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By Daniel Martin As Valentina noted in the last reflection, the school year is at its end. Honestly, it has been an awesome experience with Take Ten. I work at the Robinson Community Learning Center with Take Ten, and I … Continue reading →

As the school year comes to an end, I am able to sit back and reflect on all the things I was able to experience. One of the most remarkable was Take Ten. This was my first year as part … Continue reading →

By Kathleen Krah I teach Take Ten to two very different groups of students- a class of energetic 2nd graders and a group of high school upperclassmen who lead Take Ten mentoring groups for underclassmen. It has been such a … Continue reading →

By Molly Gettinger The second grade students that I teach are a wiggling, squiggling, motley bunch, trying oh-so-hard to sit “crisscross apple sauce hands in your lap” every Tuesday morning during our Take Ten meetings. Beneath jittery knees and tilted … Continue reading →

My experience with Take Ten has given me a window into a wide variety of students’ lives from around the area. In my role I go to the various sites and observe Take Ten’s Notre Dame Volunteers. This has shown me how … Continue reading →

                Throughout my four years teaching Take Ten, not only have I taught students about non-violent conflict resolution, but the students have taught me a couple of important lessons too. The first is … Continue reading →

Nothing says “college” more than a thrift store. Before Christmas in my junior year, my friends and I were running through racks of clothing, laughing at absurd dresses and oversized overalls, looking for that perfectly hideous ugly Christmas sweater. As we were … Continue reading →

As I said “Arrivederci” to my Take Ten class of third graders last December before embarking on my semester abroad in Rome, Italy, with wide-eyed wonder they questioned me about Italy. One student sitting in the back of the classroom … Continue reading →