Today was the second day of the in school workshop. The kids were shown photos of the new Platt site and its relation to Casey. They were then asked to categorize their pictures into what they liked, disliked, what they would like to see at Platt and in the new Casey. From there the middle schoolers were given an aerial map of Platt. Each one of the kids drew out their own plan for Platt given the new information.
Last week I had been very frustrated with one of my group members. but this week he did far better. Although he still did push them in a certain direction, he was a little more understanding than he had been last week. It was nice to see that the kids had warmed up to us so much already. It was evident that they were not nearly as afraid to share their opinions as they had been in the last class. I was also glad to see such a positive reaction from the kids about the workshop. I saw that many of them were truly enjoying themselves. They were comforted by the idea that they could help to design the new school they were so nervous about attending. I believe that this experience not only helped to reassure them that the move wouldn’t be so bad, but also gave them some confidence in talking with people older than themselves.
Today was far more successful than Monday, by a long shot.
Sam
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