Call to Action Reflection

As someone who has worked with kids in the past I had an amazing time! What I learned about the value of service through the community is that it's an amazing opportunity to help others who are struggling. Let them how some fun to forget about other things. Having fun with younger kids has an impact on that. It let's them know that we're here for them to have fun and interact. This leads to them having the same idea on interacting with younger kids like them in the future when their older.
Even though the bay area isn't my home or I didn't grow up here I could feel the good energy. Just the excitement on those kids brought joy to myself and others I know it. Not only did we bring excitement to these kids, but we all learned about the bay. We learned about what animals lurk around the waters, and how they collect them for their own benefits.

Fixed vs. Growth Mindset

Watching the Sarah Jayne Blackmore's Ted talk and Dan's Siegel's presentation I began to have a better understanding between the difference of a fixed mindset, and a growth mindset. From a growth mindset by pushing yourself through hard work and dedication you're able to grow, and push yourself forward on wanting to learn more. Compared to a fixed mindset, you're the complete opposite. All the motivation on getting better, and pushing beyond is gone. You start to avoid the difficult situations, ignore the criticism, and give up easily. There just isn't any energy to go any further. From the Ted talk I felt that Sarah was more interactivate, and that kept everyone watching engaged. Compared to Dan he was just sitting down reading off information as if he were reading it off a script. It was rather boring, and not really interesting. They both discussed about fixed and growth mindset from two different perspectives.

Marine Science Institute

Being able to attend the Marine Science Institute with the Ravenswood school is such an amazing opportunity. Hallmark 6 falls under this extraordinary experience. "We create community among those with whom we work and with those we serve."  Coming together with either younger children or older adults we are able to bring the community closer together. Interacting with others in the community is very exciting for me. I am a major animal lover, and being able to go to the Marine Science Institute with a school to not only have them learn, but also for myself to learn, and to take something out of this experience. 

Yay -I'm done!