The purpose of the 10-week career internship is twofold. One is for students to get a better idea about what they might want to pursue in the future, so that they don't spend four or more years floundering in college in search of a direction. The other is to make the invaluable contacts in the world of work that will put them several steps ahead of their peers. The career internship answers the questions students have about possible careers: "I wonder what it's like to be a lawyer?…I wonder what it's like to work in a recording studio?…I wonder what it's like to be a film-maker?…an archeologist?"

Career internships at Walkabout are more like a college internship than those normally offered to high school students, providing a focus for the future that adds meaning to their education.

Academics, although concentrated in two 10-week blocks within the classroom, occur throughout all aspects of the program, including the internship.

Here are some examples from the over 500 Career Internships students at Walkabout have completed:

Anthropology - Tohatchi Navajo Indian Reservation, New Mexico
Archeology - Museum of Natural History, NYC
Architecture - David Graham Associates
Art - Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
Business - Burton Snowboards, Vermont
Children's Rehabilitation - St. Agnes Children's Hospital Commodities
Trading - NY Stock Exchange Computer Research - I.B.M.
Culinary - Jean Jacques Culinary Creations
Dance - Martha Graham Dance Co., NYC
Environmental Education - Taconic Outdoor Education Center
Fashion Retail - Sak's Fifth Ave.
Fashion Design - Betsey Johnson Showroom, NYC
Film - Independent Filmmaker, NYC
Forest Ranger - National Park Service, Maryland
Graphics - Reinke Graphics
Herbalist - Master Herbalist
Hotel Management - Royal Crowne Plaza
Journalism - Ms Magazine, NYC
Law - New York State Supreme Court, NYC
Law Enforcement - Briarcliff Police Department
Marine Biology - New York Aquarium
Sports Medicine - Mt. Kisco Sports Medicine
Nursing - Washoe Health Center, Nevada
Photography - Bedford Photo-Graphic
Police - Briarcliff Police Department
Psychology - Sleep-Wake Disorders Research Center, NY Hospital
Pilot - Executive Air Service, Danbury
Radio Broadcasting - K-ROCK 92.3 FM, NYC
Recording Engineer - The Loft
Restaurant - Crabtee's Kittle House
Social Worker - Job's Refuge
T.V. Production - MTV, NYC
Teacher - New York School for the Deaf
Theater - Westchester Broadway Theater
Therapist - North Central Bronx Hospital
Veterinarian - Cross River Animal Hospital
Video Production - Key World Productions, NYC
Wildlife Rehabilitation - Wildlife, Inc.
Writing - Poets and Writers, NYC
AND MANY MORE!