Planning The Activites For The Kids

Over the past few months as we participated with the “Big Brothers Big Sisters” program, we divided into small groups in order to focus on different aspects of the organization during this project. The project included three main groups: social media, public relations and group planning. The first group was responsible for social media around campus. The second group managed public relations, which made flyers and used other media resources to spread the word throughout the campus. The third and final group focused overall group planning with the kids. This included different activities and parties for the children. As a class we were to plan and coordinate two functions that included the Big Brothers Big

This project was service oriented and was intended to show students how community involvement and attention to various stakeholders has become a cornerstone for today’s leaders. Pages 18 through 19 of the attachments is a direct excerpt from the professor’s course syllabus describing the required group project in detail. I am also willing to provide the committee with information regarding my group’s specific project and what we did, but the inclusion of the syllabus excerpt is to demonstrate that a service project was included as a requirement for the course and was intended to show students how leadership relates to

The purpose of this project is to increase the number of bigs involved in Big Brothers Big Sisters; As a group we are aiming towards getting at least six new members to join through gateway sessions. By working with the gateway professors and the gateway program, we are not only able to gain members for Big Brothers Big Sisters but also allow students from the Bryant campus to get involved. This will mutually benefit both Bryant and the non-profit organization without spending a lot of money. Big Brothers Big Sisters has expressed that their goal through this project would be to gain around six members and to expand awareness about their organization. To make sure everything in this project goes smoothly, we will hold our group members to high standards. Proper communication with gateway professors and Big Brothers Big Sisters is essential to our success. Teamwork and organization will be a key factor, which is why meetings and assignments will be held to a strict schedule. We will measure our success by number of new organization members, high attendance, 100% work completion 24 hours before due dates, and progress report meeting once a week. To institute these measures, we will follow a systematic process according to deadlines set by the

The project I have chosen for my leadership project is the East Cooper Community Outreach program. This program is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1989 to assist victims after Hurricane Hugo. East Cooper Community Outreach, also known as ECCO, offers assistance to the many people in Mount Pleasant living at the poverty level, also known as the “working poor.” ECCO is vital to the community and we will learn about this organization’s origin and the significant ways it has contributed to the residents of East Cooper.

Group Members & Responsibilities/Work (What was each person responsible for/what did they do? Include yourself.)

As a group, the community education team worked pretty well together, but there are certainly aspects that each of us could’ve improved on. Giselle, Grace, Char, and I each did our part, but could’ve done better at communicating with one another when we were coordinating the times we would meet to work on the project. There were several instances where we were unable to find a time where all four of us could meet, which led to 1 or 2 members of the group doing more work than others. If we were to assign titles to the group, I would call either myself or Giselle the leader or head coordinator, and I don’t think it would be likely that the memo,

This event is called "Impact weekend" as students work together to accomplish various tasks. As a leader of this event, I helped chaperone a group of roughly 15 6th grade boys during the years of 2013 and 2015, and I led the 11th grade boys this past February. During this event we serve the community as a group by helping locals who express a need. This year we had over 150 students gather to help harvest tomatoes for a small company. Each grade also competed in problem-solving competitions around the church to allow everyone to grasp the importance of community and working together. I led bible studies with my group each day, and acted as a mentor for any problems the students were

Since the service organization wasn’t mine that was chosen for the service group project, I didn’t know much about the service organization that was chosen for the service group project. I knew a little from the presentation that was given about that particular service organization. The service organization that was chosen was “New Yorkers Against Gun Violence” (NYAGV). “With a primary focus on New York State and its residents, NYAGV advocates at all levels of government for laws, policies and practices that protect New Yorkers from gun violence” (NYAGV). I wondered how I could help this service organization and nothing really came to me. It didn’t mean that I would quit and not help them. I don’t quit easily, especially to those who could use my help. There are like a million ways I could help and so I knew I could help in some

The Second group was the administrative staff from Krieger Schechter Day schools Middle School. I believe we have made an impact on the group. They were all already very open and accepting individuals about working with the deaf parents whose child is

In the school environment, teachers may often experience different type of students that come from poor to wealthy families. As a teacher, it is important to learn and be open-minded about students’ backgrounds. In COE 202, my plan is to volunteer for the Boys and Girls Club and learn from my experience. It is important for me to volunteer because I need to experience what my future career will be like. Service learning can help one learn new things about what one’s interested in. The Boys and Girls Club is a good opportunity for me to see what it is like working with kids from low income families.

Being the only grade 12 in the organization, I found that the younger members found it difficult to approach me or communicate with me because of the age difference. I overcame this problem by getting to know and connecting with each one of the students helping out during the meetings; all it took was a little time and communication. Another internal challenge within the organization I faced, was that it conflicted with my everyday schedule. All the meetings and volunteer work occurring right after school withheld me from being able to go home right after school to watch over my sister. However, I was able to make an arrangement with my neighbours that included my sister going over to her friend’s house after school during times I had clothing drive meetings. A challenge I experienced in my high school that was external of the clothing drive was the downcast on my reputation because I decided to volunteer for a school activity, which sadly translated to my friends as “wasting time”. Since I was brought up with a strong sense of self-worth, I quickly argued my friends’ statements, telling them this activity was something I enjoyed and as a result it is not a waste of time, thus I will continue doing it. I also invited them to join the organization. Those were the many challenges I faced during my volunteer time with the clothing drive that I believe strengthened me as a

On SPARC Day our class went to serve a small private non-profit agency called the Walden Community School. This school ranges from grades kindergarten through eighth. Walden separates themselves from other schools because of how unique their approach is to education. The students have a very personal teacher to student relationship which allow them to receive individualized attention in their studies. One main focus of this school is to teach the students to learn, question, and make connections rather than teach the students how to pass the standardized test. There are other ways in which this separates themselves from others but they help serve the community by fostering a good education. The work that we did on SPARC Day ranged from household

In order for service learning projects to be successful it is important to establish partnerships with families, parents, and community organizations. PBL projects must encourage and even require students to be engaged in hands on activities or services that meet the needs of community. Service learning and PBL projects and activities cannot be completed through lectures but must actively engage students. By incorporating both of these methods of teaching and learning students are able to learn from the experience as well as meet project requirements. Through using these instructional strategies teachers are able to data about the students during observations, conferences, and informal assessments. These informal assessments allow the teacher to assess where students are and what they have learned, while also allowing the student to gain more knowledge about the topic. It is important that PBL and

Not only was I required to find a service project, but I had to plan it and create a proposal, gather materials, coordinate efforts of volunteers, as well as lead the project during the work hours. The project was a period of personal growth for me because I had to adopt new responsibilities that I had previously never even fathomed, even as a leader in my scout troop. I was responsible for the quality of work and everyone’s safety, as well as planning the logistics including work hours and the organization of

My organization is an elementary school consisting of just under 500 students from pre-k – grade 5.