As many of you may know this weekend, I accompanied the Hearin Leadership Council for their annual summer retreat in Foley, Alabama. I was so excited about the opportunity to go on this trip because I had the awesome privileged of planning this retreat and most of the activities that would take place during the retreat. On Friday morning, I got to meet the whole council which included 13 of the 15 members. These members make up the leadership council for the three main committees. The committees are the Hearin High School Leadership Conference, Community Service, and Monthly Events. It is the responsibility of each committee to create and plan the events that the student members of the group will take part in.
We traveled to Foley in a Van and two cars. When we arrived at the hotel, we got settled and then the fun began. We started with a small icebreaker that was used for the group to get to know each othere, however, I believe it really was for me because the group gets along so well that you wold think they knew each other for years. After completing the icebreaker we went to Mellow Mushrooms. While their we had a working dinner, where we focused on the goals for the upcoming year. After eating dinner, the group began to work on their expectations of each other and Jessica, the Coordinator of the program. I enjoyed this session because the students were honest with one another and expressed their feeling to Jess about the program.
Saturday would prove to be the best part of the trip/ We went to the beach and completed some teambuilders. After the teambuilders we had a nice picnic on the beach and had some free time to play on the beach. As you can see the students got together and built a lighthouse which is the logo for the Hearin Leadership Council. The most important aspect of the trip came after lunch. During the time after lunch each committee would plan their events, decide their budgets, and compile all the events into one calendar. This would take the most time throughout the whole retreat. The student came up with some great ideas and shared them amongst the group. Each idea received some type of feedback and/or criticism. Nevertheless, the group finalized their calender and are ready for the school year to start. I have learned so much from this program and this retreat only pushes me more and more to become a part of this field known as Student Affairs.
We traveled to Foley in a Van and two cars. When we arrived at the hotel, we got settled and then the fun began. We started with a small icebreaker that was used for the group to get to know each othere, however, I believe it really was for me because the group gets along so well that you wold think they knew each other for years. After completing the icebreaker we went to Mellow Mushrooms. While their we had a working dinner, where we focused on the goals for the upcoming year. After eating dinner, the group began to work on their expectations of each other and Jessica, the Coordinator of the program. I enjoyed this session because the students were honest with one another and expressed their feeling to Jess about the program.
Saturday would prove to be the best part of the trip/ We went to the beach and completed some teambuilders. After the teambuilders we had a nice picnic on the beach and had some free time to play on the beach. As you can see the students got together and built a lighthouse which is the logo for the Hearin Leadership Council. The most important aspect of the trip came after lunch. During the time after lunch each committee would plan their events, decide their budgets, and compile all the events into one calendar. This would take the most time throughout the whole retreat. The student came up with some great ideas and shared them amongst the group. Each idea received some type of feedback and/or criticism. Nevertheless, the group finalized their calender and are ready for the school year to start. I have learned so much from this program and this retreat only pushes me more and more to become a part of this field known as Student Affairs.
Reggie -
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that everything came together for you and you were able to enjoy the retreat too. I tend to have a hard time with things that I've planned to relax and enjoy once they've started because I continually am worried about everything being ok. It looks like you did a great job with everything and it seems like it was really productive for the students. What a great way to close your practicum experience. See you soon Reggie!
Carrie