Week 10: August 8th to August 11th
And just like that the CHFFF Summer 2022 program is complete! On Monday we had a successful debriefing with the PAL staff supporting our project. It was great to hear their ideas for improving the program, one of which was including the summer camp staff in some aspects of the CHFFF training so that they are able to participate and engage more along with their students. I definitely liked this idea because I think the summer camp staff are great role models for their students just as the SYs serving as CHATs were, so if the summer camp staff have more of a foundational knowledge about the program’s goals then they will be better able to support learning in the classroom in the moment.
On Wednesday Jackie treated us to a celebratory final lunch at Carmine’s off Times Square. We all left absolutely stuffed and very satisfied! It was great to take a minute to reflect on all our hard work and reward ourselves for a project well done this summer.
I am so glad that I chose to participate in the CHFFF/CHAT program; I learned so much as a CHFFF intern and CHAT mentor and I know the firsthand experiences I gained in leadership, teaching and program planning will be applicable in future roles I take on. I also really enjoyed the baseline nutritional education that I learned through CHFFF; although I have taken nutrition courses at Cornell, learning a curriculum that is geared towards younger students helped me solidify the basic fundamentals of proper nutrition that I will also take with me in my personal life and in my career.