Every morning we wake up to sporadic alarms starting to go off from 4:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. We then start to pack up our belongings and what we need for Operation Breakthrough, such as lunch, lesson plans and our positive for working with kids. By the third day working in operation breakthrough, the kids recognize us and greet us with welcoming smiles and some even know our names! We come ready and excited for the day and to work with the kids. We then divide up to work to with either the infants or the school-age students. We as volunteers, run the lessons for the day. Cailin, Kerstin, and Sam P. even created there own lesson plan to teach in the computer lab. They taught the students how to write and format their own letters. The students really got into the lesson. You could tell that the kids where picking up on different ways to write the letter, and where punctuation went and how to use it. Cailin, Kerstin, and Sam P. felt accomplished with the lesson plan, knowing that they had taught them a life skill that they would need to carry on to further themselves in life.
Upstairs in the game room, the leaders where happy that they could use their background from the camps and other experiences that they had in creating their own lesson plans. All group members felt they had brought their own background and experiences to improve with the lesson plans. It made me proud of UWRF Destination because we brought such an amazingly talented group of individuals. After a couple days of working with the kids you could see them improving on things they had not been before.
Leaving operation breakthrough at the end of the day, we all share stories on how our days went and our adventures there. At night we spend our time reflecting on our experiences and bonding with each other.
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