Week 8- Graduation!
Week 8 August 1st – August 7th Since I had no class to prepare this week, it gave me more time to look over the evaluations and other data collection documents I got throughout the program. I was really happy to see that many of the participants wished the sessions had been longer and wished [...]
Week 10: August 1st – August 5th
At the beginning of this week, the other lab members and I made plans for the next two weeks of August, most of which focus on our continued recruitment efforts at local high schools in the Ithaca area. The schools that we’d like to teach at during this fall semester are Ithaca High School, Lehman [...]
Evaluating the Evaluations
So during my second week at camp I had the time (and the kids had enough time) to have the students fill out an evaluation of the course. While the kids didn’t elaborate too much on the evaluations (lets face it, who likes filling those forms out) I did gain a very helpful insight into [...]
Healthy Gardens, Healthy Youth (Weeks 1-5)
If living in Ithaca has done anything to improve my understanding of healthy living, it has provided me with an appreciation for the role that environment plays in people’s eating perspectives. The local food culture here offers not only dietary advantages for its residents, but also a sustainable balance of energy and resources that fosters [...]
Week 5-Session II: Older Children and American Dinner Meals
Week 5 July 11th -July 18th This past week was spent trying to get everything ready for session II—Older Children and American Dinner Meals. I had already tried some of the recipes, which was nice for my roommate who became my recipe guinea pig this summer and is probably getting fed up with trying all [...]