2017 ISLC INTEREST SURVEY FOR ADULTS

Thank you for your interest in serving as an adult chaperone at the 2017 International Student Leadership Conference, hosted by Fraterna Domus from Monday, July 17, 2017 to Monday, July 24, 2017.

This conference is a wonderful opportunity for students and adults alike! ISLC is organized and run by Operation Smile staff, 20 to 30 student team leaders and five adult Student Programs Advisory Board volunteers. The cost of attending the conference as an adult chaperone is the same as the student fee of $800 USD. Adult chaperones are also responsible for their own travel to and from the conference.

The role of adult chaperone is to support the staff, team leaders and Advisory Board to ensure that the participants are safe and having an amazing experience. Although more than 85% of the participants at the conference are students, we still want to ensure that adult participants also have a good time. Additionally, we expect your assistance in helping maintain a positive, safe and orderly atmosphere for all conference participants. To do so, we have established guidelines for the conference, which are outlined below. Keep in mind, Operation Smile attracts great students, but great students can sometimes make poor decisions.

THE BIG 5: Zero Tolerance

• Possession or consumption of drugs and/or alcohol
• Theft
• Cohabitation
• Possession of weapons
• Bodily injury to yourself or others

Violation of any of The BIG 5 will result in immediate action and Student Programs staff will get involved to determine disciplinary action.

Curfew
As an adult chaperone, each night you will help complete room checks immediately following 10:30 p.m. curfew and report concerns to staff. This will likely mean adults will need to stay awake until all students are confirmed to be in their dorm rooms. All adult chaperones are required to stay on campus and in a dorm room for the duration of the conference.

Morning Meetings
Each morning, we will hold a general meeting with adult participants and Advisory Board members to discuss the day's’ events, duties, schedule changes and challenges.

Session Attendance
Adult chaperones must attend speaker sessions and other activities during the conference. Hundreds of students will attend the conference; and legally, we need one adult for every 10 participants at each event.

Team Games/Challenges
You will be asked to help facilitate the Team Games and Challenges. These duties will be explained further prior to the conference.

Teams

• Each participant is assigned to a team. Get to know your team and embrace the spirit of the conference. As stated previously, you are expected to be visible and present, but the degree of participation in the team activities is up to you.
• Teams will gather at their designated spot each morning. Please help your team leader make sure all students are present. Any illnesses or problems should be reported at that time.
• You will have approximately 25 students assigned to you. Try to see them each morning to hedge any problems (i.e. homesickness, loneliness, mobile phone withdrawal, etc.).

We select adult chaperones based on several different criteria.

First, we like to have a balance of new ISLC adult chaperones and veteran ISLC adult chaperone volunteers.

Second, we like for our larger groups of international students to be accompanied by an adult chaperone from their country.

Most importantly, we want to make sure that our adult chaperones are good role models for our students and capable of fulfilling their role as an adult chaperone.

If you are selected, we will provide you with registration instructions and more details of the conference as it gets closer to time. Please let me know if you have any questions and thank you for your support of Operation Smile and Student Programs!

We will forward your response to our ISLC Adult Chaperone Review Committee.

Thanks!
Student Programs Team

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Question - Required - Have you attended an ISLC as an adult chaperone in the past? *
Please select response Yes No

Question - Not Required - If yes, which conference(s)?  


Question - Required - Are you involved with a high school or college Operation Smile Club? *
Please select response Yes No

Question - Not Required - If yes, which club and what is your role?

Question - Not Required - If no, please detail all experiences where you have chaperoned or mentored youth and in what capacity (ie local youth groups, as a teacher, etc).



Question - Not Required - Are you at least 26 years old? *
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Question - Required - Have you volunteered with Operation Smile in the past? *
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Question - Not Required - If yes, in what capacity?



Question - Not Required - If you are brand new to Operation Smile, how did you learn about us and what made you interested in attending the ISLC?



Question - Required - Do you have an interest in volunteering as a Student Sponsor on an Operation Smile Medical Mission? *
Please select response Yes No

Question - Required - If a current or previous medical volunteer, do you understand the guidelines presented with being a Student Sponsor and how it differs? Operation Smile does not allow volunteers to perform two duties during the same medical mission. *
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Question - Required - Are you a parent of a student who will attend ISLC 2017? *
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Question - Not Required - If yes, please describe any challenges you foresee with participating.



Question - Not Required - In a short paragraph please tell us why you would be a great adult chaperone.

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