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