Thursday and Friday were the first official days of camp. And for the most part they were very good days ;)
Here at Camp Faith I am an Art teacher and a basketball coach. now for those of you who know me very well that probably made you chuckle a little bit... but its true. I, SHAYNA JONES, am an art teacher and a basketball coach. Never in my wildest dreams would I ever see myself in either of these positions... and the reasons are simple. First of all i am HORRENDOUS at art - actually horrendous. The last time i took an "art class" I was in the 6th grade... and I'm now a senior in university. Feel free to do the math. Second of all, I have no clue how to play basketball, in fact the last time I actually sunk a basket was years ago. But despite these painfully obvious barriers I teach art and basketball to kids in grades 1 through 4 - Lord be with me!
Needless to say I am definitely handicapped in both these areas. But if I'm honest my lack of ability kind of thrills me. In order to teach my kids different art techniques I have to spend a fair amount of time researching, studying, and learning art skills in order to serve the kids well. Though I'm terrible at it I don't want that to hamper the kids from this chance to explore art themselves, you see? So a few days ago I spent some time learning about the color wheel, primary, secondary, and tertiary colors, and the basics in color theory , and tried to devise ways to teach this stuff to the kids in interactive and engaging ways. It was actually a lot of fun. Still the Lord is gonna have to carry me through this one - cause left to my own devises this Art Teaching thing could be a total flop. Prayer appreciated.
ah - and BASKETBALL. Oh man oh man. Without a doubt, I'm gonna be studying up on the ins and outs of this game over the next little while. I am co-coaching a group of about 20 boys aged 6 to 9... and it is not an easy thing. We had our first practice this past friday and it was a GONG SHOW. The other coaches and I did not prep well and the boys caught on to that. Luckily our first game was cancelled due to an impending heat wave (temperatures in the low 100s...... oh my goolay) so we've got next friday to organize ourselves, and somehow teach these kids how to play ball. Actually, we've got until next friday to teach me what the heck basketball is all about. haha.... what a summer this is gonna be.
you know... i love that i'm here. thank you lord that i'm here.
happy independence day!
peace & love.
HAHA! Art and Basketball, the two things you love the most. There was nothing else you could teach? Music, reading, dance? lol. Prayers are with you, you'll do great. Heat wave! I think we may be getting one of those soon too!
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