Attendance for VCS students and volunteers is currently taken manually. Each Thursday and Saturday at Cheng San Community Club's Reading Room, Wan Ghee, the VCS Representative, will record the names of the students and volunteer tutors on paper.
"As I do not know all the students and volunteers, it is very tedious and time-consuming for me to approach them and get their names," she said.
eRAS for convenience
Come next month, VCS will implement the Electronic Registration & Attendance-taking System (eRAS), saving the 19-year-old Wan Ghee the brunt of needing to physically track attendance twice a week.
The eRAS is a new facility introduced to all grassroots organisations under the People's Association. Two members from Cheng San CC YEC will attend the eRAS training course on March 2, 2010 and learn how to effectively use the eRAS.
In the near future, relatively large-scale YEC events will also use the eRAS to monitor the overall participation rate.
eRAS will enhance surveying of commitment
According to the VCS terms and conditions, students found to miss VCS classes for more than 3 weeks (each week has 2 classes) without a proper explanation will be dimissed immediately from the VCS program.
"We have this hard rule to ensure the students and their parents are deserving of free academic aid, and do not disregard our service," said Jacob Ong, Vice Chairperson of Cheng San CC YEC and VCS Director. "We do not want our tutors to come for a class and find that all their students are absent. We need to think for our volunteers as well."
"Of course, we are also finding ways to improve tutor attendance and keep our student to tutor ratio low, so that students can benefit more from the tutors."
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Volunteer Coaching Service (VCS) Program
Our VCS initiative has taken off quite well! With the first held on the 6th of February, a VCS class averages an attendance of 8 students and 3 volunteer tutors, out of about 25 students and 8 volunteer tutors who have signed up for VCS. Nonetheless, work to improve student and tutor yield per class, as well as commited student and volunteer recruitment, is still onoing.
VCS Classes are held on every Thursdays and Saturdays of the usual school term, from 6 pm - 7.30 pm and 9 am - 10.30 am respectively for underperforming and economically disadvantaged primary 6 students .
If you do know of any such students or altruistic individuals with the ability and commitment to teach, please let us know. We prefer nominations of students and volunteers residing in Ang Mo Kio, if not the Cheng San - Seletar Constituency.
You may email chengsanyec@ymail.com to contact the organizers of the VCS program.
We want you!
"CIP hours" will be awarded to those volunteers who are still schooling. Of course, a Volunteer Appreciation Ceremony will be planned for all our volunteers. But there are other benefits - especially those intangible ones - of volunteering for the VCS.
Playing a pivotal role in changing lives
"I learn about how education literally shapes our lives," said the 19-year-old Wan Ghee, one of our dedicated YEC members, who has volunteered her time, leadership, and knowledge each Thursday and Saturday to teach the underprivileged students, and to oversee the VCS class.
"The PSLE score of all those primary 6 students I teach will significantly affect the next 4 or even 6 years of their lives," she added. "And I take great pride in the fact that I play such a pivotal role in impacting their lives. I hope I had such a program when I was primary 6."
A way to brighten your day?
"Interacting with those students brightens my day," said Jacob Ong, Vice Chairperson of Cheng San CC YEC and Director of VCS. "They remind me of myself when I was younger. As I received unconditional help from others, I hope to pass on the kindness by running this program."
A channel to recruit new YEC members
"We are intending to invite commited and outstanding VCS volunteers into our YEC" said Derrick Tang, Chairperson of Cheng San CC YEC. "They can then plan community events and programs like the VCS."
VCS Classes are held on every Thursdays and Saturdays of the usual school term, from 6 pm - 7.30 pm and 9 am - 10.30 am respectively for underperforming and economically disadvantaged primary 6 students .
If you do know of any such students or altruistic individuals with the ability and commitment to teach, please let us know. We prefer nominations of students and volunteers residing in Ang Mo Kio, if not the Cheng San - Seletar Constituency.
You may email chengsanyec@ymail.com to contact the organizers of the VCS program.
We want you!
"CIP hours" will be awarded to those volunteers who are still schooling. Of course, a Volunteer Appreciation Ceremony will be planned for all our volunteers. But there are other benefits - especially those intangible ones - of volunteering for the VCS.
Playing a pivotal role in changing lives
"I learn about how education literally shapes our lives," said the 19-year-old Wan Ghee, one of our dedicated YEC members, who has volunteered her time, leadership, and knowledge each Thursday and Saturday to teach the underprivileged students, and to oversee the VCS class.
"The PSLE score of all those primary 6 students I teach will significantly affect the next 4 or even 6 years of their lives," she added. "And I take great pride in the fact that I play such a pivotal role in impacting their lives. I hope I had such a program when I was primary 6."
A way to brighten your day?
"Interacting with those students brightens my day," said Jacob Ong, Vice Chairperson of Cheng San CC YEC and Director of VCS. "They remind me of myself when I was younger. As I received unconditional help from others, I hope to pass on the kindness by running this program."
A channel to recruit new YEC members
"We are intending to invite commited and outstanding VCS volunteers into our YEC" said Derrick Tang, Chairperson of Cheng San CC YEC. "They can then plan community events and programs like the VCS."
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