Getting better all the time..

Only 1 week left of the last session of the year! This year has been so much fun, I feel like I’ve learned so much in these past few sessions, and I’m always amazed at how much more I learn with each passing week.

A few weeks ago, Liz - our stellar volunteer coordinator - organized a volunteer training for current volunteers, and I was able to really reflect on how much I’ve gained from my experience here over the past 3 years. I’ve improved my skills in being assertive yet friendly with the girls quite dramatically, which has actually helped me a lot in my non-Girls Inc. life, and I realized (after Liz asked our group this specifically) just how many successes and challenges I’ve encountered during my time here. We also set goals for ourselves for the rest of the school year, both of which I’m proud to say I’ll have completed by the end of the week. First, and this is huge, I learned all my 3rd grade girls’ names! Secondly, I wanted to meet with Lockheed-Martin at least once more before the school year ends so we can set some solid goals for planning Operation SMART for the fall, which we’re all set to do this Friday.

I’m so happy to be starting the summer knowing that my year at Girls Inc. was the most rewarding yet. It will be nice to have a few months off from the center, though I’m pretty sure that around July-ish I’ll start to miss my Monday routine.

So I have just one more blog entry before another school year wraps up. Any summer volunteers interested in picking up the slack for the summer months? ;-)