LEADing off the School
Year with the Education and Leadership LLC!
My name is Macey and
I'm the RA of the education
and leadership floor. I'm a second-year exceptional education major and I
couldn't be more excited to spend the year learning and growing together with
our community. A great deal of the students living on the floor are pursuing
degrees in early-middle education
and exceptional education.
We started off the
year by participating in our kickoff event "LEADing into the school
year". We took some quirky personality and leadership style tests as well
as attempting the infamous human knot teambuilder. We talked about how we can
work together with our different leadership styles and mesh well as a
community.
We also had the
opportunity to go on a camping retreat at Camp Minikani, just a short bus
ride away. The retreat was planned by Ed Pol professor, Laurie Marks. After
having free time and eating dinner we pulled our sleeping bags and pillows out
into the common area and watched the film "Waiting for Superman"
which discusses the impacts of failing public schools while taking a positive outlook on charter schools. We woke up early the next morning
and completed a low ropes course as well as other teambuilding activities. The retreat gave students the opportunity to see one another in a different light and
work together towards a common goal.
September was a big
month for us as an LLC! I can't
wait to see what October brings seeing as we have some cool events in the works
such as Dinner with the Dean and Make a Difference Day.
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