Earlier this month, myself and a group of other Pharmacology Masters students began volunteering for the KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) program where we perform many different tasks related to supporting the administrative staff and teachers in the efficient running of the school. During our first week working at KIPP, Mashli, Arielle and I worked together to create an effective organizational system for the dispensing of activity T-shirts. What at first seemed to be a mundane and relatively straightforward task became a team-building exercise that required us to combine our different skill sets to create a plan of action which we then implemented to good result. Subsequent weeks have required similar collaborative efforts on our part, and this had inevitably brought us all much closer, from peers to friends.
As a lifelong student, I am very used to and comfortable with operating independently to tackle whatever educational challenges I may face, but volunteering and KIPP has helped me to better appreciate the value of working with a team of people you can trust and depend on. The group of us have conquered many tasks that would overwhelm an individual acting alone. In many respects, working in our group of masters students seems to bring out the best in all of us as we encourage and challenge each other to succeed and aspire to even greater heights. Maybe it is the fact that we respect and trust each other that is responsible for the positive effect we have on each other. Either way, I am grateful to be surrounded by such an amazing group of people, and I look forward to more shared experiences between us.
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Total Hours: 12
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