Investing in
tomorrow
starts today.
A life changing partnership.
When your business partners with AIME, you offer AUHSD students the essential real-world experiences that transform abstract ideas into tangible skills. By providing career mentoring and internships, your business can not only help young minds navigate their way forward, but also build a stronger, more resilient community.
Choose Your AIME Tier
Choose your level of engagement. All tiers can be offered in-person, virtually, or hybrid.
Tier 1 - Career Exploration
Career
Exploration
AIME Tier 1: Career Exploration
- 1-time engagement. May include a visit to the place of business and/or guest speaker(s) to visit the school site
- 1-6 hours in duration
- Agenda or area of focus determined by the business partner in collaboration with AIME Team. Topics may include company introduction, industry overview, career outlook, guest speakers, facility tour, hands-on activities, workforce etiquette, resume-building, mock interviews, and transferable skills.
- The total number of students, grade level, CTE or educational pathway, etc. determined by the business partner.
- Transportation, chaperone and program support provided by AIME.
Tier 2 - Career Mentoring
Career
Mentoring
AIME Tier 2: Career Mentoring Series
- 2 or more sessions in a series of events
- Small-group mentoring
- 1-6 hours in duration, per session
- Agenda or area of focus determined by the business partner in collaboration with AIME Team. Topics may include company introduction, industry overview, career outlook, guest speakers, facility tour, hands-on activities, workforce etiquette, resume-building, mock interviews, and transferable skills.
- The total number of students, grade level, CTE or educational pathway, etc. determined by the business partner.
- Transportation, chaperone and program support provided by AIME.
Tier 3 - Professional Internship
Professional
Internship
AIME Tier 3- Professional Internship Summer Term
- 6 weeks (June – July)
- 20 hours per week
- $599 student scholarship from funding sponsors such as Disneyland Resort, City of Anaheim, and Orange County United Way
- High school course credit
- OCTA student bus pass provided by AUHSD if needed
- Assigned a designated AUHSD Summer Internship Coordinator
AIME Tier 3- Professional Internships Fall & Spring Terms:
- 12 weeks (Fall Term: September-December & Spring Term: January- April)
- 30 hours per month
- High school course credit
- OCTA student bus pass provided by AUHSD if needed
- Assigned a designated AUHSD Internship Coordinator
Tier 4 - Teacher Externship Program
Teacher
Externship
Program
- One or multiple day, small group job shadow at industry partner’s place of business
- AUHSD teachers will learn directly from the business community so they can better prepare our future workforce for the jobs of today and tomorrow.
- Teachers will learn about an industry, as well as strategies for integrating project-based learning to help students tackle real-world challenges in the classroom.
- Post-job shadow teachers will work with their colleagues to develop a project that will help students practice the soft and hard skills that the teachers observed in the workplace, as well as to explore the challenges faced in that industry.
Full-spectrum thinking.
We believe the 5 Cs — Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Creativity, and Character — are non-negotiable 21st century skills that every student needs to cultivate. By introducing students to potential career opportunities, we give them the chance to learn critical technical skills, advancing their career and hireability before they’ve even graduated. We also know teachers are one of the most influential forces in a student’s life. Our externship program gives educators the chance to experience your business first-hand so they can apply their learning directly to their curriculum.
The AIME participation model.
Our Flagship Program: The AIME summer internship.
It’s Time to Change Lives
Becoming an AIME business participant is one of the most directly impactful things your organization can do to actively benefit your community. To get started, please contact us directly at 714-404-4001 or email us at aime@auhsd.us.
Benefits of AIME
Give
Back
Pay it forward by giving the next generation the leg up you wish you’d had.
Community
Catalyst
By investing in your community, you create a brighter future for all.
Team
Unity
Mentorship forties your company culture with a shared mission of real-world impact.
Testimonials
Mentoring an Anaheim Union High School District student will change the way you think about your work and the community, and most importantly, it will change students’ lives. AUHSD students represent the future of Anaheim – and your kindness in giving them your time, your advice, and introducing them to your profession will change our city for the better. Thank you for investing in the lives of our youth through your partnership with AIME. It will make a tremendous difference.
AIME is such a great program. I am surprised and honored that Anaheim is the first city to be involved in this front-forward endeavor. I hope other cities become engaged and expand the initiative. I wish this was around when I was younger, the experience and skills the students get exposed to is unmatched!
Being a part of the AIME program as a mentor was a great experience for me; I hope it was for the students as well. I gained the perspective of a generation that I will hire and work with. As an Anaheim Public Utility mentor working with the students, I tried to educate them about my job as an engineer, as well as the general roles and responsibilities of different professional levels where I work. The students were also able to go through the process of getting ready for a job interview, be interviewed, and be the interviewer. I think the program is a win-win.
I am so proud to be a partner in this program where I get to teach my trade to these teens. Nothing has been more rewarding than to watch the growth of the students as they realize their potential and the opportunities that lie ahead. This is a career exploration opportunity like no other.
It has been an honor for Group Delta and myself to be able to participate in such a great mentoring program. Sharing our insight and expertise to the students about our services and possible opportunities for work in this industry that are right here in their neighborhood has been a great pleasure. We look forward to many more mentoring opportunities and paid summer internships within Group Delta and the AIME program.
The AIME program has been extremely rewarding for me personally. As a mentor I have been able to introduce students from the AUHSD to a whole other world of business and marketing that they didn’t even know existed. By the end of the program many students leave with new ambitions and new career ideas, which shows that the program is having an impact on the future of these students.
We’re here to help.
AIME depends on the generosity of your team and your talents to help shape a better future for the students we work with. We know it’s a mutually beneficial relationship and that your employees will learn from our students as much as they learn from you. If you have any lingering questions, we’ve gathered a few of our most common to help.
