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.