A second major learning feature of the symposium is that students who were mentored in a specific discipline are informed of the work and science of students working in other disciplines. The presentations are conducted so that students review and ask questions of peer's projects and conclusions. Mentors, apprentices, and apprentices' schools all receive certificates of achievement. Saturday Academy documentation of each apprentice's summer experience is provided to the respective high schools for work-study credit. At the beginning of each summer, Saturday Academy pre-establishes the high school's willingness to extend credit.
Most high schools provide from one to three credits for a successfully completed apprenticeship.
Many students have also gone on to extend their summer's work as a class project or to compete it in a science exhibit, project contest or event. At the beginning of each summer program, the selected apprentices agree to complete ASE evaluation questionnaires at the end of the summer and to respond to annual questionnaires for the purpose of long term ASE program evaluation regarding their continuing interests and participation in science, engineering, computer and mathematics activities and professions. Part of each teacher monitor's job is on-going program evaluation. The interim and exit interview forms that teacher monitors use with apprentices and mentors are geared to program evaluation as well as evaluation of each apprentice's work. All letters sent to mentors, sponsors, etc. also invite comments, questions, and suggestions.