Week 3 Update

After the kids took a week off for a February break, we were back at Edwards Middle School for the Week 3 curriculum. The children are really starting to get excited about their WOW! Projects and started brainstorming different ideas this week. Here are a few more updates:

Week 3: Vision, Mission, and Goal Setting

• Emily helped start up class with a game that had each of the kids tell what they did that week. Relationship building is a huge part of our curriculum.
• Ujunwa and Melanie led the kids in watching short clips about different companies (Google, and Pepsi) who have visions, missions, and goals. The kids broke into small groups where they discussed the difference between these and why each is important in having effective planning and leadership.
• Dalumuzi had the kids watch a clip of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech. He discussed how people can have visions, missions, and goals as well. The kids brainstormed what their goals were for the future.
• Reid took the kids through a game that focused on careers. The kids had to come up with missions and goals for each career that was a part of the game.
• Sheba closed class by presenting a short slide presentation about last year’s WOW! Projects. She then led a discussion on Edwards Middle School with the kids about how they could improve their school.
• Some of their ideas included getting more soap into the bathrooms, to stop bullying from older children, and providing cheaper school supplies. They also dreamed big with ideas of shortening the school day and eliminating school uniforms.
  
  
  

Week 3 was a huge success, because of all of the hard work that the members of the Social Outreach Team put into it’s preparation. The kids are really starting to enjoy the program and are catching the “Yes We Can” attitude.

Sincerely, The Social Outreach Team