The Longwood Gardens High School Summer Internship Program is an eight-week experience available to tenth- and eleventh-graders enrolled in the Horticulture Programs at Abraham Lincoln Academy or Walter Biddle Saul High School in Philadelphia, PA; or the Center for Arts and Technology in Coatesville, PA.
The internship program begins in late June and ends in August. The interns work four and a half days per week with other students and Longwood staff members to learn gardening techniques, and to share responsibilities in various areas of indoor and outdoor horticulture. The interns are paid for the time they work and some travel time. Students work in all safe weather conditions including light rain, hot, and cold temperatures, etc. One-half day each week, the interns attend lectures and/or field trips to other area gardens.
Students rotate throughout the garden and experience indoor and outdoor horticulture. The interns work closely with Longwood employees and with other students.
A career interest in horticulture and enrollment in horticulture classes offered by the student’s high school are prerequisites.
While at Longwood Gardens, students are expected to obey safety policies, exhibit a strong work ethic and eagerness to learn, and have good attendance.
Download the application (in Microsoft Word format).
For more information contact Student Programs at 610-388-5401 or EDU-Studies@longwoodgardens.org
Longwood offers hundreds of lectures, courses and workshops each year that allow you to learn directly from our gardeners and horticulturists in our unique garden environment.
Longwood's immersive, tuition-free, two-year program combines a rigorous academic curriculum with hands-on learning.
Students can gain practical experience, learn horticultural skills and study plants in one of the world’s finest gardens through our internship programs.