[SYEP] Day 6 ACTION!!!
Today we visited the Action Center(AC) and learned many different ways of taking action on some topics that we care for or feel strongly about. The AC was a nice trip that provided a reality check for many people. We learned that there are many different for people of all ages to make a difference and influence some kind of change that they feel needs to happen. We learned you don't have to be a certain age or a political figure to help change your community. Some ways that we learned were to not waste food, you can contact your president, and even be a promoter. These are just a few ways many of the youth can be involved in a change.
Also today we have a featured person from the GK work site. Her name is Ariana Hargett and I got to know a little more about her. Ariana attends High School for Global Citizenship (HSGC) and is going to be a senior next year. She doesn't like the way her school has change from since her freshman year, but she enjoys the company at her school and the teachers. Ariana enjoys working at GK because she feels it is something productive with her time and it is beneficial to herself and others. Although she likes it here she does not see it as a career.
Ariana this summer is working with the poverty group. She said she has learned a lot so far such as, the communities poverty affects and the changes that those communities undergo. She says that she also would like to learn about the other topics that some of the other groups are dealing with. She tells me that she has made many new friends and got to know some of the people very well. Some things that she would like to gain from working here this summer is experience, knowledge, and work ethic. She feels that one challenge she has faced working here is that they force you to come out of your comfort zone and express yourself and opinion. She says that in 5 -10 years she sees herself out of medical school and she will be a child psychiatrist.
