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~IMAS McAllen Week One Post~

 Amaya Week One Dates:

July 8th-12 

During my first week at the International McAllen Museum of Arts and Sciences I learned so much about how the education program runs. My hours are 9:00am-5:00pm and I get an hour lunch from 12:00pm-1:00pm. I spent my first week helping the museum educators run their week long summer camps, I learned the diffrent camp schedules and the rules and responsibilities that we as camp staff have. I learned that the camp ages vary but usually its ages 1st-8th grade. I have two amazing supervisors that always accommodate to my needs. My museum (IMAS) is a very positive work environment, I often find myself laughing and getting along with my coworkers even though I’m the youngest person in the department.

On Monday, I was learning the ropes of what camp schedules looked like, I was introduced to all my co-workers and the head of the education department Veronica Cortez. I met one of my supervisors and was very exited to be placed in the art camp! Our three activities where Watercolor artworks, Colored Pencil Sketching and having the kids Ink there names with ink and a wooden pencil.

On Tuesday, Our three activities where art gallery drawings, Scratch off art, and free drawing time. My favorite part of Tuesday was visiting our small planetarium space with the campers. They all had so many questions about the solar system and most of them wished to live on mars when they grow up.



On Wednesday it was a rainy day and I think that put all the kids in a stir crazy mood our two activities where collages and print making. The print making was a little challenging because the kids had to trace out the outlines of what they wanted printed and some ended up ripping there artwork. After camps where over I also helped my supervisor prepare the lesson plans for next week!
On Thursday, I did not attend my internship due to a mandatory college orientation meeting.

Friday was a bittersweet moment because I had to say goodbye to the kids I had been watching over all week the two activities where zoetrope making and comic strip creations. The kids put on a puppet show for me as a way to say goodbye :)




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