Athens Community Summer Camp

Leadership & Family Enrichment Programs (Programs designed to help strong youth with leadership programs, supporting families, and enriching marriages)

According to the Afterschool Alliance, research reveals that after school programs should employ resources that implement strategies and activities designed to enhance academic achievement, actively engage participants, and expose participants to enrichment activities. Therefore, the YouthWorks ML2 Program provides strategies, resources, and activities via coordination, physical resources (community center, materials, supplies, etc.), technological resources (computers, internet, printers, etc.), mentoring services, partnerships, pre-and posttest assessments (SC PASS, SC-Alt., county exams, etc.), tutoring, summer camps (ML2 Computer Exploration, ML2 Coding & Game Design, ML2 Robotics, etc.),

I believe the experiences I have had throughout my childhood and now as a young adult would make me a great camp counselor. I have always enjoyed the outdoors. I often went hiking at Chestnut Ridge State Park and my family loved to go camping in Allegany. I’ve played many sports throughout my childhood including soccer, softball and gymnastics. In high school I started working as a gymnastics club leading workouts and creating circuits to build young children’s strength and abilities. I also became the captain of the varsity cheerleading team my senior year. Now in college, I am an early childhood/childhood education major with a concentration in math. I am a part of the education club on campus as well as Fredonia Greek Life.

This report will be separated into the following sections: Statement of the Problem, Research Methods, Results, Conclusion, and Recommendations. In Statement of the Problem I will address the issue and how it immediately affects folks at the YMCA and those they serve. Those at the YMCA have expressed their direct concern with the lack of space for the program and are in search of a sensible way to accommodate families it affects. In the Research Methods sections I will explain how I obtained my information and in Results I will document my discoveries after conducting my research. In the Conclusions section I will explain what the findings mean and I will follow with my recommendation for solving the problem in the Recommendations section.

Working with children is my passion and findings ways to improve their lives would be a personal goal of mine. During my time at the summer camp, I also had the opportunity to be interact with children in the foster care system. Being exposed to some of those children and learning about their lives made me want to know more about foster care system and ways i can be involved in their lives. The camp also made me reflect on how important it is to educate children who have a family member/parent incarcerated. This population sees prison as normal and a way of life, it is important to provide a different way of thinking in order for them to make better

For my personal experience project I decided to volunteer at the Boys and Girls Club. The reason that I decided to volunteer at this organization is because it is conveniently located next to my job, but also because I have previously volunteered here too. The Boys and Girls Club (BGC) is a non- profit organization, their mission is: “To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.” BGC is mainly an after school program for young students that are in elementary, middle, and high school. The resources offered at BGC range from character/ leadership programs, education/career, health/ life skills, art, and fitness/ sports programs. In my paper I will be discussing the day-to-day service provided by BGC, the types of problems and nature of the clients served by the agency, and finally my personal volunteer experience.

By becoming a Camper in Training, I will be able to make Phantom Lake YMCA a better place by helping younger peers have a better experience. This is beneficial because the campers will want to come back for additional years like I

This event was sponsored by Houston Bay Area is an organization that supports the community and family in Houston; the purpose in which I am involved in this family camp was because of my daughters who belong to the adventurers' club of the Spring Branch Adventist Church. This club teaches children about how they can be better, such as helping their parents and friends at school, and also involving parents.

Although I was unsure as to what community I wanted to work with, it was important to me that I choose a project with the ability to positively affect the lives of young children and adolescents. In order to be as successful as possible, I also believed my working with a partner to be the best choice—someone I could discuss objectives with and bounce ideas off of. During my search for a group partner who was interested in this type of community-engaged project, one of my classmates made the suggestion that I speak with Catlin Harris, another student in our class. Catlin, a member of the Calvary Chapel, had been looking into working with a new youth group the church had recently established. After discussing with Catlin the Calvary Chapel and its new youth group, along with the possibilities available in engaging these young teens in fun and safe activities, I knew this was a project I wanted to be a part

Boys and Girls Clubs locally “…helped over 6,500 members receive the mentoring and educational support that is vital to their future success” (The Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County). My mission is to develop programs that are designed to enhance children’s education and health. The

For the past three summers I have worked extensively with adolescence at numerous summer camps. During this time I will usually work with youth ages 9-14 at a camp setting. Beginning with the position Counselor in Training at the Gardiner School (Boys Club Affiliate) I eventually moved up to the rank of the a Group Leader at the camp as well as another camp known

Our mission for New Beginning Learning Center is to enable our students to be involved in their surrounding, socialize with peers and learn to precise themselves. The mission gives a clear understanding that shows children how to create things by using what they have in their surrounding in a certain technique. The children will be allowed to use things that are not make believe, which will enable them to understand these things do occur in real life situations. Socializing with other people will be difficult for some children but will allow them to do it at their own pace. The teachers will provide positive role models for the children so they will do the same. We will also provide a welcoming and safe environment for anyone who visits our learning center. Our parents will visit our learning centers whenever possible and there will be an open door policy. We will keep track of all the students progress through antcedol notes, teaching strategies, assessments and other learning tools. By keeping track of these things we can help the students to reach their learning goals. According to () “This includes providing multiple, frequent opportunities for two-way dialogue, taking advantage of daily communication opportunities, using your environment to provide information about what children are

Through our Youth Mission Team, we have begun to reach youth and connect them to our youth group programs. We have been successful reaching the Jr. High age group, but do not have many High School students attending. My goal for the next year is to begin creating a program that retains our 8th grade students as they enter High School.

I wanted to take a moment and encourage all who are volunteering for Royal Family Kids Camp.

They have adequate knowledge about camping. Therefore, they know which activities are appropriate for campers of all ages. Additionally, they are aware of things that boost the confidence of youths, kids, and adult campers during these periods. If you consider their opinions, you will succeed in organizing a perfect summer camp.