WEEK 6: 4-H Cultivating Community
As excited as I am to be back in Ithaca about to start my senior year, the end of summer was quite bittersweet. I can hardly believe Cultivating Community 2024 is over! On our ...
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WEEK 5: 4-H Cultivating Community
I can hardly believe there is only one week left of this program! Monday was a typical day at the M.K. Gandhi Institute. We did some gardening and litter pick-up before the rain sent ...
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Week 4: 4-H Cultivating Community
This week presented some new challenges as my boss, Rachel, was away. She left me well-prepared to lead the group, but the students and I felt her absence. It made me appreciate everything she ...
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WEEK 3: 4-H Cultivating Community
We started out our week at the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence. While we were picking up litter, some of the students spoke about their weekend at the carnival and how they couldn’t even ...
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WEEK 2: 4-H Cultivating Community
This week was our first time at the MK Gandhi Institute for Non-Violence. It’s such a wonderful place with an incredible staff. What started as a run-down house was turned into a beautiful, warm, ...
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Week 1: 4-H Cultivating Community
My first week of the Cultivating Community program was very exciting. This year, the group is 12 teens ages 14-18. Four of them had participated in the program last year and all the others ...
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