VASSAR AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING (VAST)
PROGRAM
Fall 2013 Returning Mentor Application
Name: ____________________________________________ Class Year: ______________
Email: ____________________________________________
Cell Number: __________________________ Can you receive text messages? Yes / No
Major(s)/Correlate(s): _______________________________________________________
Scheduling:
• VAST runs on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 2:55-4:30pm at
Poughkeepsie Middle School (transportation provided).
• Mentors are required to attend VAST on Mondays and Wednesdays, and strongly
encouraged to attend Fridays as well. (Talk to Rachel if you have a conflict.)
1. Please check off which days you plan on participating in VAST:
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Monday (2:45-4:30pm)
Wednesday (2:45-4:30pm)
Friday (2:45-4:30pm)
2. Do you have a class that ends at 2:45pm on any of these days? ____ Yes ____ No
If yes, which days? _____________________________________________________
3. To participate in VAST, do you plan on enrolling in either of the following programs?
______ Field Work
_______ Community Service Work Study
4. If possible, would you like to work with the same scholar as last year? _____Yes _____ No
Student Name(s): ______________________________________________________
5. Would you be interested in taking the Vassar van certification class to help provide
transportation to and from VAST? (Driver’s license required) _____ Yes _____ No
Please note that VAST mentors are required to attend one reflection session this semester on
Monday, November 11 at 3pm (there is no regular VAST program that day).
If you have any questions or scheduling conflicts, talk to Rachel at: racgorman@vassar.edu.
Please return this application to Rachel Gorman on the first floor of the Old
Observatory building or email to vast@vassar.edu as soon as possible.
Questionnaire:
1. Please list all Education courses (if any) you have taken at Vassar:
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2. Do you speak any languages other than English? __________________________________
3. What are your personal goals for participating in VAST this year?
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4. Would you be interested in helping with or running a VAST activity this semester? If so,
please write a brief description of your ideas and Rachel will contact you to talk about it.
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Orientation:
All returning mentors must attend two orientation sessions before participating in VAST.
Please check the appropriate boxes below to indicate which sessions you can attend.
1. Poughkeepsie City School District Pre-Service Orientation
¨ Friday September 13, 4-5pm in Rocky 300
¨ I cannot attend the above date
2. VAST Mentor Training (Choose one)
¨ Monday September 16 at 3:00pm, CC-MPR, Room 223 in Main Building
¨ Wednesday September 18 at 3:00pm, Kenyon 132
¨ I cannot attend either date
On Monday evening after orientation, we will have an ice cream party/Parent Info Session at
7pm. Please stop by the parent meeting to meet some of the VAST parents and scholars!
Do you plan on attending the Parent Info Session Ice Cream Social on
Monday September 16 at 7:00pm in the CC-MPR, Room 223?
¨ Yes, I’ll see you there!
¨ No, unfortunately I cannot attend
Please return this application to Rachel Gorman on the first floor of the Old
Observatory building or email to vast@vassar.edu as soon as possible.