Jack Swisher
6/20 - 6/24 from 8 am to 3 pm
Peninsula Bridge
Rolando Victoria
rvictoria@menloschool.org
At Peninsula Bridge I am working as a lead teaching assistant and helping lead a new computer science program. As a lead TA, it is my job to run enrichment and assign students to each elective. This week students were able to choose from a range of enrichments: frisbee, soccer, volleyball, capture the flag, dance, basketball, chalk drawing, survival tag, and foursquare. Students were also given the opportunity to visit the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco if they were particularly interested in art and painting. The intrepid six graders were given a rundown on art analysis and introduced to the idea of visual literacy. Enrichment gives students the time to play with their friends and expand their horizons by trying something new. During the first week the students began to warm up to the program and what was expected of them in the classroom and out on the quad. The role of Peninsula Bridge is extremely apparent during this elective time because students can become better teammates and members of the community. My relationship extended beyond the classroom as a mentor and supporter. As a TA I am close to the students but at the same time I am not their friend; the campers look up to their TAs as role-models and it is through their relationship with positive role-models that Bridge hopes to close the education gap.
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