I recently went on a Service Learning trip to Barbados. It was my 1st time flying out of the country without my parents!! I was a little nervous at first, but my parents felt I was ready and I WAS!! This is where we stayed and had our own private chef! Before we began our Service Learning activities, teaching elementary kids how to code, we did some sightseeing. We went to Animal Flower Cave, Harrison's Cave, Mullins Beach, Zaccios, and Nishi Sushi! For the Harrison’s Cave, I went on a tram ride underground! It showed us all natural stalactites and stalagmites that were under the island. There was a small pond of rushing water and frozen water walls. It was so cool. It was funny because we had to wear hair nets and hard hats. (not a cool picture) There was a pretty waterfall that we were able to reach out and touch too. While they were giving us the tour they said that there was also a three hour explore tour where they lead you through the tunnels and you crawled through. I had a real fun time!
Our last day of teaching was fun and bittersweet to teach. We taught the kids a new game our group made up on the spot. I was surprised with how quickly the kids were able to code the game. Many of the skills they needed were taught earlier in the week and we taught them new skills like ‘operations’. Watching their faces when they figured it out was great! And of course they all wanted us to try their game. They accomplished so much in 2 weeks. I can’t wait to go back and teach more kids how to code!
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Marilynn Williams
9/17/2019 04:44:11 pm
Kennedy that story is awesomeness.
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Hi! My name is Kennedy and this is my 1st blog! I’m excited to take this journey with you. I’m 16 and will be a Junior next year. I love to code and help others learn to code. You could say I’m sort of a STEM advocate because I believe it makes you a well-.rounded person when you know what’s going on around you. I also love to travel
and I recently went to Barbados for a service learning trip. I think it’s a perfect way to start my blog!! ArchivesCategories |