--> Camp Sessions Part 2
--> More added to Camp Sessions Part 1
We only have 3 weeks of the program left...check back soon for more updates!
Saturday, July 12, 2008
End of Phase 4
Here are some more pictures from Camp Wi-Ta-Wentin!
--> Camp Sessions Part 2
--> More added to Camp Sessions Part 1
--> Camp Sessions Part 2
--> More added to Camp Sessions Part 1
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Wi-Ta-Wentin!
The latest pictures from Gold 1 straight off the camera...
--> First Session!
More pics where added to this album...
--> Wi-Ta-Wentin
--> First Session!
More pics where added to this album...
--> Wi-Ta-Wentin
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Phase 4!
Phase 3 flew by and now we are to phase 4!
We are camp staff at Campfire USA's Camp Wi-Ta-Wentin in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Check out the pictures and commentary!
--> Wi-ta-Wentin pictures here
We are camp staff at Campfire USA's Camp Wi-Ta-Wentin in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Check out the pictures and commentary!
--> Wi-ta-Wentin pictures here
--> Phase 3 Jeff Davis Elementary Pictures here (Part 1)
--> Phase 3 Part 2
--> Phase 3 Part 3
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Biloxi-tastic!
Yay!!! We are here in Biloxi, Mississippi which is right on the Gulf of Mexico.
--> Assorted New Team Pictures
We arrived here a few days ago after spending one night in New Orleans (since our plane was delayed) and we woke up early to drive from New Orleans to Biloxi (almost 2 hours) where we went directly to Jeff Davis Elementary to get to work! Jeff Davis is K-6 school where many children were behind in schooling due to Katrina; many children relocated to a different city and have finally returned back to Biloxi. Biloxi is home to a major military base (at least 70% of the students are from a military family) along with over 20 large casinos…whoot!
At Jeff Davis we do a variety of activities including tutoring, assisting teachers, assisting with PE and helping in the library. Many of us tutor in the reading center where certain students come everyday to work on their reading skills 1-on-1 with a helper. Everyone on the team has a different schedule.
All of the students take part in an AR program (Accelerated Reading). The kids are tested throughout the year to find out what their Reading Level is. If you are in 3rd grade, you should at least have a 3.0-3.9 Reading Level. Kids read books in their reading range and then test over them on the computer. They have to continuously earn high grades on different book tests to raise their Reading Level. Many kids who come to the reading center have low Reading Levels for their grade…but the program seems to be working well and many students have made remarkable progress. One of my 2nd grade students started the year with a 1.0 Reading Level (equivalent to where a new 1st grader should be) and now he is at a 2.6 (where a 2nd grader should be)!
Gold 1 is currently living in what appears to be a church gym. Imagine a large gym with lots of tables, chairs and bunk beds. Our bunks are on the ‘second floor’ but the floor is ‘open’ so you can easily see the rest of the gym…there isn’t a wall. There are 2 other teams living with us along with other volunteers who work with Hands on Gulf Coast (our team doesn’t work with them but we share housing). It is less than a mile from the beach…yay!!! We had our first PT on the beach yesterday…imagine running in the sand along the water as the sunsets while listening to your favorite inspirational mp3 mix…oh yes! Now the Gulf water isn’t very clean (for whatever reason) so we don’t swim in it.
This past weekend some of us completed more ISP hours (independent service project hours) at the local Crawfish Festival. We worked the Red Cross booth passing out fliers and information on hurricane and disaster preparedness. It was a lot of fun because Spongebob was taking pictures with children (for a 3 dollar donation to a child abuse prevention program)…and the long line that the kids waited in went right in front of our booth. We somehow ended up blowing bubbles at the kids for hours on end. It was so much fun…the little kids were so cute! Needless to say by the end of both days we were covered in bubble solution but we managed to pass out a lot of important safety information AND we even got a picture with Spongebob! That is what I call a great ISP!
Also we have at least 4 birthdays coming up in the next few weeks...it should be fun!
--> Assorted New Team Pictures
We arrived here a few days ago after spending one night in New Orleans (since our plane was delayed) and we woke up early to drive from New Orleans to Biloxi (almost 2 hours) where we went directly to Jeff Davis Elementary to get to work! Jeff Davis is K-6 school where many children were behind in schooling due to Katrina; many children relocated to a different city and have finally returned back to Biloxi. Biloxi is home to a major military base (at least 70% of the students are from a military family) along with over 20 large casinos…whoot!
At Jeff Davis we do a variety of activities including tutoring, assisting teachers, assisting with PE and helping in the library. Many of us tutor in the reading center where certain students come everyday to work on their reading skills 1-on-1 with a helper. Everyone on the team has a different schedule.
All of the students take part in an AR program (Accelerated Reading). The kids are tested throughout the year to find out what their Reading Level is. If you are in 3rd grade, you should at least have a 3.0-3.9 Reading Level. Kids read books in their reading range and then test over them on the computer. They have to continuously earn high grades on different book tests to raise their Reading Level. Many kids who come to the reading center have low Reading Levels for their grade…but the program seems to be working well and many students have made remarkable progress. One of my 2nd grade students started the year with a 1.0 Reading Level (equivalent to where a new 1st grader should be) and now he is at a 2.6 (where a 2nd grader should be)!
Gold 1 is currently living in what appears to be a church gym. Imagine a large gym with lots of tables, chairs and bunk beds. Our bunks are on the ‘second floor’ but the floor is ‘open’ so you can easily see the rest of the gym…there isn’t a wall. There are 2 other teams living with us along with other volunteers who work with Hands on Gulf Coast (our team doesn’t work with them but we share housing). It is less than a mile from the beach…yay!!! We had our first PT on the beach yesterday…imagine running in the sand along the water as the sunsets while listening to your favorite inspirational mp3 mix…oh yes! Now the Gulf water isn’t very clean (for whatever reason) so we don’t swim in it.
This past weekend some of us completed more ISP hours (independent service project hours) at the local Crawfish Festival. We worked the Red Cross booth passing out fliers and information on hurricane and disaster preparedness. It was a lot of fun because Spongebob was taking pictures with children (for a 3 dollar donation to a child abuse prevention program)…and the long line that the kids waited in went right in front of our booth. We somehow ended up blowing bubbles at the kids for hours on end. It was so much fun…the little kids were so cute! Needless to say by the end of both days we were covered in bubble solution but we managed to pass out a lot of important safety information AND we even got a picture with Spongebob! That is what I call a great ISP!
Also we have at least 4 birthdays coming up in the next few weeks...it should be fun!
Monday, April 7, 2008
Goodbye NOLA! Hello Biloxi!
Here are the last pictures from our time in NOLA with the St. Bernard Project.
Picture Album 1
Picture Album 2
Next up we will be heading to Biloxi, Mississippi to help teach at an elementary school!
Picture Album 1
Picture Album 2
Next up we will be heading to Biloxi, Mississippi to help teach at an elementary school!
Sunday, March 9, 2008
More Pictures!
Here are a few more various pictures from Gold 1.
As it was said before, we work in different houses so we don’t get many chances for group pictures. I’ll try to get some more pictures of everyone on the team up soon (along with a great update)!
--> Assorted NOLA 2
As it was said before, we work in different houses so we don’t get many chances for group pictures. I’ll try to get some more pictures of everyone on the team up soon (along with a great update)!
--> Assorted NOLA 2
Monday, February 25, 2008
Gryffindor 4!
Shaking Camp Hope’s School of Construction, a new house team has emerged during Phase II. Formally Gold 1 and Red 3, Gryffindor 4 is the new ultimate team working with the St. Bernard Project. They are rebuilding multiple homes in their roles as specialists, runners and site supervisors. Recently, multiple NBA stars and Anderson Cooper have commended Gryffindor 4 on their coolness…
New Pictures:
New Orleans (more added to this album)
Assorted NOLA (new album)
Note from the photojournalist: this phase will have less pictures of everyone because we all work at different places during the day...but I'll try to get at least one great shot of everyone
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