PLACE Student Expectations
PLACE Requirements for Students Taking the 50-hour Internship Course
PLACE Requirements for Students Taking the 50-hour Internship Course
PLACE students will be assessed by RHS staff and site mentors according to:
- The formulation of goals aligned to the Vermont Transferable Skills
- The completion of six journal entries.
- Two evaluations by the Community Mentor, one at the midpoint and one at the end of the PLACEment. These evaluations will assess the student’s communication skills, problem-solving skills, self-direction, and workplace skills.
- The completion and mailing of a handwritten thank-you note to the Community Mentor.
- The completion of a service learning project* to give back to the organization. A product of this project (tangible evidence) must be shared with the PLACE Coordinator.
*Before completing a PLACEment, the student must design (in consultation with the PLACE coordinator and community mentor) a service learning project to give back to the organization or business in which he/she is placed.
Examples of service learning projects:
- Survey RHS students about usage of the flu vaccine and supply data to nurses.
- Create a student club to raise awareness about issues facing new neighbors from Syria and Iraq.
- Design a lesson plan to integrate movement into an elementary classroom.
- Communicate opportunities for employment in Rutland Valley to RHS students (using information from the Chamber of Commerce).
- Research environmental impact of non-recycling oil in automotive facility.
- Design slide show to train police officers on how to use new software for processing evidence.
- Organize a healthy community event to raise funds for a charity.
PLACE Students will...
PLACE Students will...
- Take an active role in individualizing their PLACE experiences and articulating learning goals
- Link their experience to academic standards, classroom learning, and/or Vermont Transferable Skills
- Demonstrate how their experience develops the Vermont Transferable Skill of “Responsible and Involved Citizenship”
- Participate in ongoing reflection on and reporting on their experience
- Cooperate with community partners to achieve goals and develop leadership skills
- Share outcomes with the school and/or local community
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PLACE Community Mentors will...
PLACE Community Mentors will...
- Agree to participate in pre-internship orientation
- Help to define, through collaborative effort with the student and the PLACE mentor, a “service” project to benefit the organization or community
- Provide necessary safety information to the student
- Communicate with PLACE school mentor according to a schedule developed cooperatively
- Provide an opportunity (structured in cooperation with the school) for students to extend learning beyond the classroom
- Provide support for the student as they progress in their role through frequent evaluations and check-ins with school mentor
- Provide critical and constructive feedback to the student and the PLACE program mentor at the conclusion of the program