This week I had the pleasure of speaking with program managers and getting to know those who work in Communities in Schools. It was great being able to hear everyone’s story and how they worked their way to their position. I have been feeling a part of a team who have a drive to want to provide resources to students and their families. I had a lot of time to come up with activities for the summer camp that we are implementing and coming up with outlines on my company laptop. (I feel very professional with my own laptop and email). This week we focused a lot on what the rest of the day will look like for students after the Social and Emotional Learning aspect of the first part of their day.

I get the opportunity to run a Mindfulness/Wellness camp on one of the Fridays. I chose this because of of my hobbies includes mindfulness practices which is journaling, yoga, and meditation. I want to show students how they can begin their day , reset, or end their day with being in tune with their inner self and even as simple as breathe work and focusing on breathing. I met the Site coordinators in person and we were able to discuss our ideas and vision of how the camp will look on a daily basis and creating incentives and expectations as well. It was great to hear the different ideas that we all came up with and putting it all together ! i am looking forward to seeing how much fun the students will have.

I think one of the biggest things I toon away from this week was going after all opportunities and finding your passion and your ”why”. During our Learning Session at the Columbus Foundation, we watched a ted talk on finding your why and the importance of it by Simon Sinek. it made me just think about what I truly want to do in life and what I want to get out of it as well.