The Courageous IIT Program

Through this 7-week summer job-training program, students make the transition from student to instructor, developing their abilities to teach, lead and inspire the next generation of Courageous kids. Under the guidance of our senior instruction team, participants first attend pre-season training sessions and then alternately teach their own class of Step 2 students or are in class themselves, being intensively trained in everything from teaching theory and classroom management, to long-distance cruising, safe powerboat operation, race committee administration, and boat maintenance.

Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of Step 4 or equivalent and 15-years-old by July 1, 2010. Selection based upon application, sailing check, interview and references. Program may be repeated, with students typically participating for 2 consecutive years.

For New Applicants to the IIT program: For details on how to apply for the 2010 Instructor-in-Training (IIT) Program, click here! Applications are due by Monday, Februay 22, 2010!  Based on applications, a select group will be called back for an in person interview and sailing test later in the spring.

For 2nd Year or Returning IITs: If you have successfully completed the 1st year of the IIT program and wish to return for a 2nd year, please fill out the youth staff contact information update form AND  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to notify her of your interest in being considered for rehire. If you do not notify her by February 1, 2010, you hurt your chances of being rehired.  For those to wish to be rehired, an interview and sailing skills test will be conducted later in the spring, exact dates TBA.

For IIT Parents: If you are a parent or family member of a student who would like to become an IIT or return for their second season as an IIT, please click here for more information about the 2010 program, including elligibility, the application process, program dates, student expectations, compensation, and more. **As there is a lot of good information in this document, it's probably a good idea for all IIT applicants to read it, too.

For Boston Residents Only: Apply to the Boston Youth Fund/Hopeline program.  This usually happens during February Vacation Week.  For more details, click here: http://www.bostonyouthzone.com/teenzone/employment/byf/

Teen Working Permit: Note that if you are a minor working in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you must obtain a working permit before beginning a new job.  Completing this application takes time, and will require signatures from you school, primary care physician, a parent/guardian and your new employer.  Don't try to apply last minute! Click here to start your application and here to find out more about Massachusetts regulations for teen workers.