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AmeriCorps Member reflects on Take Ten involvement
By Reem Abu-Gdairi, Take Ten Volunteer and AmeriCorps Member at the Robinson Community Learning Center Youth violence had always been an issue that adults I’ve grown up around tend to look at as a natural part of growing up. In … Continue reading
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Tagged lesson, take ten, Talk it out, violence, Wait it out, Walk it out, youth
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Change in perspective for Take Ten volunteer
By Thomas Mann, Take Ten Volunteer Like many first time volunteers, I did not know what to expect the first day I walked into a classroom as a Take Ten volunteer. I was eager to see how much the students … Continue reading
Posted in Take Ten Volunteers
Tagged classroom, conflict resolution, fight, social, South Bend, students, take ten, violence, volunteer, youth
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Volunteer finds change in perspective regarding violence
By Anna Marie Boarini, Take Ten Volunteer and blogger of the week! When I began volunteering with Take Ten, I was taking a seminar with Ellen Kyes. In the class, we learned about youth violence, how boys and girls handle … Continue reading
Posted in Blog of the Week, Take Ten Volunteers
Tagged classroom, conflict, emotions, positive, seminar, take ten, Talk it out, violence, volunteering, Wait it out, Walk it out, youth
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