1. SENIOR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
2012
“Building Leaders for the Future”
American School
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
2. •What is the SIP?
• TheSenior Internship Program is an
opportunity for Seniors to participate in various
types of work and service projects in the local
area, during the final three weeks of their
senior year.
3. •What is the SIP? (Continued)
• Each participating student spends these
remaining three weeks of school as an intern
in an organization that works in the field the
student anticipates studying in the university.
4. •When is it?
The internship period for school year 2011-
2012 will begin on:
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
and will end on:
Thursday, May 17, 2012
5. •Eligibility
• Students with a GPA lower that 80%, one or more
suspensions, or three or more detentions are not eligible
for the program.
• All seniors in good academic and disciplinary standing,
except full I.B. diploma candidates and students who will
take 4 IB Exams, qualify to participate in the internship
program.
6. •General Rules for the Program
Payment, salary, or any form of
compensation is strictly
prohibited.
7. •General Rules for the Program
During internship, students are expected to
be engaged in activities that will better
educate them about their potential fields of
university study and the career they will
potentially pursue.
They should not be engaged in tasks that are
not conducive to this end, nor should they
spend their internships in fields that do not
require university-level study.
Operating a cash register during the entire internship,
for example, would not qualify as an internship
assignment. Once the student acquires knowledge,
he/she must continue on another task.
8. •General Rules for the Program
Serving in an internship with a business or
operation of any type that is owned or
operated by one’s own immediate or extended
family is strictly prohibited.
For example, it would not be
permitted for a senior wishing to
study business in university to serve
an internship in his or her family’s
local business. A senior wishing to
study medicine would not be
permitted to serve an internship in
his or her parent’s medical office.
9. •General Rules for the Program
Internsare required to be present at their internship
sites and in the vicinity of their internship
supervisors for a minimum of seven hours per day
(a regular school day). A student may leave his/her
post during lunch break only if it is allowed by his /
her supervisor and parents.
10. •General Rules for the Program
Internsmay only be absent from their
internships in order to take I.B. exams.
All other absences for any reason, to
include illness, must be made up.
Students taking IB exams
must discuss absences ahead
of time with both their on-
site supervisor and school
advisor.
11. •General Rules for the Program
• Interns must sign an attendance sheet held by their
internship supervisor upon arrival and just prior to
leaving each day. Attendance sheet must be picked
up with the HS Principal’s Secretary two days prior
to the internship.
• Students traveling must discuss their schedule with
both their on site supervisor and their school
advisor before starting the internship; days missed
must be made up by the student.
12. •General Rules for the Program
Each intern will have a faculty member
assigned as his or her internship faculty
advisor, who will guide the student and
receive his or her written log and concluding
paper. The faculty advisor will also verify
one’s participation through frequent
communication with one’s onsite internship
supervisor and periodic onsite visits.
13. •General Rules for the Program
• Interns are required to read a pre-approved
book of significance regarding their chosen
field of internship. The contents and
conclusions of this book will be addressed in
the final internship paper.
14. •General Rules for the Program
• Internsare required to maintain an extensive
log of their daily activities, which will become
the basis of a final paper that will be
presented to internship faculty adviser at the
conclusion of the program.
15. •General Rules for the Program
• Thespecific requirements of this paper will be
sent by email to each participant, before the
internship by the IB Coordinator / Assistant
Principal.
• Nevertheless, the basic content of this paper will explain the student’s original
university and career goals, describe the internship experience, provide a summary
of the content and his or her reactions to the book or books read, and conclude
with how the internship experience has affected his or her university and career
goals
16. SIP TIPS
• Students need not wear their school uniform
unless so required by their onsite supervisor.
All SIP students must wear their AST student ID.
• Be courteous and grateful with everyone. You
are the AST Ambassadors. Make the best out
of your internship,
. . . . “it’s a once in a lifetime experience!”
