PTY has just announced courses for the Spring 2024 cohort of Mentor Immersion: A Virtual Research Experience, a virtual program for 10th-12th grade students. Mentor Immersion offers exposure in an academic field with the opportunity for independent research or a culminating product to be created with expert feedback. Over 600 students have enrolled in the Mentor Immersion program since its inception in Fall 2020.
Here is a bit more about the 10th-12th grade Mentor Immersion program:
· This is a four-month program in which students participate in an application process for a placement in a mentorship focused on a specific academic area of interest.
· Information about application components and placement process, including the test score or educator recommendation option, can be found HERE
· Participating students will be paired with a mentor in an academic field and participate in weekly live meetings for 2.5 hours with their mentor and 2-9 other students with similar interests who are working with the same mentor. An office hour is available for student support.
· The mentorship experience culminates with a culminating project that reflects work in the field of the mentorship.