Service Learning May 15

We had quite a few problems this week.

1) The group wanted to have a fundraiser for supplies and we had to come up with something to sell and a slogan. We picked the top three and instead of choosing one, they chose three. We are going to sell something new each week for the next three weeks.

2) When creating names, almost half of or group was missing because or the dance and we had a lot of people we had to bring up to speed.

3) During all this, as the leader, I tried to take control of the group an keep us focused. However, all they wanted to do was clown around and Kaliah decided she was the boss, shoting down all my ideas, telling me what to do, and making decissions without the consent of the group.

4) We came up with the schedule for sellers and what they would be selling. We also decided who would be bringing in what.

5) A list was made of the supplies we will need. Though we don't really need the supplies, the students should provide them, they insited on buying a bulk set of pencils, erasers, and other little things.

6) We may have gotten some work done, but it was not done the way it should have been and I am begining to feel as though this system is never going to come to be. All we do is handle insignificant details or don't do any work or do it incorrectly. We need someone to give us a hand.

7) For next week, we need to work on finding possible tutors, coming up with a tutoring schedule, and finding a place to hold these sessions. We also need to create a plan for keeping tabs on the teachers' school schedules so we know what to tutor them in.

Service Learning May 9

We got some work done! We recieved our surveys and talied the results. The ninth grade is done and we are finishing the tenth grade today. We are going to see which subjects need the most help and how many tutors we may need. we are then going to see who we can get to be a tutor and possibly assign a tutoring schedule/list.

As the leader of this group, I think we could have done better than this, but we're not doing too bad. I'm not sure how much hope we have for this project, though. Whenever wee have to come up with an idea or make a decision, it seems like we're always butting heads. When the majority agree, Kalima is always saying that she doesn't agree and it won't work and we spend the entire period arguing. Dom, Brandon, and Malik never do any work and only cause a distraction.

I would love to see this come into play, but I don't know if it can if our group doesn't come together and do something.

I heard that Bridgett's group had a little trouble with their raffle, but otherwise, the fair went fine. They raise some money and are now in the process of coming up with a new idea. They are searching for a nurse or other healthcare professional to come in and speak to them. I volunteered to talk t my aunt and see if she knows anyone who would be willing. Also, Mr. Romero's group is going well. He said they were making a to of progress, though I can't remember what they were doing.

Service Learning May 1

We had a small/major disaster. The results to our survey, which we had passed out to the whole school,hadn't been properly filled out. We decided to just take what we could get and tally those votes. However, the result from the tenth grade and ninth grade had gotten mixed together and we ended up creating a new, improved survey and made everyone take it again.

Our last meeting was not very successful and turned into a poetry reading. This week, we are going to tally the votes and make arrangements to contact those who we believe would make suitable tutors for our program. After seeing which subjects need the most attention, I think we will start working on creating a tutor schedule and finding a place to hold these tutoring sessions.

We still have a lot of work ahead of us, but I think we're off to a good start. As long as we stay focused, we'll do just fine and have this thing in place for next year, no problem.

Service Learning: The Nightmare!

This past week in our service learning group, we were able to decide on a final questionnaire to send to teachers and students. They were to be sent out to classrooms on Monday and Tuesday, 4/28 and 4/29. We are to tally them on Wednesday and look over the results at our next meeting on Thursday.

We also assigned roles. By a unanimous vote, I was chosen as leader of our group. Dorian became our official reporter. Anya is our run-around girl. Portia is in charge of scheduling and Felicia is our researcher. We will change and update these jobs as needed so everyone will have something to do.

I believe that after the initial confusing, we have made a steady progress with our work. We have ideas and lots of questions, but we're getting somewhere.

Update on my Service Learning projects

As far as my work with the 'Franks for Frankie' group goes, I have made posters and gotten in contact with a few companies who may be willing to make a donation, where it by products or money.

My individual tutoring is going well. I have the same people almost everyday, but they seem to understand what they are doing by the time we are finished. I have done about 4 of my hours in that.

Now, I am apparently in charge of creating an off site tutoring program with our friends over at Independence Charter School. We all decided to help them because it went so well with them last year and it was close by. I have been put in charge of making contact with them and seeing if they will agree to us tutoring their children after school hours next year. We are in the process of making a proposal letter to send to them outlining our plan.

Service Learning

I am working with Bridget and her group on a 'Franks for Frankie' fund raiser. The proceeds will goto research for cancer research. I am responsible for making the posters advertising the event and finding companies to donate food and beverages.

I am also holding tutoring sessions in the IMC at lunchtime for ninth graders. I know that a lot of people are having trouble with keeping or getting their grades up, so I am going to help them.

I am not sure what I am doing for my solo services, but I am either helping a writing workshop with Alex Haynes at her school or doing after school tutoring at my local rec center.

Service Learning

Independent-
1) Helping out at my local Recreation Center
2) Helping at my local Library
3) A Creative Writing tutoring session with Alex at her school

School wide-
1) A bake sale for diabetes research
2) A run for heart disease research
3) A carnival for leukemia research.
4) A community garden/park (I have a place nowhere near here, but South Philly people can do it)
5) Tutoring at a local grade school (Independence Charter School)
6) A book/toys drive for a local orphanage

I'm still working on it, but this is what I have so far.