Diversity Experience
Over the past two years, I have been blessed with the opportunity to work through the Boy Scouts of America, to provide an after-school program for children in low economic status. These schools include; Fort Yates, Cannon Ball, United Tribes, Saxvik Elementary, and Jeanette Myhre Elementary.
It has been a tremendous amount of fun working with these boys. Every time I come into the school the boys are excited to start the program and get to the activities. The activities vary from many different forms, some include, making homemade lava lamps, shooting slingshots, shooting rubber band guns, learning how to properly use a common tool, and learning how to express themselves and be a kind-hearted individual.
The strength and unity between these students is truly eye opening. Many of these students come from hard family lives, but their friends tend to be right there with them. One time, I brought a tent and camping stove down to Fort Yates, to show the students how to properly set up camp and start cooking s'mores. I also brought along with me, juice boxes and extra marshmallows, just in-case. Soon after we had set up the tent and turned the stove off I realized that my juice boxes were missing and some of the extra food. I quickly found out that one of the students had gone and stolen some of the food and juice boxes. When I confronted him on it, he was quick to apologize and said, "He was too hungry and couldn't resist." I took this to heart and felt bad for him. I gave out the rest of the juices to the kids and explained the importance of asking for something before stealing it.
It has been a tremendous amount of fun working with these boys. Every time I come into the school the boys are excited to start the program and get to the activities. The activities vary from many different forms, some include, making homemade lava lamps, shooting slingshots, shooting rubber band guns, learning how to properly use a common tool, and learning how to express themselves and be a kind-hearted individual.
The strength and unity between these students is truly eye opening. Many of these students come from hard family lives, but their friends tend to be right there with them. One time, I brought a tent and camping stove down to Fort Yates, to show the students how to properly set up camp and start cooking s'mores. I also brought along with me, juice boxes and extra marshmallows, just in-case. Soon after we had set up the tent and turned the stove off I realized that my juice boxes were missing and some of the extra food. I quickly found out that one of the students had gone and stolen some of the food and juice boxes. When I confronted him on it, he was quick to apologize and said, "He was too hungry and couldn't resist." I took this to heart and felt bad for him. I gave out the rest of the juices to the kids and explained the importance of asking for something before stealing it.