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Regular Service Opp: Mentor a Boston-Area Middle School Student!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kristin Kuhn)
Mon Oct 5 21:01:18 2009
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From: Kristin Kuhn <kkuhn@MIT.EDU>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 21:00:45 -0400
To: apo-news <apo-news@mit.edu>
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See below.
A personal invitation! pretty cool.
The application (and more information) was attached; email me if you want
them!
-Kristin
On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 6:43 PM, Briana Diaz <briana@mit.edu> wrote:
> Dear Members of Alpha Phi Omega, **
>
> I am writing to ask you to consider volunteering to mentor a middle schoo=
l
> student this year.
>
> OEOP=92s Middle School Mentoring Program offers MIT students the opportun=
ity
> to mentor underserved middle school students who are interested in explor=
ing
> their passion for science, technology, engineering and math. If you choos=
e
> to volunteer as a mentor, you will be paired with a local public school
> student who has recently completed one of two intensive summer programs r=
un
> through the MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs: the MIT STEM
> Program (http://mit.edu/stem) or the MIT Science of Baseball Program (
> http://mit.edu/msbp). During the school year, the Middle School Mentoring
> Program enables these students to stay focused on academic achievement
> through the relationships they develop with their MIT mentors. The progra=
m
> is produced by the Office of Engineering Outreach Programs, which also
> directs the MITES Program and SEED Academy.
>
> MIT mentors are as diverse a group as our middle school students, which i=
s
> why they are so successful =96=96 they are biologists and baseball player=
s; love
> diving and DDR; and are as likely to be well-versed on Analytical Chemist=
ry
> as the plot lines on CSI. What our mentors share is an interest in
> supporting youth and a love of math, science and technology,
>
> We are looking for MIT undergraduate and graduate student mentors who can
> commit to spending 8 hours a month to support a middle school student. In
> addition to contacting them weekly for informal activities, like reviewin=
g
> homework, playing basketball, trading emails or catching a movie, we brin=
g
> all of the mentors and middle school students together for a monthly
> Saturday afternoon brunch event that features a keynote speaker or specia=
l
> activity to gets their imaginations going . . . and ours.
>
> This year=92s brunches will be held on the following Saturdays, usually f=
rom
> 11:00am to 2:00pm: *October 24th, November 7th, December 5th, February 6t=
h,
> March 6th, April 24th, and May 8th.* /*Mentors should plan to attend all =
of
> these events.*/ Additionally, we ask that you attend one of our two train=
ing
> sessions, which will be held in mid-October.
>
> Also, based on some feedback we received last year, we have developed a n=
ew
> component of the Mentoring Program for our ninth grade students. This yea=
r,
> our ninth graders will NOT get assigned individual mentors; instead, they
> will be mentored as a cohort by a group of 4-8 MIT students who will lead
> them through a series of sessions designed to help ease their transition =
to
> high school. These sessions will take place during the regular brunches i=
n
> the fall (with one additional gathering on Saturday, November 21st) and w=
ill
> end in December. After the December brunch, the ninth graders will
> "graduate" from the program and their MIT student facilitators will be
> excused from service.
>
> If you are interested in serving as a special facilitator for this ninth
> grade cohort, please indicate your preference on the attached application=
.
>
> *Applications are attached. They are due to our office (1-123) or by e-ma=
il
> to stem@mit.edu by *Friday October 9th* !
>
> Best,
>
>
> Briana Diaz
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
> Department of Political Science
> STEM Student Coordinator
>
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See below.<br>A personal invitation! pretty cool.<br>The application (and m=
ore information) was attached; email me if you want them!<br><br>-Kristin<b=
r><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 6:43 PM, Briana Dia=
z <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:briana@mit.edu">briana@mit.edu</a=
>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Dear Members of A=
lpha Phi Omega, <span><span><i></i></span></span><br>
<br>
I am writing to ask you to consider volunteering to mentor a middle school =
student this year.<br>
<br>
OEOP=92s Middle School Mentoring Program offers MIT students the
opportunity to mentor underserved middle school students who are
interested in exploring their passion for science, technology,
engineering and math. If you choose to volunteer as a mentor, you will
be paired with a local public school student who has recently completed
one of two intensive summer programs run through the MIT Office of
Engineering Outreach Programs: the MIT STEM Program (<a href=3D"http://mit.=
edu/stem" target=3D"_blank">http://mit.edu/stem</a>) or the MIT Science of =
Baseball Program (<a href=3D"http://mit.edu/msbp" target=3D"_blank">http://=
mit.edu/msbp</a>).
During the school year, the Middle School Mentoring Program enables
these students to stay focused on academic achievement through the
relationships they develop with their MIT mentors. The program is
produced by the Office of Engineering Outreach Programs, which also
directs the MITES Program and SEED Academy.<br>
<br>
MIT mentors are as diverse a group as our middle school students, which
is why they are so successful =96=96 they are biologists and baseball
players; love diving and DDR; and are as likely to be well-versed on
Analytical Chemistry as the plot lines on CSI. What our mentors share
is an interest in supporting youth and a love of math, science and
technology,<br>
<br>
We are looking for MIT undergraduate and graduate student mentors who
can commit to spending 8 hours a month to support a middle school
student. In addition to contacting them weekly for informal activities,
like reviewing homework, playing basketball, trading emails or catching
a movie, we bring all of the mentors and middle school students
together for a monthly Saturday afternoon brunch event that features a
keynote speaker or special activity to gets their imaginations going .
. . and ours.<br>
<br>
This year=92s brunches will be held on the following Saturdays, usually
from 11:00am to 2:00pm: *October 24th, November 7th, December 5th,
February 6th, March 6th, April 24th, and May 8th.* /*Mentors should
plan to attend all of these events.*/ Additionally, we ask that you
attend one of our two training sessions, which will be held in
mid-October.<br>
<br>
Also, based on some feedback we received last year, we have developed a
new component of the Mentoring Program for our ninth grade students.
This year, our ninth graders will NOT get assigned individual mentors;
instead, they will be mentored as a cohort by a group of 4-8 MIT
students who will lead them through a series of sessions designed to
help ease their transition to high school. These sessions will take
place during the regular brunches in the fall (with one additional
gathering on Saturday, November 21st) and will end in December. After
the December brunch, the ninth graders will "graduate" from the p=
rogram
and their MIT student facilitators will be excused from service.<br>
<br>
If you are interested in serving as a special facilitator for this
ninth grade cohort, please indicate your preference on the attached
application.<br>
<br>
*Applications are attached. They are due to our office (1-123) or by e-mail=
to <a href=3D"mailto:stem@mit.edu" target=3D"_blank">stem@mit.edu</a> by <=
b>Friday October 9th</b> !<br clear=3D"all">
<br>
Best,<br><font color=3D"#888888">
<font color=3D"#888888"><br></font><br clear=3D"all">Briana Diaz<br>Massach=
usetts Institute of Technology<br>Department of Political Science<br>STEM S=
tudent Coordinator<br>
</font></blockquote></div><br>
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