Reach Higher Montana

🚨 Paid Youth Internship Opportunity! Deadline extended - Applications close August 16🚨

Are you between the ages of 13–20 and want to help shape the future of career readiness in Montana? This is your chance to make your voice heard!

🌟 Education Design Lab and Reach Higher Montana are looking for 10 Montana youth to join a paid fall internship where you'll help co-design Montana's Youth Career Readiness Plan and share your ideas with state leaders.

💰 Earn $1,000 for approximately 25 hours of participation.
📅 Internship: August 26 – December 9, 2026
✅ No experience required!

We especially encourage applications from youth who:
• Live in rural communities
• Are Tribal members
• Have experience in foster care
• Identify as LGBTQ+
• Are out of school or have dropped out
• Have ever felt unheard or like school wasn't designed for them

🔗 Learn more and apply: https://eddesignlab-internship.squarespace.com/
📅 Join an information session on July 29 (registration available on the website).

Your experiences matter. Help shape opportunities for the next generation of Montana youth!

🔧 Connecting education with industry! 🚀

Teacher externships create valuable opportunities for educators to experience today's workforce firsthand and bring real-world learning back to the classroom.

A big thank you to Tuscano Machine LLC for hosting this externship, led by Wes Tuscano, Chief Executive Officer, and Julie Johnson, Chief Financial Officer. We're also grateful to Matthew Culp, Assistant Teaching Professor at MSU and Gallatin College, for helping strengthen the connection between education and Montana's manufacturing industry.

Together, we're preparing students for successful futures by building partnerships that make learning relevant, hands-on, and career-focused.

Exploring careers beyond the classroom! 🌄

Teacher Externship participant Jessica Sullivan (center) from Livingston Public Schools spent time with Tawnya Rupe Mraz (right) and Samantha Hayden (left) of AMB West, experiencing the diverse operations of Auster at Dome Mountain, West Creek Ranch, and Mountain Sky Guest Ranch.

From hospitality and guest services to ranch operations and workforce development, Jessica gained valuable real-world insights to bring back to her students. Experiences like these help educators connect classroom learning with the wide variety of career opportunities available across Montana.

Thank you to AMB West for investing in educators and helping prepare the next generation for future careers!

Are you between the ages of 13–20 and want to help shape the future of career readiness in Montana? This is your chance to make your voice heard!

🌟 Education Design Lab and Reach Higher Montana are looking for 10 Montana youth to join a paid fall internship where you'll help co-design Montana's Youth Career Readiness Plan and share your ideas with state leaders.

💰 Earn $1,000 for approximately 25 hours of participation.
📅 Internship: August 26 – December 9, 2026
✅ No experience required!

We especially encourage applications from youth who:
• Live in rural communities
• Are Tribal members
• Have experience in foster care
• Identify as LGBTQ+
• Are out of school or have dropped out
• Have ever felt unheard or like school wasn't designed for them

🗓️ Applications close August 9, 2026.

🔗 Learn more and apply: eddesignlab.org/policydesigninternship
📅 Join an information session on July 29 (registration available on the website).

Your experiences matter. Help shape opportunities for the next generation of Montana youth!

🚨 Paid Youth Internship Opportunity! 🚨

Are you between the ages of 13–20 and want to help shape the future of career readiness in Montana? This is your chance to make your voice heard!

🌟 Education Design Lab and Reach Higher Montana are looking for 10 Montana youth to join a paid fall internship where you'll help co-design Montana's Youth Career Readiness Plan and share your ideas with state leaders.

💰 Earn $1,000 for approximately 25 hours of participation.
📅 Internship: August 26 – December 9, 2026
✅ No experience required!

We especially encourage applications from youth who:
• Live in rural communities
• Are Tribal members
• Have experience in foster care
• Identify as LGBTQ+
• Are out of school or have dropped out
• Have ever felt unheard or like school wasn't designed for them

🗓️ Applications close August 9, 2026.

🔗 Learn more and apply: eddesignlab.org/policydesigninternship
📅 Join an information session on July 29 (registration available on the website).

Your experiences matter. Help shape opportunities for the next generation of Montana youth!

Learning goes beyond the classroom! 🌟

We're excited to highlight Teacher Externship participant Chris Davis from Billings Senior High School, who spent time with Mariah Brun at Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming. Through this experience, Chris gained valuable insight into leadership development, workforce skills, and the many opportunities Girl Scouts provides to empower the next generation.

Exploring careers beyond the classroom! 🌟

Stephanie Tacke, the 7–12 school counselor in Fairfield, is participating in a teacher externship with Visit Great Falls. By learning more about the tourism and hospitality industry, she's gaining valuable insights into local career opportunities that will help guide and inspire students as they plan for their futures.

Thank you to Visit Great Falls for partnering with educators to support career-connected learning!

From the classroom to the lab! 🌾🔬

Suzi Richey, a teacher in Great Falls, is expanding her knowledge through a teacher externship at the Montana State Grain Lab. By exploring the science and processes behind Montana's grain industry, she's gaining real-world experiences to bring back to her students and help connect classroom learning to future career opportunities.

Thank you to the Montana State Grain Lab for investing in educators and supporting career-connected learning!