Week 1 : Tuesday 5/31 : -We put together activities so the kids will get to know each other better. - Also we went over all the rooms and regulations for this summer camp and also what is expected out of the kids and also what we are going to teach them and be working on throughout these next two months. -Also ask them about them selves such as favorite color, food, drink and leisure Time and we put it together to see how many of the children had the same qualities in the reason why they enjoyed them qualities. -Educated the kids on why school is still in Porten and put together an activity that shows kindness and also shows how working together can help accomplish bigger goals. -Outside Activities such ass play kickball and basketball and we only play them too so we could work on trust in one another and just having fun.
Wednesday :
- We worked on understanding of life such as why is building your credit important and the things you can do with having great credit and we did paperwork on the days they will want in life. Also once they put what they want in the life such as houses, cars, etc. i’ve been let them know the certain amount of credit you need to get to be able to do more things even if you didn’t have that much profit. I just broke down to them the details to them why that can help change their life. -We also had reading time for 45 minutes to an hour so we let the kids choose what but they’re very interested in and they had to read it in the after the fact they had to write down something that was important to them in that book and maybe how that can help them prosper in their life. So once they finished with that we went outside for wow playing whatever sport they wanted to do but I didn’t want people to not be chosen to play so I ended up missing like three sports such as tennis, basketball and racquetball. The kids had a wonderful time playing these three sports and the fat that everyone participated in it showed me that it was the right choice to only play those and not let everyone just do what they want . -Being that I was a college athlete I let them know the importance of school and why you should keep your grades are in the points of making great relationships throughout your life because you never know what individual you’re talking to that can help you get where you want be so it was basically a session that teachers respect, tolerance and overachieving.
Thursday:
- The first thing we did this morning was go to safety procedures and protocols for if anything was to go on with a kid that someone sees and like is not adult around at the moment like what you should do and what you shouldn’t do. We also had the fire fire to come in and teach different techniques for different things that a child may go through in this time of being at a summer camp so just in case if any verse situation was to happen along with myself and the kids with no some type of way to keep one another steady it to someone else can get there. We been would alone to go to study time which the kids pick out a book that means something to them and we read we will do this about twice a week or maybe three times because reading and learning is one of the most important things you can do in his life for to make sure you are prepared for whatever individuals throw at them . - We also had a time where we were reflecting on like things that made them upset in their life and things they wish could’ve been better in situations they think they could handle better and listen to all their thoughts and things they actually want to make me understand who they were as individuals more and that also help with creating more friends outside of the camp for the kids. For some reason the kids were very interested in learning about space today so we took our time out to find space books and we looked online and try to listen to scholars about it and I will say that it was it was very interesting on how they were so intrigued and willing to make something that themselves it’ll matter what it is. Because soon as we watched something about space a couple of them said they wanted to be an astronaut. - Once we finished all the real activities that we had plant for them we let them have light kinda rest day because we understood every working so hard and sometimes children just need rest so that they can come back more energized they also like willing to listen to others that’s not the parents so we want to get them some leeway and let them just go outside and play any sport they want to play and do whatever they want to do on the leisure time to make sure they having a good time.
Friday :
- Today when we got there the first thing we did was go play outside because today was a fun day. We grilled hotdogs and hamburgers for the kids as soon as we was done to the pool for a long time. - When came back from the pool everybody just relaxed inside the gym and if they wanted to play basketball I was able to or if they want to do it we don’t need parents they can do that as well so today was kind of like we’re gonna have a great time and you guys do whatever you want since we had a great week.
Monday 6/6 : - This week we try to focus on more learning not only things like mathematics and spelling but more broader than that like such as credit and what it means to have a good credit and how that can help them in the long run. When I first mentioned it a lot of the kids wasn’t really understanding about it which I knew because they’re only 10 to 13 years old so with me feeling like I can teach them something that made the day even more better. So as I talk them and explaining of why you should have credit and establish it now and build it and build it so you can have great time in it with credit and also you can start of young and build it and maybe have close to 800 by the time they are 18 is what I’m trying to get them to understand. Also told them , since they are kind of young encourage their parents to do it for them.
- After we spent time on discussing about credit, I decided to take the time out for them to play inside the gym so they were able to play dodgeball, basketball or going to kind of talk hang out amongst each other and I think sometimes that’s important for them to talk to each other more about how the day was when they went home and what they was looking forward to you doing , etc. Getting them to communicate more with eachother can bring a more family oriented place.
- After lunch, we decided to do a couple group activities with five total titles such as help one another, look out for one another, educate one another, challenge one another and Grow with one another . That was something I came up with and the titles are self-explanatory on the titles but I think me doing this more and more well have these kids understanding more about life when they leave from here .
Tuesday
- The first thing we did with the kids was when they got there we let them know that was going to the zoo today so I’ll be really wanted them to do was name and write down the favorite animals and tell us why they chose that would be their favorite animal and what they think can be if we were to work together with them in the way of actually communicating. - After that, we went out to talk about where do we take it out there space really emits a net in with how much you believe what I did space you can put all the belief in yourself to become whatever you want to be. My city is mostly African-Americans so I’ll let them understand I will be more tougher for them in the real world but as long as they got something to offer it doesn’t have to do with sports you can be anything you want is what I try to teach them but you have to have something to offer and I will try to instill in them this at a young age so that when I get older it’s not confusing or how they will be treated . - We had a long conversation about this because they really didn’t understand why I was saying the things I was saying but as I started to point out legitimate reasons they started to understand which really made me proud. We took the rest of the time to go to the zoo in Miami which was already a hour drive to get there and we had a wonderful time and they seen so many Animals .
Wednesday - Today we wanted to focus more on mental health and take a long period of time with that because nowadays you see it more frequently that little kids also adults are stressing it going to so much stuff in the life that times are taking their own lives or they just don’t want to be here. So we went through so much different objects or obstacles that some of the kids Are going to now and let them especially self so we went around to all the keys in desperate they serve to one another and also we had a job down what they expressed and also under that what you can do to help you get over what they are going through . - Once we completed that it was time for kids to pick out whatever they want to do in the careers and give me legitimate reasons on why they wanted to do that and also what they are going to do in order to make that happen for themselves. - After they finished up doing that activity we let them go in the gym and play some of the kids deal hula hoops, basketball, throwing the football and some of them just sat down and talk.
Thursday - We decided to make the day more about group activities. We Wanted to work more on communication, interpersonal relationships, critical thinking , creative thinking , problems solving and decision making I split the kids up to four groups. One of the groups was focusing on basic communication, such as the different techniques and ways to communicate better, Group 2, was critical thinking where I put together situational events and see how they were overcome them. Group 3 , was Problem solving this one was tricky because it’s kind of similar to critical thinking but I kept it very simple with this one, Lastly Decision making, I just put out a couple situations in which it was to individuals with a script and which ever one they thought made the best decision for them. Do it now he’s different types of activities talk about all day unless they went to lunch and breakfast so today was very productive and the kids no more and I feel like they had a great time doing it .
Friday Today was a fun day for the kids we did so many different scrimmages such as Kickball , TBall and also we did 7 on 7 football tournament who ever won got a prize at the End . But the truth is everyone got a prize when it was all said and done. They after we did the scrimmage is outside we let the kids go inside the gymnasium and do whatever they wanted until their parents got here.
Week 3: 6/13 Monday - - I wanted to follow back on what I did last week to see how the kids was actually paying attention to it and also taking it outside of just being here. So without them knowing that I made copies of every paper they did you kinda understand the more and go back home and go over them I asked them to write down their goals again. This took a while because a lot of them wasn’t really feeling like doing it but it was most of them that wanted to do it. So that kind of brought other people in like come on let’s just do it because I am understanding how he’s looking at it as in me. - We then went outside to do 7 on 7 tournaments again. This time it was going to be first team, second team and third team get a prize as well so the kids kind of took this very serious. -Then we went back in after we played ball and after they ate lunch we got it to picking out your favorite books and down and taking the 30-45 mins of relaxation and reading. For the rest of the day we went to the gym and just let the kids decide on what they wanted to do until they parents came or they was able to walk home.
Tuesday - We decided to make the day more about group activities. -It was a total of four groups each of them had to come up with a solution the problem how you was able to solve it. It took us a while to do this because I wanted to make it kind of tough for them to put yourself in really great in mind racing situations . - Yes then we let the kids go outside and play kickball or they could just sit there and talk amongst each other if that was what they wanted to do being that they did a kind of tough group activity. - 45 minute readings every day or if you don’t want to be you will be doing something educational but in quiet. -And at the end of the day for real we always let the kids go to the gym and wait on their parents or the ones who can walk home they walk home.
Wednesday -Today we took the kids to lion country safari Before we went to our field trip we had them doing crossword puzzles and multiplication -Once we got back from the lion country Safari it was almost time for the kids to go home so we just relaxed in the gym and today parents came and got them
Thursday - Today I really wanted to get their addition, divide and multiplication up because yesterday when we did the worksheet not a lot of them was really getting it correct so this time I wanted to start off with that and let them work on it on their own and then if they had questions they can come ask me and I was helping them out. -We ended up doing a mandatory reading for an hour today and we did a little earlier so that after lunch the kids can go outside and play about all day because they got two things done we usually switch it up like one before lunch and one after but since they got both done before lunch they was able to go and play. -We went outside and played kickball and also T-ball and the kids really had a very fun time doing that.
Friday
- Today I wanted to follow up on the kids about credit and why is it important . - Also we did a group activity just for learn how to treat one another and aqua situation and also be there for one another even if you guys are not on the same page. - Understanding these kids come from different backgrounds in here I’ll be trying to get them to work with people they usually don’t talk to so we also did another activity with getting to know each other more then you do now so I think that help open individual up towards each other more that usually don’t talk as much and I feel like I can bring a better atmosphere here . -We went inside the gym and I let the kids do what they wanted today and it was surprisingly that like five or the kids grab the book and read more today parents got here which is something that is so influential to me just because I know I wasn’t doing that before we started our daily readings and see that they doing it now if something is very interesting I love it.
Tuesday 6/21 - Focused on more learning not only things like mathematics and spelling but more broader than that like such as credit and what it means to have a good credit and how that can help them in the long run. - 45 min reading - Went outside to the basketball courts and played a couple pick up games - Individual groups trying to get them to work on comprehension and strengthening it - Let the kids go in the gym and interact with eachother for a while before their parents came.
Wednesday 6/22
-We got back into credit and why we need it and had a long talk amongst them to get a clearer understanding to how they looked at it and what they thought it can do for them. -45 min reading -Went outside to play 7 on 7 tournament and the winner will get a prize at the end of the day. -Did group activities so they can keep building on trusting each other and also understanding each other which can help create new and better ideas. -Let them chill and talk amongst themselves while they waited for their parents.
Thursday 6/23
-Did 45 mins reading. -Let the kids shoot around in the gym while we waited. -Cooked hotdogs and hamburgers and had chips and water bottles and juices. -We went to the pool the kids had a wonderful time and when we came back it was almost time for them to leave .
Friday 6/24
-We went outside to try to discover what kind of flowers was around to see if the kids knew about it then we looked them up to help them become more educated on them. -Did 45 min reading. -Group activities had the kids trying to solve different problems and mysterious things as in what I prompt to them .Went outside to let the kids play kickball and T-ball. -Went back inside to let them play in the gym and talk until it was time to go.
Monday 7/11 - Created math problems and spelling words for the kids - Went outside and let the kids choose what game they wanted to play out of softball, kickball or football - 1 hour reading -After lunch we went over what their goals are to see if hey changed also why it's important to achieve these goals. -We watched a movie about slavery just to see how educated the kids were on that topic. -Let them wait in the gym when it was close to the time for pick up.
Tuesday 7/12 - Talked about different types of colleges and what's their requirements on being able to attend the selected schools. - Also mentioned that they should ask their parents to start working on their credit now at a young age to get started and have enough time with it. - 1 hour reading - Went Outside and played 7 on 7 tournament for a prize and whoever team win was going to get a prize Friday. - We watched documentaries on Martin Luther King and to see if they were paying attention created 5 questions for the group to answer. - Went to the gym when it was close to time for them to get picked up and let them talk amongst each other.
Wednesday 7/13 - Kids wanted to hear life stories about me so that's what I did and also I went around the room and they all told interesting things about what they saw and how that affect them. - Had a spelling bee competition and the team who won got freedom to pick what that they wanted to do on Friday such as go to pool or just stay an have a fun day. - 1 hour reading -Went to the gym and let them choose what they wanted to do since the whole morning and little bit of afternoon we were working. - Watched the movie Hercules which is what they all suggested. - Went outside to the courts where some of the kids played basketball and some of the went and played on the playground. - Went to the gym to wait on their parents to come and pick them up.
Thursday 7/14 - Split the kids up in groups and did search and recovery educational game where you have to answer a series of questions( Mathematics, Spelling and fill in the blank) in order to move on to the next level to win cookies and candy bars and it's 5 levels. - 1 hour reading. - Went outside and played kick ball. -Let some go the groups play chess , connect4 and sorry board games. -They wanted to watch a documentary on how the humans actually started and came into existence so I found a video to show them that which I was surprised on how many of them was telling me they didn't believe we evolved from animals. - Went to the gym to wait on their parents to come pick them up.
Friday 7/15 - Once all the kids got there we started off with 1 hour reading. - Than I let the kids play basketball or hang out in the gym for a while . -We went to the pool and had hotdogs and hamburgers. - Got back and watched a movie before all the kids left to go home . -
Monday 7/18
- We separated in Groups and did some multiplication worksheets that I created for them . Once they finished they had to do addition worksheets I also created for them - 1 hour reading. - Went outside and played 7 on 7 tournaments the kids really enjoy doing that. - Trust Each other Group excerise. - Watched a film showing different types of animals we have in the world and also some new species that’s probably unheard of. Went to the gym and waited for them to get picked up
Tuesday - We went over with every kid what they are doing to further their goals when they leave from here . It was a lot of great things I’ve heard . - 1 hour reading - Explained to them what it means to be successful and my stories I’ve had in College playing football and how it felt they was very interested. - Went to the outdoor basketball courts and some kids went to the playground. - Talked about what you can buy with Good credit and what will be hard for you to do . - Went to the gym and had great time with them just relaxing until their parents came .
Wednesday - Being that this was my last week there I decided that they did a great job this whole time here I wanted to show them my appreciation by letting the last 3 days would be nothing but fun activities. - We played kickball and T-Ball (Safety reasons) . - We watched Power Rangers Movie . Ordered them PizzasWe went to the gym I let the play Basketball or just talk amongst each other or play board games .
Thursday -Played Heads up 7 up . -1 hour reading -Kids wanted to Draw so I let them but it had to be what they expected of themselves in the future . -We watched Incredibles 2 . -We went outside to play 7 on 7 - Went to the Gym to relax and just told them stories about growing up in Boynton Beach and whatever else they wanted to know Until their parents came.
Friday - They expressed to me about their time at the camp . An how much being here taught them. - We went to the Miami Zoo . -Once we returned it was almost time for them to get picked up. So we went to the gym.