Volunteering in my school 's Special Education Department is one of the most reward service activities I 've ever done. As a junior, I do not have a first period class because of dual credit. I have the option of sleeping in, but instead of getting extra sleep, I spend my time aiding in our pre-vocational Special Ed program. Getting to help my peers that are in the program is extremely gratifying. My classmates that are in Special Ed often feel alienated and neglected by their peers without disabilities. To be able to bring a smile to their faces because I took an hour out of my day to help them is the best feeling in the world. Not a lot of people are as accepting to teens with disabilities, so it is refreshing for them to have someone who
I have volunteered at the Catholic Worker House preparing and serving food. I have also served food at the Salvation Army. I have volunteered at the Cedar Valley United Way, helping them with stuff around the office. Outside of school service I help my grandma, who has had a stroke. I'm always there to help her clean and get around the house.
Of my many volunteer and paid extra-curricular activities, the most important to me is the National Art Honor Society, which extends artistic activities to my community. We organize two school events: the Festival of Trees and the Talent Competition. The Festival of Trees is an event when every school club can choose to donate and decorate a tree that we set up. All of the money raised goes to an organization of our choice. For the last 4 years, we have donated to Street Grace, which benefits the fight against human trafficking, especially in the Metro Atlanta area.
The activities and events we host are always very fun and exciting. I have been a volunteer since my freshman year of high school, which is when they allow you to be a volunteer. Before that you may participate in the activities. I feel that this volunteer project does benefit both me and the recipients, because I get to experience such an amazing act of kindness that changes a person 's life forever. It also benefits the recipients, because they get to have their lives changed forever.
I volunteered through an organization called Feeding Many. As a volunteer, we planted community gardens where the food produced is donated for those struggling to afford their daily needs. In preparation for joining the NHS, I was an active member of the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) and accrued over 70 hours of volunteer time during my tenure. As a middle school student I volunteered as a leader for WEB (Where Everybody Belongs). WEB is a program that assigns a responsible leader/mentor for a group of incoming sixth graders to help them acclimate to their first year of middle school.
Volunteering time at church and school have become a major part of what I do. The youth group I belong to at St. Thomas UCC collects items and put together hygiene bags for the YWCA. For school, I often volunteer to help with the bands, working in the kitchen for Indoor Drumline shows and helping to set up the Craft Show. I also assist my classmates if they request it. If a student is absent, I will take responsibility to send them notes they may have missed in class, and also what they homework is so they can attempt to do it.
I love volunteering because even though you don't get money for helping someone, you get the joy and happiness of knowing you did something good for someone else. Being a member of Key Club and Junior Optimist I have the opportunity to volunteer frequently in the community and to the school. I have volunteered to work in various booths at the Glandorf Park Fest. I helped work at the YMCA Trunk or Treat to pass out candy to the little kids on Halloween. A group of my friends went over to Kalida to help with the Triathlon.
Finally, in my 5th grade year at LaPerche Elementary, I created an organization that helped soldiers. I worked with my 5th grade teacher to help spread the word. I collected all sorts of toiletries and essentials for soldiers that had been deployed. As you can see, being a good citizen is near and dear to my
When I was just a brownie, Girl Scouts was mostly about getting the prettiest patches for my sash and selling the most boxes of cookies, but over the years it has evolved into a much more meaningful activity. At the end of middle school and the start of high school, we did events such as preparing and serving meals at the Branford soup kitchen and organizing crafts for visits to the Ronald McDonald house in New Haven. Both of these events have greatly broadened my understanding of service to the community. While doing fundraisers or various drives are of unparalleled importance, literally interacting with the people my service is aimed to help allowed me to understand how donating a small fraction of time can be a way to try and better someone else’s day. Our troop has also been involved in other projects like fundraising for the local foundation Hope For Raptors, a group dedicated to protecting native birds and educating the community about them.
Throughout high school I have participated in many different activities and programs, but one of the opportunities I was given I will carry with me forever. As a junior at River Valley I participated in the Marion General Teen Volunteer Program. After interviewing and being placed in the physical therapy unit I took the opportunity to branch out into other areas of the hospital. I soon made my way to the labor and delivery floor where everyday a miracle happened. My duties while volunteering included assisting the nurses during hearing checks, changing diapers, and rocking crying infants in special care.
My favorite act of service that I have ever done was through the school’s project based learning. I had heard that the NWC Men’s Basketball Team was building a house a Haitian family who’s house had collapsed with all their belongings. I then contacted the men’s basketball coach asking if my group and I could raise money to buy items for their house. We organized a traditional bake sale, as well as an online bake sale, to raise money for the family. In the midst of baking 40 dozen cookies and 38 dozen cupcakes, I was coordinating with a missionary in Haiti, Krisie Mompremier, who knew what the family needed most.
CHAPTER 1The Problems and its BackgroundIntroductionA special education teacher works with exceptional children and young people who have special needs because of physical or learning problems. Special education teachers may also work with exceptionally gifted pupils with special educational needs. These special children touch in distinguishing all levels of need and are accountable for creating a safe, stimulating and supportive learning environment for special need children. Some individual would choose to become special education teacher for several reasons. Some make the conclusion because they had a linkage with someone who had disabilities as they were growing up, while others choose the career because they feel they have a mission in
Explain the relationship between disability and special educational needs. Explain the nature of the particular disabilities and/or special educational needs of children and young people with whom they work. Explain the special provision required by children and young people with whom they work. Explain the expected pattern of development for disabled children and young people and those with special educational needs with whom they work People often confuse Disability for Special Educational needs and the Special Educational needs for a Disability.
0123 Somerset Hall 3.4 Please list the activities you are involved in: * CIVICUS Living and Learning Program, Candidate for Hire Resistant Assistant, Student Alumni Leadership Council (Vice President of Campus Programming), Student Government Association (First Year Council, Student Groups, Health and Wellness, Diversity and Inclusion Committees), University Student Judiciary, Title IX Student Advisory Board, Preventing Sexual Assault, College Democrats, No Taboo. Period, Circle K Talk about your leadership style and how you have demonstrated leadership since coming to the University of Maryland: * I like to believe that my leadership style is unique to me. Through my past leadership experiences I have had in high school and those I currently possess consist of a history of those who have come before me and a hint of
My 8th grade resource special education English class has 5 students (4 boys & 1 girl). When planning instruction & choosing strategies for these students I used detailed knowledge from formal evaluations & informal assessments to understand needs & abilities. I used learning & student interest profiles to plan instruction based on their individual interests & learning styles. I used previous lessons & work samples to understand the students’ background knowledge, & I incorporated their specialized learning goals into the lesson to fulfill the IEP requirements. When I reviewed evaluations & assessments I learned all 5 students have deficits in reading comprehension, written expression, & attention to tasks.
Background of the study The International community has committed itself to achieving basic education through the Millennium Developmental Goals and Education for All Goals. This framework advocates schools across the nation to move towards including children with disabilities in the general education classroom regardless of category and severity of disability. Moreover, different legal mandates such as Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1990 and No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, have added numerous responsibilities for regular teachers, especially the Least Restrictive Environment. The LRE required student with disabilities to be educated with