Internships - Brooks School: Coeducational Private School in North Andover, MA

Internships at work

Right at the time when students are considering more deeply, “What do I want to do?” Brooks provides the opportunity to explore career paths and, quite literally, try out one through our professional summer internship program, Students on the Forefront.

The program opens doors for rising sixth-form (between grades 11 and 12) students to gain experience working in research laboratories, hospitals and hubs of engineering, arts and technological innovation.

"I've been asked if I'm in med. school about six times. It's fun to respond with, 'Nope, I'm actually in high school.'"

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Each supervised internship exposes students to research, technology, and advanced studies in the sciences, humanities, finance and the arts while giving them insight into what it’s really like to immerse themselves in that field or occupation.

Harvard Summer School

For students in one of the Boston-based offerings who do not live in the area, Brooks arranges housing through Harvard Summer School. The bonus: Students will take one Harvard class for college credit in addition to completing their Forefront internship.

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Summer 2026 Internship Areas

2026 Brooks Students on the Forefront interns will be working in the following areas:

“My internship allowed me to look beyond the classroom and experience what it is like to be in the field professionally.

They don't teach you how tiring it is to be in surgery for 10+ hours at a time, or how long and how much precision it takes to develop a single microscope slide in school!”

2026 Program Timeline

January 27: Internship Opportunities catalog published
January 29: Application window opened with an information meeting
February 16: Applications due
February 23-27: Interviews on campus
March 6: Decisions released: Congratulations, Brooksians!

Brooks provided me with intellectual opportunities that I never knew I could have, with biotechnology experiments and anatomy dissections piquing my interest in science. The Students on the Forefront program gave me one of the most incredible educational experiences as I made connections with healthcare professionals as I continued learning.”

Internship News

Students on the Forefront 2025: Brooks School Internships

The “Most Amazing” Experiences of Real-Life Work

Students on the Forefront interns report back with rave reviews of their summer postings in labs and hospitals, a museum, investment firm, tech company and the Massachusetts State House!

This summer is the first time Brooks School’s nearly 20 years old Students on the Forefront internship program expanded from focusing exclusively on science to include professional opportunities in the humanities, arts and finance.

On the Forefront This Summer

No vacation vegging here! Students take us inside their months spent experiencing professional work in medicine, finance, government, the arts and a non-profit as part of Brooks’ signature program.

Interested in Our Internship Program?

For questions about the Students on the Forefront program, contact Dean of Teaching and Learning Joanna McDonough.