While assisting in the elementary school student s cognitive development, you will have the opportunity to explore your dreams, goals and aspirations as you communicate with your pen pal class. To kick-off the program, you will visit your pen pal class. This visit allows the students to get to know a little bit about their pen pal. During the 2000-01 academic year you will write a total of six letters, about one a month. The important thing to remember is that these students are expecting and are looking forward to receiving a letter from their pen pal.
Teachers also use the letters to facilitate teaching.
Be responsible and have your letters in on time, even if you have not received a letter from your pen pal class recently. Letters to schools with internet capabilities can be sent via email. It is not your responsibility to deliver the letters. For those schools that write paper letters, the Young Spartan Program coordinator will deliver the letters to your class. Younger students in grades K-1 and some special education classrooms, will submit a class letter where the teacher will compose the letter based on the students verbal input.