Ian, the new Americorps Member with the Washington County Youth Services Bureau here. Alongside Nick and my fellow Americorps member Jen, I'm pleased to let you all know about our successful first week with this season of CityScape.
Among the 5th and 6th grade crowd, students have begun working with Jen on a 'zine (a small do-it-yourself publication) to showcase their writing and creativity that will be distributed schoolwide at the end and enjoying board games after long days of school. Meanwhile, I've been working with students to teach them about the joys of rock climbing and working on wilderness studies in Into the Wild, ranging from building debris huts to understanding how mushrooms work in the wild. Students have been popping up for Homework Club to keep those grades up and others swing into Gym Time Fun for a healthy dose of exercise.
7th and 8th grades are having their share of kicks too with mountain biking and the fast paced game of lacrosse. Knowing the importance of a healthy lifestyle some young women have been showing up to the girls workout club to keep fit. Many students showed up to test their mental prowess and skill in The Gathering.
A note: many of our programs were so popular that we have a lot of overflow. Please remember next session to get those registration forms completed and turned in as soon as possible next session to make you have a spot in the programs most desired! Spots are limited in some programs and are on a first come first serve basis.
Thats all for now. - Ian
