What We Do

WISE Services works with teachers, students, parents, administrators and community members at schools interested in beginning a locally designed WISE program. WISE Services provides initial materials and assists each program on an ongoing basis. There is an initial fee for our more intense involvement during the first two years of implementing WISE at new WISE schools, and a more modest fee for the years thereafter.

Calling on former WISE coordinators and mentors with years of experience, WISE Services schedules virtual and live workshops in helping kickoff the program, recruiting students and choosing their projects, mentoring, journal writing, researching, collaborating, presentation skills, program evaluation and task force development. WISE Services also encourages interaction among WISE schools through contact with other WISE school, be it virtual or live.

Direct and Ongoing Support: WISE Services supports individual WISE programs

Staff Site Virtual and Live Visits: to maintain regular contact with each WISE school.

WISE Services Website: provides useful resources and information about the program, coordinator meetings, and contact with our WISE team of experts

Scheduled Workshops: WISE Services presents a series of live and virtual workshops to help participants understand and carry out their responsibilities. To schedule a WISE Workshop, contact us at office@wiseservices.org.

Project Preparation Workshop: focuses on how students create a project with the assistance of the mentor.

Journal Workshop: teaches students how to design a creative, reflective research and experience-based document that truly represents the richness of their project.

Mentor Workshop: explores the various tasks a mentor will undertake and shows mentors how the WISE process prepares students for lifelong learning.

Project Enrichment Workshop: guides school-based WISE staff on how to work with students to enhance and enrich student experiences and projects.

Presentation Workshop: introduces the process of creating a meaningful presentation.

Project Assessment Workshop: provides assessment guidelines and engages student evaluators, mentor evaluators and community evaluators in a discussion of the importance of the assessment process.

Program Assessment Workshop: illustrates ways a program is improved for subsequent years through the use of adaptable assessment tools to collect data and enhance the school’s program.

Collaborative Exchange: The exchange of ideas and information among WISE participants is a key component of WISE and is encouraged for coordinators and mentors