. Make sure to give a thorough reply that builds on the previous post, expanding the subject and commenting on the previous post. When replying to post, avoid using words such as "I enjoyed reading..." or "That sounded like fun..." Please make an effort to reply to as many different students as possible throughout the duration of the class.…
Case Study #2: Javari Brown Over the past couple of months, I’ve had the opportunity to do my internship at Camp Connri. Camp Connri is a part of The Salvation Army and is run by Salvation Army officers Jon and Sienna Jackson. Most of the children that attend Camp Connri come from low income families and the children are considered high risk. Prior to attending camp, the children must be seen by a doctor to fill out medical forms and complete an updated physical.…
The RBC Foundation After-School Programs Evaluation Final Reports consists of an executive summary that includes the purpose of the evaluation, which is separated into two phases. Phase 1 sought to evaluate key outcomes and benefits of the afterschool programs through content analysis of annual program evaluation reports and phase 2 sought to gather the perspectives of the positive factors of the success of the afterschool programs as well as the negative factors that threaten its success, through interviews and focus groups of parents, youth, afterschool staff and RBC stakeholders. A literature review components was included to provide background information on the afterschool programs being evaluated. Since the evaluation is separated into…
Camp is place unlike any other. It is a place that people’s wall begin to fall down and new relationships are formed. This is bound to happen when you drop 200 teenagers in the middle of the Smoky Mountains without any of their electronics. I was lucky enough to be chosen for the Project Serve team and got to see camp from a new perspective. I got to be a part of all of the behind the scenes work, but also daily interactions with all of the campers due to my job at camp.…
Even though campers’ loss one field trip, later in the camp season, a private funder gave money to support the trip. By alleviating the task of staff from having to ride the bus in the morning and afternoon, they were able to plan accordingly for daily lessons, converse with peers about needed issues with campers and feel productive as instructors. By changing this small issue, the quality of service for campers was not interrupted but enhanced by giving staff the necessary time needed to be…
Middle Grades are probably the most difficult grades to get through for everyone. During this time of physical, social, emotional, intellectual, and moral development for these students learning about the history of Georgia is literally the last thing they think about, if they even really think about it at all. These students are some of the most difficult students to keep their attention focused on the subject matter at hand, unless of course we are discussing them, then and only then will the teacher get their full attention. During the observation assignment I noticed a few of the developmental theories that correlated with the five developmental stages of middle school students: Bronfenbrenner, Erikson, and Hall.…
Since the age of 9, I’ve been fortunate enough to attend Dallas Valley Ranch Camp as a camper. This camp truly change my life for the better so at age 16, I volunteered 4 weeks of my summer as staff. For 3 of these weeks, I was in cabins with kids from age 8-13 and for the other week, I was a custodian. My days would start at just after 7 and end a little after 11 - on a good day. Being responsible for 9 kids 24 hours a day came with frustrations and challenges.…
They are able to give teenagers such an authentic experience at their summer camps which is often times life changing. I think it is so easy for an organization to lose sight of what is important and degrade the experience whether it be for financial reasons or simply out of convenience. It’s hard to make every single person at a camp feel like they’re special and yet they do it every single summer. Being in the camp business, is being in the “people business”, everyday offers something new and problems may arise, but it’s how you are able to handle that situation that determines how your business will be…
Community centers provide a safe place for young people to hang out, make new friends, and stay out of trouble. Mr. Acevedo lives in the community and worked with past youth organizations that enabled him to gain valuable experience, when he was a counselor. During my site visit, I observed how respectful and engaging Mr. Acevedo was with all the members. Mr. Acevedo said that working with PAL as an Assistant Director has offer him the opportunity to give back to the same community, where he currently resides. After conducting the interview with Mr. Acevedo, I thanked him for taking the time out of his busy…
“Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those right or keep them. Our strength is our unity of purpose. To that high concept there can be no end save victory. Franklin Delano Roosevelt”.…
The Homeless Youth Description of Social Need of Vulnerable Population: When most people think about the homeless they visualize the stereotype society has placed on the homeless such as older adults and drug addicts but rarely picture adolescence. Homeless Adolescence is individuals from ages 15-24. The homeless youth are individuals who do not have parental, foster or institutional care (NCFH, 2016). Arkansas has ranked the third worst state in the nation for homelessness for youths (Mershon, 2014).…
Introduction: Placement I am volunteering with a program specifically designed to mentor minorities from K-12. The majority of my work consists of college preparation with high school students, but a few times I have been able to work with middle schoolers. I believe the overall goal of this program is to fight the social inequalities that are in schools. They are providing low-income minorities with resources and opportunities that they otherwise wouldn’t receive. Achievement Ideology…
This year the sixth grade students boarded the plane to Middle School. For the first time, the sixth grade students had to be able to do many things that they were not used to doing in fifth grade back in Elementary School. Some of those things include being able to open a combination lock, being able to get to classes on time with a four minute passing period, and they had to manage nine different classes throughout the entire school day. Also, the sixth graders did some really exciting things this year such as mummifying a chicken in Social Studies. Throughout the school year the school held a couple pf parties for just the sixth grade students to enjoy.…
As a Resident Advisor, I have supervisory responsibilities over the residents staying in Bromley Hall for athletic summer camps. Campers range from ages 8 to 18 years of age. There are three main tenets to Bromley Hall’s philosophy for resident advisors--effective communication, listening, and consistency-- all of which I believe I effectively model. I work with a team of eighteen other resident advisors to coordinate check-in and check-out procedures, night activities, and floor meetings for the campers. Ultimately, the most important responsibility I have is ensuring the safety and security of Bromley Hall and its residents.…
Throughout the course of my five days at the SAHETI primary school, I found myself astonished at various activities that are done throughout the day. Through the course of my practical, I was given a Grade two class to observe and I unquestionably discovered a recently developed love for that age group. I was always adamant from the first time I knew I wanted to become a teacher that I wanted to teach Grade one’s, but my thoughts have definitely evolved. During the course of my observing I was more than willing to help with various activities such as marking, doing spelling tests with the children, as well as helping them with any difficulties they were having with their work. I have gained a lot of experience after helping out with the activities and my knowledge for teaching has grown immensely.…