1. How did you make a meaningful contribution to your work place?
I think I made several meaningful contributions to my work place; both material and emotional. Material wise, I created the "Doctor's Office" that the school desperately needed for when the doctor visits every month. The teachers and coordinator were so grateful, and I know they will use that space for a very long time. But I also gave an emotional contribution to the children I was working with. The children in my class are low-income, indigenous kids who need support. I offered my utmost kindness and compassion towards them, and gave them someone to say "hola" to over and over again when I walk into class every morning. 2. How was your work as an intern meaningful to your education? Being a teacher at my internship has given me an entirely new perspective to view school with. I feel that I will return to school as a better student since I have now experienced the other side of a classroom. I will return with more patience towards my peers and teachers, as well as more gratitude for my teachers. 3. How was your work significant or meaningful for you beyond school and your specific internship site? The work that I have done at internship has been incredibly meaningful for me because I know that I am making a difference in the lives of the kids I am working with. Like I said before, most of these kids are coming from families that offer them little support and guidance, and I feel like I have helped guide them at least a little bit during these past few weeks. When I got to the school, I noticed the kids were incredibly mean to each other (as kids are in any preschool). But when a kid would hit another kid, the teachers would yell the offenders name as their form of discipline. However, when I saw a kid hurting another kid I would touch their shoulder/arm and say "simpatico" aka "nice". Typically the offender would stop, but sometimes they would continue and as soon as the victim would cry I would talk to the offender and ask them about their behavior - why they did what they did. I wasn't sure if my method of discipline was working until recently when a kid was pinching another kid, and just as I was about to say "simpatico", a little boy said it before me. Hearing my method being carried on by one of the kids was so meaningful for me because I knew that I had gotten through to this little boy and actually made a small difference in his life. 4. How did your project(s) go from an idea or inspiration to a final product? Share out the process and be sure to upload evidence of this work. The idea for the "Rincon de Salud" aka "Health Corner" as my main project was given to me by the coordinator. My inspiration for its design came from my idea of a pediatrician's office. I started by doodling out fonts and animals, and then went to the store to buy the materials I needed that the school didn't have (markers, erasers, and a pencil sharpener). Then I took my doodles and put them onto big paper I found in the paper cabinet. After coloring and cutting all of the animals, I arranged everything up onto the wall I was assigned. (Sidenote - the day after I finished taping everything up they told me to take it all down and move it to another wall in the office.) The ideas for my secondary projects came simply from observing the activities we did in class and thinking about how I could come up with activities that taught the kids things I saw they didn't know. My process for coming up with these ideas was simple: observe what the kids don't know, think of a way to teach them, and then talk to the teachers about when I could implement my lesson. I am proud to say I have led one official lesson, as well as several little activities. 5. What did you learn about yourself through working on the internship project(s)? I learned that I love working with children; especially when I see them understand what I teach them. I also learned that I can draw better than I thought I could. I learned this because I had to draw for my project, and my teacher has been asking me to draw various things for activities she's done with the kids. (For example, I drew a cow, rabbit, and some fish for an activity last week, and today I drew two people and various clothing items for an activity she's doing tomorrow).
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About MeHi! My name is Ashley Price. I am in 11th grade at High Tech High International. I enjoy doing musical theater, being co-founder of my school's improv team, traveling, dancing, singing, and hanging out with my friends. I am looking to attend college in the Northeast, and major in psychology. I am currently interested in pursuing the career of either a speech therapist or a jury consultant. I am incredibly excited for my internship!
About My InternshipI am interning at a daycare center in the San Roque neighborhood in Quito, Ecuador. Below is a link to the webpage about my internship through Bolivar Education. http://www.ecuadorvolunteers.org/ecuador-volunteer-programs/children-youth-volunteering-ecuador/quito-san-roque-daycare.html#prettyPhoto ArchivesCategoriesPhoto Gallery |