The Assistantship Program is a program available to 11th and 12th graders at ISHCMC - American Academy in which students can work as interns for our staffs and teachers to gain experience as well as credits. This year, we expanded the program from only library and nurse assistant to a variety of choices in different subjects and areas like Counseling, Administrative, Music, and Physical Education. Although this is only the second year of this program, it has proven to be a success in terms of making the school a better place and facilitating a professional atmosphere for students in a friendly high school setting. “Effective ways to approach and talk to shy people. I also learned that teamwork is very important in order to accomplish difficult tasks and that the counseling office needs student assistants to help, because sometimes, students can understand students easier than teachers can.” This is the answer of one of our Counseling Assistants when questioned about what he has learned from the Assistantship program. “I learned how to manage students, make them listen to my decisions, and manage my time efficiently.” was the answer from our PE assistant. Each student intern is assigned to an advisor with whom they will work and receive guidances from. Each of them is also required to propose a Research/Action project through which they can help improve the school regarding their intern position. We added a blogging component to this project by requiring assistants to share their current progress. Their stories are available on our website aainterns.weebly.com.
Overall, the program has received a lot of positive feedbacks in its second year running. Quite a few of our interns have reported their appreciation towards the professional experience that they were able to be a part of. “I didn't expect to learn so much and get to do so much as an assistant. I was able to really participate in all the important events and work that my manager is doing. I thought that as a student, I would be limit to just minor tasks, but I wasn’t.” shared our Marketing Assistant.
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May 2017
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