Vacation Bible School Program Analysis

They are often intentionally forgotten and overlooked, but we were there to show them love and kindness in the sometimes discouraging and demeaning environment they live in, to remind them that their lives held value and meaning. This was the goal on our minds as the Westridge mission team and I drove up to the village of Sicangu located on the Rosebud Reservation near the southern border of South Dakota. My group was hosting a Bible sports camp for the children of the Sicangu Village on the Rosebud Reservation. The purpose was to teach them respect, integrity, and teamwork commonly illustrated in Bible stories, and then apply those values to the sports basketball, soccer, and ultimate frisbee. We were there to reach out to the children of the village and give them

For this assignment the group that I observed was the Churches Touching Lives of Christ Bible study located at W Ave G Temple, TX 76504.The bible study group was small, it consisted of six adult group members in total. Each individual person had their own uniqueness about themselves and their contribution to the group. The leader of the group was a slender Asian male in his late forty’s who was well spoken and maintained order in the group while still delivering a short sermon to the group. Whenever a person would speak out of turn he would let them speak and when they were done he would publicly correct them and tell the other adult group members that they should wait their turn to speak and if they have a

Manzo Elementary School in the west Tucson neighborhood of Barrio Hollywood is not only my field study location but also the school that my little host brother and sister attend, which makes my connection to the school a daily part of my life. Every morning, I eat breakfast with my host brother and sister, and on interning days I will sometimes walk home with them. Aside from witnessing the daily comings and goings, I see their homework and I hear the stories about their day at school. Moreover, my host mom is close friends with Moses Thompson, the school counselor and mastermind behind Manzo’s ecology program, which allows me to understand a parent’s opinion of the program and Moses. Living with a Manzo family has jumpstarted my pondering about how I fit into the Manzo community, my privileged expectations on education and children, how I personally impact Manzo, and how I envision a better public education system based on my experiences.

At Eastbay camp, the children of the United Methodist Church join together with the children of The Baby Fold. They form bonds that touch hearts and inspire friendships. The camp experience is tailored to meet the individual needs of each child. After all, God

Celestine’s (pseudo name) school is located in the country side, on the sleepy town of Plant City, Florida. From what it looks like a scene from a children’s book, the main building sits perfectly between beautiful strawberry fields. Celestine’s school is Title 1 by cause of 88% of its students being on free or reduced lunch. The school has approximately 807 students, but its population fluctuates due to migrant and low income families attending. Plant City is known for its farming community and the Strawberry Industry, which it draws families to the area for seasonal work. The Elementary school serves pre K to Fifth grade students and has a population made up of 50% White students, 45% Hispanic students, 3% Black students, and 2% Two or more races. The school has a large ESE population which are served in both, self-contained classrooms and within regular education classrooms through inclusion.

For the duration of a summer, I spent my time living and working on a remote mountaintop in Pennsylvania. As a Counselor at Outdoor Odyssey Leadership Academy, I had the responsibility of mentoring youth through personal growth and development. We took pride in being a different kind of summer camp. At Outdoor Odyssey, participants’ mental and physical comfort zones would be pushed. The common rhetoric was that we did not sit around “painting rocks and singing Kumbaya” like all other summer camps. Such mentalities were driven into us by the Director of Operations during our two-week intensive staff boot camp.

I am writing to you today to tell you about an exciting opportunity I have through my school, Liberty Christian. My senior class will be going on a mission trip to COSTA RICA from Saturday, May 6, 2017 to Friday, May 12th. During this time, we will be working with the mission agency SCORE International in order to serve God by serving the Costa Rican people. We will have opportunities to serve and minister to the people we meet through various service opportunities, such as: children’s ministry, preaching, drama, and humanitarian aid distribution.

The Heritage Learning Center’s mission revolves around the idea of providing children with amazing summer excitement through activities while also providing each child an academic and life mentor. What is so critically important to understand is that a summer camp is more than a fun experience – the skills learned at the summer camp and the experiences gained should set up the child for success in life and in school. Therefore, The Heritage Learning Center is incredibly intentional with their programming.

A ten year boy suicidal because other children were teasing him. It is important to us to speak good and positive words of love in the champions club. We also don’t condone any child that is saying something offensive to other students. The curriculum is designed so that each lesson has a vocabulary exercise with visual supports. There are pictures that illustrate the meaning of each vocabulary words when possible. We have a bell that alerts them when it is lesson time that is used to capture their attention, before instructions sometimes we have to count off to indicate that it’s time to put the toys and Ipads away. Positive directions are given rather than negative directions, we also allow wait time so that students are given opportunity to process the information before asking any questions. We teach how to identify and express feelings through the use of feeling paddles. We have role play activities in every lesson, we also use scripture memorization techniques to incorporate verbal full body movements in each lesson which we encourage expressive language. As a church organization the politics are bare and minimum. The big issues we face are that our kids don’t come in frequently sometimes we see them once every other month or once a year. In that period a lot can change within their development and our aim is to

A wide variety of tools and strategies were used to learn more about the students and families of the Marley Elementary community. The first tool is a Parent Questionnaire that was sent home with students. More than half of the students in most kindergarten classes returned these forms to school filled out with helpful information about their educational and family backgrounds including special holidays they celebrate, languages they speak at home, and responsibilities they have at home. The second strategy used to better know the students and families of the school community was the participation in several school fundraisers and events, such as Chick-fil-a night and Gino’s fundraiser nights where the student teaching

I have been a part of different activities for my community service. I offered to volunteer in my church in the Vacation Bible School, Tiger Link Crew, Knight of Columbus, International Dinner, and Fall Festival. What I am most proud of doing is Vacation Bible School. I enjoyed being a part of the Vacation Bible School because it gave me good experience to be involved with children.

Community service is a value, because it’s a beneficial way to discover my strengths, experience human compassion, and make a difference. It has continued to be a necessity for me, because being able to provide a helping hand to others is a fulfilling experience. Vacation bible school is my most important service activity. I value this service a bit more than others that I’m involved in because, in my opinion, being involved with the youth of the community is essential. Although the volunteer service isn’t a requirement, I still find it extremely satisfying to be collaborating with the community, and making it the best that it can be. I became involved with VBS two years ago, because it was a project I could get behind. As someone who is a

For this paper the church that I decided to observe was College Park. The person that I contacted and interviewed was Diana Grogg. Diana was just recently hired into the position of Children’s Ministry Director at College Park. Before this she was a school teacher here in Huntington. When I interviewed Diana on Wednesday, March 30th, I asked her to talk about six key dimensions that I thought are important for a successful Children’s Ministry. These six included: Keeping and Training new volunteers, Spiritual Development, Curriculum/Teaching Methods, Parental Formation, Children’s roles in the Church and philosophy of ministry. Before I talk about the six dimensions I will give an overview of the Children’s Ministry at College Park.

We had an outstanding experience this past weekend at Vacation Bible School. It is my understanding to hold a weekend version of VBS was something new this year, and it was a success. I want to first thank all who involved in food preparation and setup, it would not have been the success it was without each one of your support.

Firstly, the geographic community of my hometown, Holyrood, has had a particular significance in my life. This small town, where I lived from childhood until my early twenties, has played an enormous part in the person I am today. I grew up having been involved in town affiliated children’s groups, social programs, and events. This extensive, positive involvement lead me to then seek out my first employment and volunteer experiences within the town; leading me to work with and teach those same programs and events which I enjoyed as a child. Throughout this full circle experience within my hometown to