David M.

“ I have a lot of experience working with kids starting with my experience as a neighborhood baby sitter in high school. I also was a teacher's aide at an Early Intervention Childcare Center for the past two summers. At the center I would work with kids (9 months-3 years old) with a variety of special needs including; Down Syndrome, Autism, ADHD, and developmental delays. I would assist the kids in snack, activity,...

I have a lot of experience working with kids starting with my experience as a neighborhood baby sitter in high school. I also was a teacher's aide at an Early Intervention Childcare Center for the past two summers. At the center I would work with kids (9 months-3 years old) with a variety of special needs including; Down Syndrome, Autism, ADHD, and developmental delays. I would assist the kids in snack, activity, and art time and help them to interact with other kids and learn new vocabulary. I really enjoyed my time here and learned a lot about myself as well as the kids. More recently the past two academic semesters I have worked with kids (4-14) at the Holyoke Boys and Girls Club. I would volunteer here 3-5 hours a week helping kids with their homework and promoting college positive activities with the older ones. I will be returning there next fall to continue my work with helping kids work towards a better future. I have found it very rewarding to be around these kids and watch them progress.

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