First Day at Casey

The first day at Casey Middle School was an interesting experience for me. I am the youngest of 3 kids so I never really played or was placed in environments with younger kids than I. I felt that the kids were all very high energy in the first group, and mainly interested in playing outside rather than finding things they really did like about their school. One kid climbed onto the roof that I’m sure was off limits and was running around while the other boys were egging him on. The girls however were very sweet and more into finding aspects of the school that they did really like. Most all of the kids loved the climbing rock outside, the sledding hill, and the kickball field. They said that nobody used the four square courts because it was too hard to decide on the right rules for everyone to abide by. In the end we didn’t really have time to conclude our session because it was hard to get the kids back together and maintain their attention.
The second group was a lot more cooperative and into the project at hand. They enjoyed the sledding hill; mosaic tiled benches, the rock, and the kickball field. This group seemed a lot more artistic and into the things in their school that added character, color, and art. They liked all of the tiles throughout the school and wanted to take them to Platt. They also really like the murals and any sort of artwork painted within the building.
I think that this process went well for a test run and had a good time interacting with the kids. Some I felt just wanted to go off and be with their friends outside, and others were more interested with the project at hand. The cameras were definitely a good way to keep everyone interested on the project because they all wanted to use the camera at some point.

-Kaley