Week 10
During my last week as a Choose Health Action Teens (CHAT) intern, we had a lot of wrap-up work and celebrated our achievements. On Monday, we conducted our final meeting with the SYEPs, where ...
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Reflections
Week 9
In this week of CHFFF lessons, on Monday we taught lesson 5 on fast food, which I think is one of the most important lessons. A lot of the students already had a good ...
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Week 8
During week 8, we started lesson 3 on Monday. A notable moment was when a student tried lettuce for the first time following the previous week’s lesson, demonstrating the program’s positive influence. Some students ...
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Week 7
This week we started working at our PAL sites and on Monday I began working with my SYEP teens. There was a lot of setup to be done before the lesson, and we had ...
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Week 6
Monday marked the beginning of our teen training, and we had a bit of a rough start. We found ourselves rushing to set up all the materials for the day, including kitchen supplies and ...
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Week 5
We began this week by receiving most of the supplies we had ordered for the Teen Training Week. We had a slight problem when part of the shipment arrived late at night and no ...
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Week 4
This past week, from Monday to Wednesday, we were in the office, organizing and preparing materials for the upcoming Teen Training Week. We focused on gathering and sorting materials, finalizing lists, and ensuring that ...
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Week 3
This week, we spent some time preparing the necessary materials for both the program sites and the upcoming teen training. We focused on finalizing the lists of materials needed and creating detailed spreadsheets for ...
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Week 2
The second week of my CHAT internship was packed and busy, but it was relieving to get all of this work done and to feel secure in the CHFFF curriculum. My partner, Ivy, and ...
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Week 1
During my first week working at Cornell University Cooperative Extension-NYC as a Choose Health Action Teens (CHAT) intern, I focused on training and preparation for my role as an intern throughout the rest of ...
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