Apple this week quietly announced "the Orchard," a new internal project that seeks to pair up-and-coming creative minds with leaders in Apple's Marketing Communications (Marcom) team, grooming them for a potential job at the company. Though the Orchard is clearly aimed at outsiders, Apple has decided not to widely publicize the project beyond a dedicated teaser webpage and entries to the Jobs at Apple site. Employees have been talking up the initiative, however, as evidenced by tweets spotted by MacRumors on Wednesday. The program is highly exclusive, as a group of only ten participants — four art directors, four copywriters, and two strategic planners — will be accepted to take part in what looks to be a six-month paid mentorship program. According to Apple, the Orchard's "mission" is to gather talented creatives to "learn and grow" by interacting with Marcom division professionals.