So the past few days have been pretty crazy. I helped teach at a high school for foster youth, I attended a board meeting and I finished sorting the last of the play submissions. Lots still to come.
There is so much that I am learning, but I still have questions. Like how exactly non-profit organizations run. I know that people have real jobs here, but how do they get paid? If at all. I'm still not sure. I would also like to know how people become a part of a non-profit organization. What is the office and work normally like? Am I actually being more help than a bother? So many questions!
In the board meeting I battened on Wednesday night, I was made aware of the overwhelming connection that High Tech High has with the mission of Playwrights Project. Apparently the new common core standards in school revolve around something called the "Four C's" which I don't remember now, but they are essentially what High Tech is based on. Also, the fact that Playwrights Project runs a lot of teaching programs based on project learning, out school system is actually a great example of what can be done well in other schools. HTH as a "group" was the largest contributor to a fundraiser type event run by Playwrights called GiveBig.
It's kind of funny actually. Today we were at San Pasqual Academy and my mentor Cecilia was talking to a junior class about writing plays. She said something a long the lines of "write about what you know" which defiantly reminds me of some of Dr. Patton's write club rules...WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU CARE ABOUT.
This week has been pretty great, but I am defiantly ready for the long weekend. Even though I will be busy each day so I don't really get a break. I do miss school, more because it is kind of lonely just being with adults and myself for long many hours in a week. Missing people my age. But still looking forward to the rest of my internship. Still doing pretty well. Much hope.
There is so much that I am learning, but I still have questions. Like how exactly non-profit organizations run. I know that people have real jobs here, but how do they get paid? If at all. I'm still not sure. I would also like to know how people become a part of a non-profit organization. What is the office and work normally like? Am I actually being more help than a bother? So many questions!
In the board meeting I battened on Wednesday night, I was made aware of the overwhelming connection that High Tech High has with the mission of Playwrights Project. Apparently the new common core standards in school revolve around something called the "Four C's" which I don't remember now, but they are essentially what High Tech is based on. Also, the fact that Playwrights Project runs a lot of teaching programs based on project learning, out school system is actually a great example of what can be done well in other schools. HTH as a "group" was the largest contributor to a fundraiser type event run by Playwrights called GiveBig.
It's kind of funny actually. Today we were at San Pasqual Academy and my mentor Cecilia was talking to a junior class about writing plays. She said something a long the lines of "write about what you know" which defiantly reminds me of some of Dr. Patton's write club rules...WRITE ABOUT WHAT YOU CARE ABOUT.
This week has been pretty great, but I am defiantly ready for the long weekend. Even though I will be busy each day so I don't really get a break. I do miss school, more because it is kind of lonely just being with adults and myself for long many hours in a week. Missing people my age. But still looking forward to the rest of my internship. Still doing pretty well. Much hope.