By: Grayson Meck
Summary of my final week!
As I am writing this final reflection, it’s starting to settle in how quickly the past 10 weeks have flown by! I have had such a great learning experience since that first week, met a group of co-workers that are amazing, and gotten to see the ins and outs about the way an extension office is run on a day to day basis. It’s crazy to me that almost 5 weeks ago I was at a bed bug convention and then this week I was teaching children about the history of money! But it all just goes to show that the life of an extension agent is scattered, participating in programs that are of varying topics each and every week. So, in our final week we had 9 campers participate in our Money Day Camp. On Monday we covered the basics about money such as its origins, the people on each coin or bill, and the materials that they are made out of. The next day we discussed banks, credit/debit cards, and loans. Wednesday was more of a game-oriented day where we played money bingo and slap the card on the wall to learn more vocabulary regarding money. And finally on Friday we created a savings plan and decorated piggy banks among other activities. Overall I think it went fairly well, but after Kim and I reflected about it in general, we both agreed that it was ultimately too long of a time frame to discuss the topic of money. Instead, we figured it could work better if that week was split into money for two days and the next two days were a different topic. That way the campers don’t get bored and begin to cause a ruckus. In summation, I’d like to say that this was an experience that I will not take for granted in my future, and I will also say that the possibility of me becoming an agent in the future is still a real possibility. To all of the employees at the Henrico County Extension Office, I would like to say thank you and I hope you each have a great rest of your Summer!
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