Workshop Student Intern

Crossing Borders is looking for a curricular intern to join us in our Copenhagen office to assist with our School Workshops Program, and other local projects. This will be for a 4-month period - starting at the end of August/beginning of September, 2025 for 37-hours a week.

School Workshops Program:

At Crossing Borders we give opportunities for youth to be seen, heard, and connected to the global world. One way we do this is by using non-formal education techniques to facilitate workshops that engage students from Denmark in dialogue and creating action for a more just society. We cover topics like Democracy, Anti-Discrimination, Change Making, youth leadership, Climate Change, UN Sustainable Development Goals, and more!

About you:

You are an active and engaged person with interest in social justice and your values align with that of Crossing Borders. You are currently enrolled at a university or educational institution, ideally in the humanities, education, social sciences, or a related field. Experience with non-formal or popular education is a plus, or interest in teaching. Someone who is active, social, outgoing, and feels comfortable engaging with large groups, ages 12-19. Able to travel locally and throughout Denmark.

What you will do:

• Facilitate workshops at schools
• Promote workshops to schools (newsletters, blog posts, etc.)
• Design and publish social media content on social media accounts
• Develop non-formal education curricula on social justice topics
• Research and co-write fundraising opportunities
• Help with coordination of workshop facilitator team
• Aid in the execution of CB events (e.g. Food for Thought)
• Identify and implement your own project to strengthen the School Workshops Program according to your interests

This position is unpaid and for students enrolled in an educational program

 Please send a cv and cover letter to schoolteam@crossingborders.dk by the end of the day on April 30th, 2025. We plan to conduct interviews the week of May 5th, 2025 either in person or online.

Contact Mia Toftdahl, School Workshops Program Coordinator, at miatoftdahl@crossingborders.dk with any questions you may have.

About Crossing Borders:

Crossing Borders (CB) is a non-profit, non-partisan civil society organization. We work for a fairer and more sustainable world. We do that by empowering young people around the world to take leadership for a positive change socially, economically, and politically. The vision of CB is a world in peace with itself, in which diversity is celebrated.