Capstone Project

Field Work Log

Seniors Name: Alex Naoum
Capstone Teachers Name:
Mentors Name: Mrs. Carlson
Date/
Time

Numbe
r of
Hours

Work Accomplished

Difficulties/Solutions

12-18- 45
15
min
*

Met with mentee for

first time formally and
discussed goals.

Seems very
motivated.

1-5-16 30
min

Called mentee to catch

up after the break and
plan out the week.

Missing a lot of
work for the
quarter.

1-7-16 60
*
min

Met with mentee and

helped him with his
math work that he
missed out on while
absent.
Called mentee to make
sure he worked on
homework.

Understands
concepts in
homework very
well.

1-9-16 40
min

Called to check in and

talk.

Learned more
about hobbies.

1-1416
*
1-1416

45
min

He is very eager
to succeed.

1-1916

10
min

Talked with mentee

about his goals and how
to achieve them.
Today he called me to
talk about personal
problems.
Met him during my
lunch break and sat in
his class until block 5.

1-7-16 40
min

60
min

Witness
Sign Of

Learned that he
wants to learn
more about music.

Feels great to
have his trust.
Pays attention in
class.

*= Work was done during my class time. Any hours completed during this time
frame were not included when calculating final hours for the minimum requirement.

1-2016
*
1-2116
*

25
min

1-2316

40
min

1-2616

15
min

1-2716
*

45
min

35
min

2-1-16 30
*
min

2-5-16 45
*
min

2-9-16 60
min

2-1316

80
min

Met with Mrs. Carlson

about feeling lost with
what to do next.
Called Mentee.

Called mentee because

I had not seen him in 3
days at school.
Called very quickly just
to check in since we
couldnt meet, but
made plans to meet
tomorrow.
Worked on his math
work together.

Talked about the

root of his issues.
Created a new
plan to start the
new quarter
better.
Attendance is a
major issue.
He wants to meet
more.

Although he
understands
everything, he
rarely hands in
work.

Went around to
mentees teachers and
checked in on how he
was doing.
Helped him with his
essay and math.

They mostly said

he is bright, but
neglects his work.

Called to check in and

make sure he is caught
up on the work he
missed.
Couldnt find him the
other day, so I called
and learned that he was
in INS. We talked about
the incident, any

Works hard when

he need to.

Enjoys this
assignment
because he got to
write about
something he
cares about.

Behavior didnt
seem like an issue
at first, but he is
willing to better
himself for the

*= Work was done during my class time. Any hours completed during this time
frame were not included when calculating final hours for the minimum requirement.

assignments, and how

to move forward.
Called me after I ran
into him and his sister
at a restaurant.
Went around to
mentees teachers and
checked in on how he
was doing, especially in
science.
Called mentee to
ensure he knew what
he missed in school, but
also to make sure
everything was ok.
Called to say he didnt
have an assignment
that I saw him do in the
grade book and
discussed organization.

future.

2-1516

40
min

Nice to meet
someone in his
family.
He was absent
today, which is
becoming more
and more
frequent.
Conversations are
becoming
increasingly
organic.

2-1816
*

30
min

2-1816

45
min

2-2016

60
min

Date/
Time

Numbe
r of
Hours

Work Accomplished

Difficulties/Solutions

2-2316
*
2-2316

45
min

Wasnt at school
yesterday again.

40
min

Talked with mentees

teachers and helped
him on his essay.
Called to help on essay
due soon.

2-2616
*

10
min

Met with mentee to sit

down and talk

2-2616

30
min

Called to talk about

personal things; but
this time I opened up to
him about my problems
and our similarities

Seems very
similar to me in
terms of issues we
face regarding
procrastination
and attendance.
Witnes
s Sign
Of

Very accepting of
constructive
criticism.
Wants to get
much more
serious about
work next quarter.
This could maybe
get mentee to
take my advice a
little more
seriously since I
have a lot of

*= Work was done during my class time. Any hours completed during this time
frame were not included when calculating final hours for the minimum requirement.

3-8-16 60
min

Called to talk about the

essay thats due soon
and a couple tests due
that must be made up

3-1416

60
min

3-2416

60
min

I found out that he lost

the tests that were due
in science after he did
them, so we talked
about why that
happened.
Called to check in after
a while.

3-2616

60
min

4-5-16 30
*
min

4-5-16 60
min

Since i cant get him

out of class, our calls
consist of working while
discussing personal
topics.
Sat in his first block
today to talk about his
studies and helped him
on a project.
Called to help finish
project and planned on
hanging out after
school on Friday.

experience with
things he deals
with.
Theres still a lot
of catching up to
do.

Organization
issues are very
stubborn.

My schedule has
made it
challenging to
meet with him
these days.
Mentoring makes
me more
introspective.

Just told me about

a project hours
before it was due.
Tremendous
progress as a
person over the
past few months.

Witnesses:
Mariam El- Gallab (mother)
Mr. Butler

butld001@hartfordschools.org

Mrs. Carlson

dcarlson@hartfordschools.org

Mr. Izadi

Aliakbar.Izadi@hartfodschools.org

*= Work was done during my class time. Any hours completed during this time
frame were not included when calculating final hours for the minimum requirement.