Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Branches Team has had to re-structure the听Indigenous Mentorship and Paid Research Experience for Summer Students (IMPRESS) Program.听We will be delivering the programming using online resources and have made changes to the听program鈥檚 structure to adapt to this new reality.听Despite this, we are still very excited about this program! We will now be able to offer听the program to students from the comfort & safety of their home & community. In order to听avoid confusion, we will be giving this online program a new name, Pick Your Path!听
Program Overview
Pick Your Path! has the same mission of IMPRESS, which is to pique the interest of听Indigenous students in education by offering an opportunity that gives exposure to听various areas of study.听Pick Your Path! (PYP) is an online learning experience for Indigenous summer students between the ages of 16-25. We will be providing students the opportunity to have a听paid professional development and education experience from a distance. PYP students will听meet weekly with an Indigenous post-secondary student mentor, with the program coordinator,听and in a group setting. Additionally, students will attend online workshops and seminars听led by Indigenous and non-Indigenous professionals and professors.
Pick Your Path! Students are expected to commit ~10-12 hours per week for 4 weeks to this program. Summer of 2020, the 4-听week period was听from June 1 鈥� June 25th, Monday 鈥� Thursday.
Students are expected to attend the following weekly activities:
- Complete weekly reading (~1 hour)
- Check in with program coordinator, discuss reading (~1 hour)
- Check in with Indigenous Student Mentor (~1 hour)
- Individual Project Work (~3 hours)
- 2 online Workshops/Seminars (~4-5 hours; 2 鈥� 2.5 hours each)
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Here's an overview of the听PYP! Summer 2020 cohort:
How to apply:
- 听Complete form by 5PM (EST) Friday May 15th, 2020
- 听Participate in an interview with PYP coordinators via Zoom
