Cultural Wealth: The Script Internship

We're excited to introduce this video on Cultural Wealth! We'll explore each capital and how our Script Internship applicants can take this frame to realize and affirm their rich skills. Our hope is that this helps you submit a strong resume and essays in your Script Internship application.

Learn more about The Script Internship: https://thescript.org/internships/

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This info piece is intended to help you prepare your resume and create a strong Script Internship application. We believe that lived experience does matter, and your cultural knowledge absolutely can enhance the quality of any work environment.  

We’re providing this information because we often find that our applicants undersell themselves even though their life experiences have equipped them with rich cultural and soft skills. Our hope is that this prompts you to reflect more deeply on the skills you’ve acquired from past cultural experiences.

CULTURAL WEALTH: an array of knowledge, skills, abilities and experiences that are learned and shared by a group of people; The values and behaviors that are nurtured through culture work together to create a way of knowing and being.

All 6 types of cultural wealth:
Social
Familial
Aspirational
Linguistic
Navigational
and
Resistant capital;
are interconnected, working together to strengthen an individual's ability to function in multiple environments.

We will specifically discuss how they translate and prepare you for the workplace. Reach out to your career center, a professor, mentor, or friend and ask them to help you reflect on the skills you possess. Below are examples of skills drawn from personal experiences.

Recently, many companies desire cultural diversity in the workplace and we want to encourage you to affirm the deep cultural knowledge that has helped to define who you are.

SKILLS:
●        Self-awareness
●        Connectedness
●        Value-orientation
●        Creativity
●        Resourcefulness
●        Agility
●        Dedication
●        Persistence
●        Problem solving
●        Taking initiative
●        Adaptability
●        Social justice orientation

Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
2:43 - Social Capital
4:14 - Familial Capital
5:14 - Aspirational Capital
6:34 - Linguistic Capital
7:53 - Navigational Capital
9:34 - Resistant Capital
11:29 - Conclusion