The Education and Leadership's class requires that they reach 25 hours of community service this semester, so we decided to start a Make a Difference Day team. At first, the students dreaded it and saw it more as a school assignment than anything else. However, once we arrived at the house, they started to love the process. Their leadership skills showed almost immediately. They started delegating tasks once we got there with little help from me.
The owner of the house came out on a few occasions, to give us candy or thank us for what we're doing. He once came out to give us a quiz on trivial facts about Wisconsin, which the students found charming and really fun. Several of the students told me by the end that they were surprised to find that they really enjoyed themselves and want to do it again next year; they were already starting a plan for teams.
The students asked if we could take a picture with the owner of the house and he was really happy to do so. He told us that he appreciated how kind we were to rake for him. The students felt so happy with their experience that they asked if we could send him a card with the picture in it. We plan to write that out and send it to him this week. Overall, it was a heartwarming experience for both the students and I.
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