Rolling Hills Prep School and Renaissance School require seniors to do an unpaid internship in order to graduate. Students have worked in businesses, hospitals, schools, and non-profit organizations. Students are asked to work at least thirty hours per week for two weeks at the end of May.

The goal of the internship is to acquaint young people with the "real world," a world that they have been educated to enter, but do not know very well. They need to observe people at work, help with any tasks they can accomplish, take orders and fulfill jobs, show interest and enthusiasm for a career, practice business etiquette, and learn new skills. Many colleges require students to find and complete internships as part of their graduation requirements.  We tell students that this internship is probably the start of several internships that will follow before they find themselves in a permanent job.