1/25 - 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm - Volunteering at Whittier Elementary School
Helping students put together cardboard cars for the twin cities art shanty
3 groups of students, 1st group ended up arriving 20 minutes late so some groups ended up overlapping,
mostly helping students figure out what they wanted to make with their cars, and helping hot glue things on (lots of varied ideas between the kids!)
Groups were k-1, then 3rd-5th (which ended up overlapping with the last group) and then 2nd, if I remember correctly,
the room was bustling by the end of the session, due to the limited number of hands available to help kids hot glue
(Mari (internship supervisor) informed me that on usual days, there’s about 1 helper per kid, so this day was busier than the norm)
Wrapped up with cleanup
turning off hot glue guns
gathering up staplers and scissors
putting away leftover supplies
making sure all the cardboard cars were stowed away with their corresponding materials
1/26 - 11:00 am to 12:00 pm - Meeting with Mari and Aki
Working with Art Buddies in an internship role
Discussed expectations for tasks, figured out what the timeframe for each task was
1- Grant writing (Apply for GIG Fund - Arts Midwest)
deadline April 12
Actual session being planned happening in fall, planning for hybrid lesson
2- Mentor for Character Creation Loring Spring session
Tuesdays March 15 - May 3rd 2022, 4 - 5pm
3- Mentor for Penpals Whittier Spring session
April 4th - May 30th 2022
~1 hr a week, 8 hrs total
Planned for next meeting for next week to discuss grant writing task
Meet with Mari 1 hour per week to make progress on grants and other needed discussions
After this, I felt more reassured and had a clearer idea of what my tasks were shaping up to be after this meeting, and what the general timeline of the semester would look like.