SWIM TEAM

Oo Ahhhhhh!! So, on November 11^th I did an event, that I helped the swim team at the YMCA in Smithfield Rhode Island for their swim meet! During this time I helped set the tables up, also directed people in where to go and also I helped out at the food stand. It was so much fun I, because I got to see what happens at a swim meet for the first time. There was a lot of movement when the swimmers need to go for their lane. Also, I got to help make it a safe space for them, because we took care of all the youth, like when they were hungry or need anything from their parents or from us. I really appreciated the fact of them letting me volunteer to see and help them out by letting me see how truly passionate the swimmers are at doing their races. The accessible aspect of the event helped create a safe space for everyone that came along. I enjoyed being in " the background" of this event because it helped me observe and soak in the joy of all the young humans that were there. They were self-sufficient which made my "job" easy. I am hoping to help them out soon, because it shows me how they interact with others and also observe them come together as a team and help each other out.

http://www.ymca1.org/swim_team.html

https://www.usaswimming.org/find-a-team

https://www.teamunify.com/swim-team-management-software/

Open House

As an event I went to the Open House at Rhode Island in North Providence on November 18th to help with the Youth Development booth. I was there with other students to make Youth development be aware by people who came to the Open House to see what there is at Rhode Island College. I went to the Open House at 12:30, to help by setting up and to get to see what the other booths that were around the gym. We as Seniors as Youth Development majors spoke to different people who were interested in what truly our major is all about. This was fun, because we got to help different people out with their elevator speech for the YDEV 300 class so they were ready to do it in class. Also, to see them talk to other people and help them to get a full understand of what YDEV is about in a short amount of time. I feel like this connects with a couple text we have learned in class; Caring, Leading with and more. These two are only some that are intertwined with this event, because we are leading the student that want to know more about the youth development program by giving them information that with help them decide if it’s a good fit for them, but also letting them not feel like it a nervous thing to do, because we were all just having a conversation to the student that were wanting to know more. So, we wanted to lead them with information that will help them decide what they want to do at college.

http://youthinactionri.org/

http://www.ric.edu/Pages/default.aspx

https://www.facebook.com/RICYouthDevelopment/

I was in one of the pictures but I don't have a twitter account so I can't get it from there.

Ideology!!!!

I was shocked! My numbers were 13 for A, 12 for B, and 11 for C all of them were close. It makes me feel like I am a balance person, but at the same time I thought I could be more of a positive Youth Development. I feel like this was a great way to understand each part of the sections. It also allowed me to see the youth through everyone’s else eyes and how they view the youth. I was think about who I want to be and what each part I could take out of and learn from by the styles of how children were raised. It is the best way to understand everyone that you are around is, because you can understand it on a deeper level.
Where my values lie, I feel like I am a Critical Youth Development. When it say, "A focus on how youth engage with and impact their communities and culture" (Youth Development ideology Horoscope). This is such a huge part of the youths life, because communities and culture influences them through life and lead them in the path.

INJUSTICE!!!!!!

My experience of INJUSTICE!

For me this took a while for me to think about if anything happens for injustice. I worked at an "unnamed" [confidentiality] program for year and some months. For the last few months that I worked there I gotten least hours than someone who just started working there for a few months. When I asked for more hours, and I got them. But they only gave me hours I can’t do, because I had classes at that time.

REACTION!!!:

I soon found out that a new staff member got more hours than me I was pretty shock on the fact of she got a lot more day than I did. Even more so, she is younger than me and not even out of high school yet. I knew we need more staff and we had a messed-up schedule, but I thought we would have redone it and then input people that we just hired in those spots. It’s still shocking because when I started working there I only started with a couple days and then worked my way up, but this staff member got five days and more right off the bat.

WHAT I DID:

I looked at the schedule the first time and I was okay with it. When they made the new schedule with the new staff member one it. That’s when I asked about giving me more hours and why did the new staff member have more days than me. That when she stated that they are trying to get someone to leave because they are doing a good job and they are trying to show that person that they are giving them least hours. That’s when I asked to do it but then they told me the hours and I told them that I can’t because they are giving me hours that are during my classes.

IF THIS HAPPENED AGAIN:

I really hope I that the skills and the knowledge I have from working and talking to our staff I would help to not have it again. If it does happen again, I am willing to ask if we can start a new schedule and get everyone’s times they can work. I am here for the children and the other staff members I talked to told me I should be there person that come to mind, because I wanted to stay for the longer run. But I would ask if they new help wit the scheduling I would even take it over. But me asking them to make it fair and equal of when people got hired is fair. I would do this until it was right, because we were here for the youth and want the days they we deserve.

OTHER PEOPLE:

 I feel like if it happens to other people it would be different situation and how they took it. I talked to other people about my situation and the compared their injustice. I feel like I’m going completely different reaction wise, because everyone was pissed of and I was thinking more positively.

CARE

Reading:

After reading Mapping Interconnected Care I felt like a few things that stuck out to me is. The first That popped out at me is the snack factory, and the morning routine. Like when she drew a spatial map. The teacher made a routine with the snack and her other habits that make student ready to learn but also have a treat. I would keep me on my toes because I have something in my belly.  Also another part is she want to understand what her students are going through, like why are you sleep, or just giving a snack because they were hungry. The way she mentions “feeding the family” is such a huge impacted on the students even though the teacher may not know.  Even when making schools a “safe space” and a “second home”. That means a lot, because I felt like that when I was in school because I can feel like I know I can do something I love.

My Internship:

YMCA offers many different choices to the children that come to our programs. I feel like our programs allow them to show how to care in different way that are valued. By have different choices for children they can pick what they truly want to do by expressing on through caring about the activity. So, therefore they are stuck or not enjoying what they are doing.

Improve:

The thing that that we should improve at my YMCA is the children to start care about each other and the staff. The big issue for me is when they ask WHY when I’m telling them to get into a group or to go to the gym for free play and etc. . I was even talking to my director and she agrees with me about they are asking WHY way too much. She put a thought in my head about if something dangerous happen they would not understand what they need to do because they are just asking WHY all the time. The only thing we all say to the children is that we get told what to do by our boss or it’s on our schedule.

Youth Work Autobiography

Why Youth Work??

My journey to YDEV is when it all started when I was little, and did before and after care as a child. I only did after care and summer camp when I was younger. I never thought about being with children, I thought more about become an ultra sound tech for pregnant women to enjoy see a bundle of joy. I had my first job at the same before and after care as a staff member, when I was in high school all the way until I left for college. When I wasn’t doing so well in the major I wanted to do. I really thought about what I enjoyed and it was being around children. I always got call the baby whisper even when I didn’t know what I was doing. I thought because I loved children so much why not try to get a job that has children and to change my major to YDEV to give it a shot, because I never knew how much I loved being with children until I got accept into the YMCA that I am right now.

Youth In Action

"LEADING WITH...."

Youth In Action is the YOUTH that we want them to lead through being a leader. The YOUTH can make a change throughout the years, by changing how we live. We hear different stories about the YOUTH. Based on that YIA wanted to gather the youth to tell them what issues were being told so they can change or help by coping with the issue. Also, YIA want to create an environment so they have a place to go to when they are stuck or want to create a better place for them self. This is how YIA what to build the YOUTH by leading them with support and letting them help every step of the way. This is how YIA is leading them in the right direction.