#152 Getting Student Leadership Experiences and Internships with INTERalliance

Flourish Coaching

Dec 10, 2024

In this episode, Lisa, Keith, and Tejas discuss:

The value of student-led experiences and internships for your teen.
Building teen confidence, developing professional skills while still in high school, and using experiences to gain clarity about future careers.
The importance of your student getting involved in extracurriculars early in high school.
How to DIY opportunities through school-business partnerships for your teen.

Key Takeaways:

During your student’s freshman year, let them get used to the rigors of high school and encourage them to figure out how they want to get involved at school.
Confidence is a skill your teen will build through practice and pushing themself outside their comfort zone. The more your teen stretches, the more their confidence will grow.
Sometimes, an internship will confirm that the path is the right fit for your teen. But even if they find it is not the right fit, that is equally valuable.
As proficiency increases, passion also tends to increase in equal measure. Passion can grow with proficiency.

“It is really valuable for the student as a person and pushing them outside their boundaries and getting uncomfortable and all those things. But it’s also valuable for the resume, the application, and building those experiences that make you who you are, and you can find those wherever you are.” – Keith Koehne

About Keith Koehne:

Keith Koehne has always wanted to have the greatest impact on the greatest number of students possible. He has a passion for leadership and connecting education with business leaders for the benefit of students. He is honored to serve as the Executive Director of the INTERalliance of Greater Cincinnati, whose mission is to fill the regional IT talent pipeline by inspiring, developing, and retaining exceptional high school students.

Keith most recently served as an Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction and has been an Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Tech Director, Principal, and Teacher.

Keith has first-hand experience designing and launching groundbreaking high school programs that change the outcomes for students. His strong network is critical as the INTERalliance has a vision for expanding to meet the needs of the entire regional tech industry.

Keith serves on the Greater Cincinnati Business Advisory Committee and the Northern

Kentucky Workforce Investment Board.

Keith earned his undergraduate degree from Miami University and his master’s degree from Xavier University. Keith and his wife Erin have four sons (Joseph, Charlie, Sam and Matthew) and they enjoy traveling, good food, and finding great adventures.

Episode References:

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