As a student, I have been engaged in many clubs and associations. In middle school, I ran for ASB (Associative Student Body). I was the secretary of this club and was in charge of leading my middle school. In middle school, I was also involved in the club SRLA (Students Run LA). In this club, we ran everyday for the LA marathon. In high school, I was involved in three sports all four years. I was involved in cross-country, soccer, and track (hurdles). Being a member in these sports allowed me to make many of the friends that I am still close with today.
By being on a team, you find out how to be a team player. I learned how to listen to other peoples point of views and be more collaborative. You must realize that you are not the only one in this group and that you need to feed off each others strengths and differences.
In art, I am used to doing things on my own. By working in groups, you have to accommodate your other group members ideas and visions of how the art project should go. This can make for an interesting end project.
Using the urban, suburban, and rural project, you can discuss citizenship and the different social situations. The children can break up into groups and research what contributes to these different communities. At the end of the project, the children will come in front of the class and show why they had different buildings then people of other groups. This will lead to a discussion of why this is so. This will allow the students to learn about people who live in different areas of them, and what their day to day life looks like.
