Application for Sempai (Junior Assistant) Volunteer Position

 

Application due: May 18th, 2008

2008 Seattle Betsuin Kids Summer Program

June 23rd- 27th; 9:30a.m. until 3:00p.m.

Graduation night: June 27th, 2007, 6:30p.m. until 8:30p.m.

 


*Please also fill out the highlighted parts to the registration form so that we have your medical information & emergency contacts on file.*

 

 


Applicant’s Name                                                                                                Parent/Guardian’s Name

 

 

Complete Mailing Address

 

 


Date of Birth                                          E-mail Address                                                      Phone Number

 

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Check all that apply

 

____ Yes, I will have successfully completed the 7th grade by June of 2008.

               

____ Yes, I can volunteer every day of KSP (June 23rd-27th) all day (9:30am-3:30pm).

               

____ Yes, I can attend the general orientation on Saturday, June 21st, 2008 from 10am-2pm.

 

____ Yes, I can attend Matsuri Night on June 27th, 2008 from 6:30pm-8:30pm.

 

____ This volunteer position helps me fulfill a community service requirement.

 

____ Yes, I’m a previous Sempai. How many years? _____ What grade levels? ______

 

 

Please return the completed application as soon as possible, but no later than May 18th, 2008.  Late applications may not be reviewed. If there are more applicants than spaces available, a committee will review the applications and you will be notified no later than June 1st, 2008 of your status. Please return completed applications to:

 

Seattle Bestuin Buddhist Temple

c/o Lisa Hara, KSP Sempai Coordinator

1427 S Main St.

Seattle, WA 98144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Applicant’s name

 

 

Please answer the questions below to the best that you can (you may use separate paper if necessary):

 

  1. Why would you like to volunteer for the Kids Summer Program?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What qualities do you have that will make you a good Sempai?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. List experiences you have had interacting with kids (formally or informally); include dates if possible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What other Seattle Bestuin activities have you volunteered with in the past? (Ex: Obon, mochi making, Spring Bazaar)

 

 

 

 

 

  1. If chosen as a Sempai, what age would you want to work with and why?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Applicant’s name

 

Many situations may arise with students during the program. We are interested in how you would handle the following situations. Please write your complete responses to the questions below & use separate paper if necessary.

  1.  At recess, you observe three kids from your class playing together. However, you notice the group of kids seems to be ignoring a fourth classmate who wants to join in. What would you do and why?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. A few of the kids are all running and you witness a kid trip & fall on the pavement. The child is crying, holding their knee, and has not gotten up off the ground. What would you do and why?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. In your class, one of the kid’s brings a snack to share with the whole class, but you notice that the snack contains nuts. What do you do and why?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please list two adult references (no relatives or KSP personnel), and include their name, telephone number, or e-mail address.

 

  1. ____________________________________________________

 

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Applicant’s Signature                                                                                                          Date

 

 

 

 

Parent/Guardian Signature                                                                                                                Date