Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch:
During my sophomore year of ELA, we formed various groups that served the Bismarck-Mandan community in many ways. My group set up a fun game night with the residents of the Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch in Bismarck. We had a room set up with board games and some fun activities in the gym. I am not able to disclose information about the residents themselves, but they did seem to thoroughly enjoy the few hours we spent with them. A small thing for us to do provided a great night for the residents.
Lincoln Elementary Pen Pal Project:
In the spring of junior year, we started the pen pal project with Lincoln Elementary fifth-graders through ELA. Five of us initiated the project and helped get the sophomore ELA class involved so that each ELA student had fewer pen pals and so that they will be able to continue with the pen pal project next year. It was an amazing experience to get to know the fifth graders through writing letters and to help motivate them to pursue their dreams and think about the possibility of attending college.
University of Mary Day of Service:
For the last two years, I have had the amazing opportunity to spend my day of service leading fifth graders from Roosevelt Elementary in Mandan through fun math activities. Our main goals for the day were to get the students excited about math and to answer any questions they had about college. So often students have a negative mindset towards math by the time they get to high school. By spending 10 minutes each with five groups of fifth graders, I am able to counteract the negativity in hopes that they will nurture a growth mindset instead of a negative closed mindset toward math.
NSIC reading with elementary students:
Each year before our conference swim meet, the NSIC sets up community service opportunities for all the swim teams. We get to spend a few hours reading with elementary students in the community in which the championship meet is held. I may not want to teach elementary-aged students, but I have loved spending time with students reading to them and letting them read to me. Such little effort on my part can mean the world to them. Spending time with elementary school students really helps me put things into perspective.
Helping with faith formation classes:
During the first semesters of my sophomore and junior years of college, I was able to serve as an instructor's aide for the faith formation classes at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bismarck. For both of my positions, I was basically a personal aide for a student in the class. I was able to help the students follow along and give them the attention they needed to progress through the classes. I thoroughly enjoyed my experience and look forward to seeing former students each week at mass.
During my sophomore year of ELA, we formed various groups that served the Bismarck-Mandan community in many ways. My group set up a fun game night with the residents of the Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch in Bismarck. We had a room set up with board games and some fun activities in the gym. I am not able to disclose information about the residents themselves, but they did seem to thoroughly enjoy the few hours we spent with them. A small thing for us to do provided a great night for the residents.
Lincoln Elementary Pen Pal Project:
In the spring of junior year, we started the pen pal project with Lincoln Elementary fifth-graders through ELA. Five of us initiated the project and helped get the sophomore ELA class involved so that each ELA student had fewer pen pals and so that they will be able to continue with the pen pal project next year. It was an amazing experience to get to know the fifth graders through writing letters and to help motivate them to pursue their dreams and think about the possibility of attending college.
University of Mary Day of Service:
For the last two years, I have had the amazing opportunity to spend my day of service leading fifth graders from Roosevelt Elementary in Mandan through fun math activities. Our main goals for the day were to get the students excited about math and to answer any questions they had about college. So often students have a negative mindset towards math by the time they get to high school. By spending 10 minutes each with five groups of fifth graders, I am able to counteract the negativity in hopes that they will nurture a growth mindset instead of a negative closed mindset toward math.
NSIC reading with elementary students:
Each year before our conference swim meet, the NSIC sets up community service opportunities for all the swim teams. We get to spend a few hours reading with elementary students in the community in which the championship meet is held. I may not want to teach elementary-aged students, but I have loved spending time with students reading to them and letting them read to me. Such little effort on my part can mean the world to them. Spending time with elementary school students really helps me put things into perspective.
Helping with faith formation classes:
During the first semesters of my sophomore and junior years of college, I was able to serve as an instructor's aide for the faith formation classes at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bismarck. For both of my positions, I was basically a personal aide for a student in the class. I was able to help the students follow along and give them the attention they needed to progress through the classes. I thoroughly enjoyed my experience and look forward to seeing former students each week at mass.