Atherton YMCA

College Camp: Leadership and College Access Experience

Call for volunteers to serve as College Student Mentors

The Atherton YMCA is looking for current College students searching for an opportunity to serve in our annual College Camp for Hawaii high school students from underserved populations.

COLLEGE CAMP 1 & 2

WHO: COLLEGE CAMP 1: Approximately 35 rising high school juniors (students who have just completed their sophomore year) from Oahu and the

Neighboring islands.

COLLEGE CAMP 2: Participants from last year’s experience (students who have just completed their junior year) from Oahu and the neighboring islands.

WHAT & WHERE: COLLEGE CAMP 1: An experience that includes team building and problem solving followed by campus visits, healthy workouts, workshops, a service project, meals with career professionals, and fun events while staying at the Atherton YMCA student residence.

COLLEGE CAMP 2: Begins where College Camp 1 left off by applying knowledge to the real-life college experience. It provides motivation and specific tools needed for participants to successfully negotiate the college application process.

WHEN: College Camp 1: June 12 - 19, 2015

College Camp 2: June 27 – July 3, 2015

We are looking for college student mentors who are interested in sharing what they know about college life, organizing activities for, and developing the leadership skills of participants. We also want to provide each mentor with the opportunity to build their leadership skills

COLLEGE STUDENT MENTORS

ORIENTATION & TRAINING

February 21-22 2 day orientation, team building, and problem

solving camping experience.

March 8 2 Hour Meeting

April 12 2 Hour Meeting

May Four 2 hour planning meetings (workshops, campus visits, outreach to participants)*

June 7 2 hour planning meeting (all above and

logistics)

*Days and times will be set to fit student mentors’ schedules

June 12-19 COLLEGE CAMP 1: LEADERSHIP AND COLLEGE ACCESS

EXPERIENCE

Mentors will be at Atherton from 12:00 pm Friday June 12 until the end of activities on Friday June 19

June 27-July 3 COLLEGE CAMP 2: APPLY KNOWLEDGE TO REAL-LIFE COLLEGE

APPLICATIONS

Mentors will be at Atherton from 12:00 pm Saturday June 27 until the end of activities on Friday July 3

QUESTIONS?

Contact Keahi Kaawa at the Atherton YMCA

or 946-0253