This week at BJM I got to work with Ms. Stacy in the gym before heading to the Media Room/Club.

At first, I thought the gym would be difficult because (in my mind) that was where all the kids went to spend their extra energy; however, it was quite calm. There were kids who were just playing basketball by themselves and moving around a smaller hoop on wheels. It was entertaining and a bit worrying to watch because I was worried they would get hurt, but they were all focused on having fun they were not worried at all. There were 3 other kids dragging each other around on jump ropes, which they got told off for, but continued to just roll around on the floor. There were other students just talking with Ms. Stacy, and I realized how little the kids needed to have fun. Whenever my friends or I get bored lately, we resort to watching videos, playing cards, or video games, but these kids just need a space and maybe some jump ropes.

When I went to the media room, I worked with the gossip girls and helped them spell and form a script for their first episode, seeing they would start recording the next week, but our attention got pulled sometimes to the food/history/rap battles group. They were quite entertaining to watch and listen to because they were arguing whether bread should go against Kylie Jenner or Donald Trump. I was surprised by how much they could come up with (and some of the lyrics were actually pretty good). I was worried that they couldn’t finish this project since it seemed so big, but I was really happy to see it go (relatively) smoothly. I can’t wait to hear the finished project when it gets uploaded on the website. These students are going above and beyond what I thought they were capable of.