Two Week Institute

For the last two weeks I had the honor of working with 130 college students with preparation to enrich the lives of 800 k - 3 students in Syracuse City School District. The summer institute was a rigorous introduction to some of the obstacles in young people may face and several of the intellectual challenges our society should consider. The goal of our summer camps is to promote life-long learning through five weeks of fun, enlightenment and hands-on experiences.

Each counselor is assigned to a school and will assist teachers who are working with summer school curriculum. In the afternoon, the students will become campers and learn to step dance, do hip hop, play lacrosse, sculpt monuments, hike on nature trails, do community service, learn to play trumpet, etc. It is a summer camp that promotes SAYing YES to EDUCATION is important. George Weiss gave a keynote speech at yesterday's culminating, institute event. His words were inspirational, moving and intelligent. From D.K.U.! to Roberts! Say Yes! Passport! Success!, all the college counselors of the summer institute stepped up and are now ready to promote the importance of being active learners in the 21st Century. I have had my quirky moments while teaching and training our first cohort, but I feel I'm a part of a historical movement that works. The two weeks have been enormous.

Say Yes to Education Summer Camp Training