Ann Arbor Sunday and Saturday School Adminsitration

9/12
For this activity, I hope make it easier for people to become involved at the mosque and teach their kids language and religion. I worked as a Registrar for the Saturday school, helping people through the process and payment.  Some difficulties I ran into were that I was unprepared for some of the questions but I solved this by asking questions and becoming more experienced as the day went on. For the future, I hope to improve by finding a better way to give service and be more efficient.
9/13 (Final):
During this activity, I helped register people and their kids for Sunday and Saturday school. I interacted with others through answering questions, walking people through registrations, working with other registrars to make the process more helpful. I was doing service and advanced objectives 3, 6 and 7.and 8. I worked collaboratively with other administrators,engaged in issues of global importance (education, religion) and developed new computer skills on different programs. I  had hoped make the Sunday and Saturday school succesful, and I was successful. As a group we registered over 70 people. Some difficulties I ran into were that the system wasn't working, so I solved it by creating a streamlined spreadsheet so we could process things faster.. I learned that thinking creatively is helpful, and so is coming up with creative solutinos to things like the lack of a receipt book. The families helped me think about my learning this time by helping me realize how to improve the syste,. This activity benefitted others by helping not only build the Muslim community by providing opportunites for education, but making the process more successful in the future.  Next time to improve, I will try to be more flexible from the beginning so I can reach more people, and share my ideas earlier. I can apply the collaboration and thinking outside the box I learned to every situation in life, from college to a job to a regular day. I can apply customer service and computer skills if I ever get a job that involves either of those.

Total: 6- service

NHS Cleanup Day

During this activity, I helped NHS clean the school. I interacted with others through consultation and planning in order to become organized. And also by working as a team to cover more ground. I was doing service and advanced objectives  4, 5, and 7, by working collaboratively with others while I considered the ethical implications of what I was doing by seeing the positive impact I would have on the school. I had hoped to help make the school a better, more comfortable environment to learn in, and I was very successful in achieving my goals. Once we finished, the school looked so much neater and free of distractions. Some difficulties I ran into were organizational and lack of supplies, and we resolved them by thinking creatively and just working hard.  I learned that sometimes its okay to ask for help on more difficult things and that lots of time, and that coming up with creative solutions is not as hard as it seems.  No one really helped me think about my learning this time other than myself. I realized how great it can be if we help each other out, because we worked so much faster together.. This activity benefitted others by making the school a better environment, lessening distractions, and just making over all a more appealing place to be in. Next time to improve, I will try to make sure I can bring in more supplies so we don't run out, and help find ways to be more efficient. I can apply the collaboration and thinking outside the box I learned to every situation in life, from college to a job to a regular day.

Total hours: 3-service

WIMA Wings

First
For this activity, I hope to be a positive influence on WIMA student's academics. I am being a mentor kids, and I'm helping them improve their grades and become motivated.  Some difficulties I ran into at first were that I was a little unconfident in myself when giving advice because this was a new thing for me, but I solved this by realizing the importance of being a confident teacher for the students. For the future, I hope to improve by finding a better way to be confident about my advice, because It'll make them more confident in their grades and time management once it's been improved.

Middle:
I was successful in achieving my goals. I am now a much more confident helper.. Some difficulties I ran into were not being able to connect with the students because they were a little shy, so I need to resolve this by being a more relatable, friendly person so they can benefit more.

Final:
During this activity, I helped mentor WIMA kids so they can improve in school. I interacted with others through finding out what they needed help with, engaging in discussion about their grades and time, and offering suggestions to improve. I was doing service and advanced objectives 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8. I was increasing my awareness of areas for growth in teaching, undertaking a new challenge as I had never participated in this type of volunteering before, I worked collaboratively with my mentees to reach as many people as possible, I engaged in issues of global importance by helping kids be motivated to do well in school, and considered ethical implications by considering what I was learning and helping people learn. I developed new ways to teach people, this is different because I was never told to help be a motivator before. I had hoped to help make an improvement on student's lives in school, and I was somewhat successful, I got to watch them become more confident and their grades picked up, and they were also more open to talking towards the end. Some difficulties I ran into were that some of my explanations were geared to high school and they were in middle school, and also the students were very shy. I learned that thinking creatively is helpful when explaining them. The students helped me think about my learning this time by helping me realize how to improve to engage them and figure out what they need. This activity benefitted others by helping them do better in school and improve their confidence in work.  Next time to improve, I will try to be perceptive to their needs from the beginning. I can apply the collaboration and thinking outside the box I learned to every situation in life, from college to a job to a regular day. The knowledge of how to be flexible can be applied to life in general, when things don't go as planned. And learning to tutor is a valuable skill as well, as is being a relatable, friendly mentor.

Total: 3- Service

WESO Volunteering

During this activity, I helped teach kids about mathematics at a science olympiad fair. I interacted with others through learning what I had to teach, and then engaging families and competitors in conversation, while teaching and helping them become interested in Montessori style math. I was doing service and advanced objectives 1, 2, 4, 6, and7. I was incresing my awareness of areas for growth in teaching, undertaking a new challenge as I had never participated in this type of volunteering before, I worked collaboratively with my leader to reach as many people as possible, I engaged in issues of global importance by helping kids learn, and considered ethical implications by considering what I was learning and helping people learn. I had hoped to help spark an interest in math, and I was very successful, I got to watch kids' eyes light up as they understood a new conept. Some difficulties I ran into were that some kids were finding it hard to concentrate or care about math and just wanted to play, which I solved by turning the math into a game for them so they learned without realizing it. I learned that sometimes its good to be light on your feet and have a backup plan, especially when working with kids. The kids helped me think about my learning this time by helping me realize how to improve to engage them. This activity benefitted others by helping not only put on a successful event, but sparking an interest in math and school.  Next time to improve, I will try to be more flexible from the beginning so I can reach more people. I can apply the collaboration and thinking outside the box I learned to every situation in life, from college to a job to a regular day. The knowledege of how to be flexible can be applied to life in general, when things don't go as planned.

Total: 5 -Service

Mid American Security Council (MAMUN)

3/17-3/21
Day 1:
Today was the first day of MAMUN. I was pretty nervous. I was at a model UN conference where I am representing Norway. I interacted with others through discussion and debate, along with brainstorming ways to fix problems. I met with other people from my region in order to discuss our opinions and ideas as country representatives. To improve, I think I need to work on being more assertive and confident in what I'm saying.

Day 2:
Today was interesting. I was very unsure as to what exactly was going on because this was a new type of conference for me, but I tried my best to keep up. MY goal is to continue to be assertive and confident, and maybe to improve this I can do a little more research at night, as I was a little unsure about the topics, making me only moderately successful at achieving my goals.

Day 3:
Today, I worked on a resolution with a group of people, which is great because it means I knew the topic well. I was more successful in achieving my goals today and even spoke in front of the crowd. I need to improve on being confident and assertive in making my voice heard, and my goal is to pass another amendment or two by the end.

Day 4:
I was moderately successful in achieving my goals in the first half of the day, but in the second half, I was very successful. I was in a crisis simulation where I acted as my country and tried to coordinate peace talks and diplomatic actions. I was more confident than I've been all week, because I felt like I could do hat was needed of me. To improve in the future, I need to be more prepared in the beginning, not the end.

FINAL REFLECTION (Day 5):
I really enjoyed MAMUN. This activity was Creativity as we actively tried to think of new ideas and resolutions in order to fix a country's problems. The Learning objectives advanced were 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8. I increased my awareness and areas for growth by learning how I needed to improve to communicate effectively. I undertook new challenges because I am trying new things. I worked collaboratively with others by trying to collectively come up to a consensus on how to best solve a problem. We were discussing issues of global importance such as the prevention of an arms race in outer space. I considered the ethical implications of my points of view of debate and how they would affect others positively and negatively. I developed new skills by learning new debate procedure and acquired new knowledge. Through this activity, I hoped to accomplish gaining experience in model UN and being able to successful debate. I was moderately successful in achieving my goals. I was able to get my feet under me in this first time conference for me, and ended up understanding a lot more about model UN. A challenge I ran into while trying to learn to communicate with people was that several of the guys didn't really listen to or want input from the girls. I over came this by being more assertive and confident in getting my points across. I was also not very researched, and this slowed me down.  I learned about myself that I am a little intimidated but also confident in group speaking situations. I learned that others respond better to confidence. The leader and the chaperones helped me think about my learning and developing new ways to improve. They helped me question others and myself. This activity benefitted others by creating an environment where ideas can be shared and discussed. Tomorrow to improve, I will research better so I can be more sure of my position. I can apply what I learned to many real life situations, including business and meetings. Anytime I communicate with someone, I can apply what I learned.

Total hours: 30, Creativity