Blog 14: Independant Component 1

Literal

(a) I, Isaiah Chavez, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
(b) My mentor is Jerica Bonilla, 909-243-2076
(c)  Hours
(d) For my component, I spent 32 hours at the De Anza Teen Center working with kids and helping with their programs in order to help answer my EQ. Specifically I refereed different games, helped create posters/ fliers, helped distribute food for their movie nights, and generally monitored different activities.

Interpretive
Shoot Around

Tournament

Practice

Arts and Crafts

Ping Pong Tournament

Kids Just Hanging Out


Applied
Well my component helped a lot. It game me a good answer to my EQ which I was able to present on. For instance, it was from there that I understood that afterschool programs benefit them kids by making them want to be more healthy. All the foods cooked in the kitchen are healthy, and theres always a game going on which makes the less healthy kids want to get up and go play with their friends. It was also through my independant component that i learned factors of creating a quality program. I learned that a big factor was the person running the program, the friendlier staff had more kids wanting to play with them than others. All this I learned from being out in the field, and not through my research.

Blog 13: Rough Draft for 30 Minute Presentation

My Presentation

Blog 12:Third Interview Questions

1: What programs offered here do you think benefit kids the most?
2: When you create a program at this center whats your main goal?
3: What do you think is offered here that's better than other programs?
4: What factors should a successful program include?
5: What struggles do you sometimes face with programs here?
6: When there are problem kids in the programs, what is the best thing to do about it?
7: What kinds of kids do you target when you create a program?
8: In what ways does an effective program benefit the kids?
9: How many kids come in and out of this facility?
10: What different backgrounds do these kids mostly come from?

Blog 11: Mentorship 10 Hours Check

1.   Where are you doing your mentorship?
For my mentorship I help and get involved with programs at the De Anza Teen Center.

2.   Who is your contact?
My contact is my mentor Jerrica Bonilla, an employee at the teen center.

3.   How many total hours have you done (total hours should be reflected in your mentorship log located on the right hand side of your blog like your WB)?
I have 27 total hours completed. 

4.   Summarize the 10 hours of service you did.
For my 10 hours of mentorship I have helped out in the teen action committee (volunteer program for teens), helped kids with their homework at the center, helped prepare several events and other after school activities at the center.