for.the.kids: What an amazing job I have...

Wow, what a ride?! This first session of ACE is officially over and the camp is now only inhabited by us crazy AmeriCorp people and the Administrative Staff. Here are a few of the fun things that my group of girls did this last session...

The Adventures of Cabin 6!

1. We sang cheers and songs as we walked from place to place. Cheers: "The Beaver Song", "Banana's Unite", and "O-Adele" Songs included: Beyonce's "Halo", "My Girl", and "Lean On Me"

2. We got to watch a movie in our cabin on the last night because we won the Clean Cabin Award!

3. We played so many games after long days working hard in the classroom.

4. We camped out on Wednesdays

5. We had a "Ladies Night" in which both of the girls cabins got to lay out sleeping bags in one of the building and eat snacks and watch a movie together.

6. Lastly, we got to do many team bonding activities that helped us all get to know and love each other.

All of our girls graduated at the end of the session. It was such a joyous occasion. The kids come in and leave to the song "Eye of the Tiger." It gave me the chills and almost brought a tear to my eye as the kids' faces were beaming with pride and their families and counselors were cheering for them. Here is a picture of where all the kids sat. I can't include pics of the kids just because of privacy issues. All of the parents sit facing the kids.

Sometime soon I will have to include the "Touch the Ceiling" poem we say during Graduation as well.

This first session was full of fun. I learned so much from the girls and my co-counselor Jennifer. Since as long as I can remember I have wanted to make an impact in the life of a child. I have wanted to be a role-model and teach them the ways to succeed and love each other and themselves. With this job I feel like I am finally doing it every day. I am feeling fulfilled and challenged to be the best version of myself. This job is great and the people that I work with are so inspiring. I am energized everyday to keep going and am so excited to get my new group of girls in a couple weeks.

Here are a couple pics from our first session and Graduation Day...