Information for Educators
- How do I get information about the programs?
- How much do programs cost?
- How can I spread word about ESP?
- How can I help?
- Can Splash come to my school?
- How can I join the mailing list?
- How do I receive publicity information about ESP?
- Can students younger than middle school age participate?
- Does ESP offer tutoring?
1. How do I get information about the programs?
A great deal of information is available by browsing this Web site. You can also sign up for our mailing list, which will have regular program announcements sent to it.
2. How much do programs cost?
ESP is constantly working to make its programs as cheap as possible. We are a non-profit organization; teachers in most programs are volunteers, and our facilities are provided by MIT at no cost. Thus our enrichment programs (such as Splash and HSSP) cost around $20-$40. Programs like SATPrep and Delve are more expensive; SATPrep runs about $100 and Delve about $200. If it would cause a financial hardship to pay the fee for any of our programs, simply tell us, and we will happily waive it.
In the past, ESP has had educators from regions that are farther away bring up buses of interested students from their schools for Splash. We welcome such arrangements, and may be able to work out a special discount.
3. How can I spread word about ESP?
If you are on our mailing list as an educator, you will receive packets containing additional publicity for all our programs. We would greatly appreciate your spreading the word to your students and hanging posters in your school.
4. How can I help?
The most important thing to us is to spread information about ESP as widely as possible. We also welcome input about how our program is run: please speak to a director at a program or contact us.
5. Can Splash come to my school?
Splash On Wheels is a program that takes Splash “on the road” to a high school for a weekend. If your school might be interested in hosting our program and is within driving distance of Boston, have a school administrator get in touch with us. We can’t make any promises, but we’re hoping to expand this program.
6. How can I join the mailing list?
See our page on joining the mailing list.
7. How do I receive publicity information about ESP?
Join our mailing list. We regularly send postcard updates about our programs, as well as e-mails, to those on our mailing list. If you’d like extra material, please contact us.
8. Can students younger than middle school age participate?
ESP requires that all student participants be in at least sixth grade. Some programs, such as SATPrep and Delve require that students be in high school. In addition, we absolutely are unable to accept students younger than nine years of age (for liability reasons). If you are in doubt about your situation, contact us.
To participate, all students must have their parents sign a liability waiver. Parents should keep in mind the nature of our program, and should keep in mind that we expect a high school level of maturity from our students. Students are unsupervised between classes and during time off and are free to wander the MIT campus. Parents should be comfortable that their children are mature enough for this level of freedom.
9. Does ESP offer tutoring?
Short answer: No.
Long answer: While sometimes our members may privately tutor students, the best way to look for tutors is usually by asking your own high school or middle school counselors. If you are specifically interested in having an MIT student tutoring you, the best place to try is the MIT Student Employment Page; they publish job listings to MIT undergraduate and graduate students. If you are representing a school looking for low-cost or free tutors, the best place to look is the MIT Public Service Center.
Last modified by axiak on May 21, 2007 at 08:30 a.m.