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Seeking Volunteer Mentors for 2020 Science Fair
At Dr. Walter Cooper Academy

The Rochester Engineering Society (RES) has been invited to help establish the first annual, Dr. Walter Cooper Academy Science Fair. The School-
Based Planning Team, and the Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO), including parents, teachers and administrators, have requested the support of the
RES in developing a Winter 2020 science fair at #10 School. The scope of this request includes…
• Teachers will introduce the requirements for participating in the science fair to their classes, this Fall.
• Students will be invited to volunteer to participate in this assignment, and they will agree to complete the required work.
RES Volunteer Mentors will meet with small groups of students, twice a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays at the school, during their 40 minute
science instruction blocks.
• RES Volunteer Mentors will help the Students select a “scientific phenomenon” they would like to investigate, guide them in planning their
investigation, and help them design their presentation and findings for the Fair. Homework for the Students, in support of this effort, will be a
distinct possibility.
The Dr. Walter Cooper Academy 2020 Science Fair is scheduled, at the School, for Friday, February 7 , 2020
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• RES Volunteer Mentors will begin helping the Students get prepared for the Fair during the week of December 3 and then meeting
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twice each week with their Students, for the next seven weeks (allowing for vacation)This will allow Students and their Mentors 12 – 14 days to
work on their investigation/presentation.
The RES is seeking Volunteer Mentors to support this Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) activity. Unlike our RES Tutoring Team,
this involves only a short-term commitment of approximately eight weeks. Volunteer Mentors will be working with students who have expressed a desire
to learn more about science, technology, engineering and math. These students are motivated!
Do you think you might consider making room in your busy lives to support our Cooper Scholars as they develop habits that will help them achieve new
levels of learning, focused on a brighter future? Then volunteer to become an RES Volunteer Mentor.
Please contact RES Director, Lee Loomis (leeloomis46@gmail.com) - (585) 738-3079 (mobile & text) or Jon Kriegel (jkriegel@rochester.rr.com)
(585) 281-5216 for more information, and to volunteer for this important, potentially life-changing opportunity.
DWCA - SCIENCE FAIR QUESTIONS...
Which Grade levels will be participating?
Four Grade Levels; Third, Fourth, Fifth & Sixth
How many Volunteer/Mentors (V/Ms) will be needed?
A minimum of four, but eight would be better, to allow for absences
Will there be a V/M Orientation Meeting?
Yes, Wednesday, November 13 , 5:30PM 6:30PM, Room 153, at the School,
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180 Ridgeway Ave., Rochester, NY 14615. But, you can still participate in the Mentoring, during the
December & January sessions.
What is the expected schedule on which the V/Ms will be neededWhat hours/dates?
During the Tuesday & Thursday Science Blocks:
Mornings Afternoons
3 Grade 9:50AM 10:30AM 4 Grade 1:30PM 2:10PM
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6 Grade 10:30AM 11:10AM 5 Grade 12:50PM 1:30PM
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January - 7 , 9 , 14 , 16 , 21 , 23 , 28 & 31 st
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What is the scheduled date/location for the Science Fair?
Friday, February 7 , 2020 All Day @ 180 Ridgeway Avenue
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Are there science curricula available, for each Grade level that will be participating in this year s science fair,
that can be shared with prospective V/Ms, ahead of time?
Yes, these will be provided, by RES Directors, Lee Loomis & Jon Kriegel, to the Volunteer/Mentors,
at/before the November 13 Information Meeting. Subsequent. additional Volunteer/Mentors will also
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receive Science Fair "Information Kits."
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