Last Half of NYSP

         During the final two and a half weeks of camp, myself and three other nursing students were switched from sports activities to teaching.  I was excited to help teach these students some ways to keep themselves healthy.  We made PowerPoint’s to go with each lecture but they were very short.  We were told ahead of time to keep them brief because the students would lose interest quickly.  Also, we planned 2 to 3 different games for the younger kids pertaining to the lecture.  This was the best way to keep their attention.  They seemed to really enjoy themselves while learning.

      Discipline was extremely difficult.  We formed a fun relationship with them during sports so it was hard for the students to understand where we were coming from when we had to be strict.  During the first lecture we laid down the ground rules stating that their eyes had to be on the speaker, no food, no personal belongings at their seats, ect. This was so the kids did not get distracted by other things.  As we did in the weight room, the students were given one or two warnings depending on what they were doing and once they pushed us so far one of us would take them out of the classroom and talk to them.  That generally worked.  We only had a few instances where the child had to go to the office of the camp.  Overall though the children were well behaved and my group worked extremely well together. Teaching was an enjoyable experience.