NY HARBOR SCHOOL Resource Recovery Internship Program (R-RIP) INTERNS
What does the average high school student do after a long hard day of study and concentration? Well, the above average kids trek out to the south end of Governors Island to cure oyster shells, build planting beds, collect eggs, feed and water chickens and a variety of other tasks at the Earth Matter Compost Learning Center.
N.Y. Urban Assembly Harbor School sophomores Joshua Arreaga, Joshua Taliaferrow, Ezekiel Figueroa, and Exavier Figueroa intern at the Center on Thursdays after school. Joshua A., the man with a plan, chooses to help out because he loves being on the Island and knows this experience brings added value to his resume. The dynamic duo, Ezekiel and Exavier, both look forward to animal care duties. And Joshua T. sums up his experience with the short but accurate statement, “It’s really hard work.”
It is hard work, but nothing these highly motivated super stars can’t handle and it’s sure to pay off in the end.