The Side of ESP You Don't See

(Or maybe you do.)

At ESP we work hard to run the best educational programs we can, but we're also having a lot of fun... it's even more obvious when you look behind the scenes. Working with a good friend on a really hard-but-bearable MIT class is one kind of bonding experience; directing an ESP program is similarly rewarding, except without the problem sets or having to pay for food.

Fortunately, you don't have to dive in and devote all of your time to make a real difference in ESP. We need all sorts of help - managing our office, publicizing our programs around campus, helping us keep parents and educators up to speed, and taking care of any little thing you can imagine. As a volunteer for ESP you can put in anywhere from 2 hours (once) to 10 hours a week (for a few years). Regardless of how much you contribute, we provide training, free food and a great time.

What You Can Do

Here's a quick list of the roles you can choose from as a volunteer:

1. Help out around the ESP office, answering phones or e-mails and keeping the administrative side of things running smoothly.
2. Volunteer for a few hours at an ESP program, helping with registration. You'll get to interact directly with our students and their parents.
3. Assist the directors of an ESP program. It's a huge amount of work to run SATPrep, HSSP, or Splash. We need art and promotional materials, e-mails, postering, and food. The directors are eternally indebted to anyone who helps. We tend to ask around for this kind of help in meetings and through e-mails. Come to a Tuesday meeting and see how you can help.
4. Manage and update our web site. The ESP website delivers information about us to the world and also serves as online registration for Splash and potentially other programs as well. Email our webmaster, and see what you can do! Or come to a meeting.
5. Do anything you can think of! If you've got an idea for how you can improve ESP, come to any meeting to bring it up, or e-mail esp@mit.edu.