
- Submission of a copy of student’s most recent academic transcript (for those in 9th grade, a screenshot or pdf of your most current gradebook is sufficient).
- An essay of up to 250 words about why you are interested in joining the internship program.
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Teachers College, Columbia University (TC) is a graduate school of education located in New York City. Established in 1887, TC is the oldest and largest graduate school of education in the United States and although it was founded as an independent institution, it has been associated with Columbia University since shortly after its merger with the university in 1893. TC offers a wide range of master's, doctoral, and professional degree programs in education, health, and psychology and currently enrolls around 5,000 graduate students. With a focus on advancing knowledge, research, and practice in the field of education, TC is committed to preparing graduates who are innovative and effective leaders in their fields. TC alumni and faculty have held prominent positions in academia, government, music, non-profit, healthcare, and social science research. Notable alumni and former faculty include John Dewey, Art Garfunkel, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Margaret Mead, Bill Campbell, Georgia O'Keeffe, Edward Thorndike, and Shirley Chisholm.
