Twelve students in grades 4-8 joined us for an education career exploration camp on March 27th. Deb Marquardt teaches the education/paraeducator career pathway in our Greene County Career Academy, and she joined with ISU's Samantha Hardaway to lead this camp.
We started by having the book "People Who Work in Our School" read to them. We identified the people in our school who do the many jobs that make our schools successful.
Students were then asked to think of a favorite school person who has made an impact in their lives. They were given eight strips of paper to write positive comments. These strips were then folded up and put into a thank-you jar which the students designed. We had stickers, ribbons, flowers, and bows for them to decorate their thank-you jar. Students took this home with them to deliver to their favorite person today.
Students then had some physical activity by playing "May I Cross the Ocean" with Samantha Hardaway.
We are offering culinary career exploration camps in April. Students in grades 1-3 will be on April 17th which is ISU Extension Week, and students in grades 4-8 will be on April 24th. Sign up by calling ISU Extension at 515.386.2138.