Summer Teaching Fellows
Through our Summer Teaching Fellows program, PASE recruits, trains, supervises, and pays stipends to college students who provide academic support and enrichment to programs in underserved neighborhoods in New York City.
PASE's Summer Teaching Fellows increase capacity for summer programs and enrichment programming. For the Fellows, this program provides hands-on teaching experience and exposure to the afterschool field, helping them to explore and cultivate their passion in working with kids.
The Fellows program also blends our college prep and summer learning work by improving connections between community organizations and higher education and cultivating a generation of future advocates for education and the afterschool field. Since 2004, PASE has worked with over 330 Summer Teaching Fellows who have collectively impacted over 30,000 kids in summer programs
“I knew going into this fellowship that I wanted to teach, but this just affirmed that idea! Personally it was challenging but so rewarding personally and professionally.”
— 2024 Summer Teaching Fellow Alumni
What do Summer Teaching Fellows do at camps?
- Teach & provide academic support to youth in afterschool programs
- Develop and deliver lesson plans on topics ranging from STEM to Literacy to Art
- Support and lead enrichments such as dance, social justice, and leadership
- Assist on field trips
Summer teaching fellows are a fantastic resource for our program that increase our summer capacity to provide the best possible summer experience for our students.
— 2022 Participating Host Site
Applications for Fellows are closed and will open next February.
Apply to be a 2025 Host Site
Who Should Apply?
Community-based organizations that:
- Operate in New York City and serve youth, grades K-12
- Have run summer programs for a minimum of two years
- Provide camp services for a minimum of 30 hours/week and for period of at least five weeks
- Have a commitment to offering educationally-focused, enriching summer programming
- Can provide meaningful work experience that employs the Summer Teaching Fellows 30 hours/week for six weeks
- Can complete required documents: STF work plan, STF Site Final Report, Evaluation
- Applications due: April 7, 2025
Fellows are available for 30 hours/week for 6 weeks starting in July.
