1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:14,680 Welcome to the Forgotten ECE, the show where before and after school educators, summer 2 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:20,560 camp and PD staff and CYWs have a place where they are seen, heard and valued. 3 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:37,160 I'm your host, Jamie Wagler, and I'm so excited you're here. 4 00:00:37,160 --> 00:00:41,800 Hi everyone, Jamie here and thank you for joining me on the Forgotten ECE. 5 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:51,120 I am so sorry I've been AWOL for like a month, but I'm back and I'm super excited because 6 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:56,440 there's lots of fun things happening over here at the Forgotten ECE in the next couple 7 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:58,000 weeks which you'll love. 8 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:00,840 Totally worth the random pause, but it's fine. 9 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:07,640 Today though, I am joined by two very inspiring educators, Jas Harvey and Sharice Goure. 10 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:08,640 Say hi ladies. 11 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:09,640 Hi. 12 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:15,200 Jas is an RECE alumni from Mohawk College currently working towards her diploma as a 13 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:17,480 resource consultant through Seneca College. 14 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:21,080 Jas has worked in before and after school programs for a number of years throughout 15 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:25,000 Waterford, Boston, Toronto and Stratford, Ontario. 16 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:29,400 And Sharice is currently working towards her bachelor's degree in early learning program 17 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:30,400 development. 18 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:35,320 She has been designing, organizing and executing camp programs for over two years, also runs 19 00:01:35,320 --> 00:01:37,320 a before and after school program. 20 00:01:37,320 --> 00:01:42,200 Together Jas and Sharice were honored last year to present two recreational staff, summer 21 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:47,800 camp employees and fellow RECEs, their expertise on setting up a successful camp. 22 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,920 And I am thrilled that they agreed to discuss that here today. 23 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:52,400 Thank you so much for being here. 24 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:53,400 Thank you, Jamie. 25 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:57,660 This is so weird for us because we might also work together. 26 00:01:57,660 --> 00:02:01,320 So putting a mic in front of us might be a little entertaining for you tonight. 27 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:04,320 We'll jump right in unless you guys have anything to say to start. 28 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:06,400 I'm just really excited to be here. 29 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,600 I've been following your podcast for a while now. 30 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:11,840 Well since the beginning, diehard fan. 31 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:14,160 And yeah, I'm just excited to be part of this. 32 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:15,620 Oh, thank you. 33 00:02:15,620 --> 00:02:17,200 And now I'm supposed to follow that up. 34 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:18,400 Thanks Jamie for having us. 35 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:19,400 It's super exciting. 36 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:20,400 Absolutely. 37 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:25,600 Jas and Sharice are huge advocates for our field and for before and after school education 38 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:26,980 and school age all around. 39 00:02:26,980 --> 00:02:27,980 So it's great. 40 00:02:27,980 --> 00:02:30,320 It's great that we're all here together. 41 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:31,880 So let's get started. 42 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:33,920 When designing your layout for summer camp. 43 00:02:33,920 --> 00:02:34,920 So picture this. 44 00:02:34,920 --> 00:02:38,880 We were just asked to run summer camp program 2.0. 45 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:41,880 Take us back two years. 46 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:44,880 That was me rewinding. 47 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:46,520 What what are you taking into consideration? 48 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:47,680 What's your first thoughts? 49 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:48,680 If you don't mind. 50 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:53,440 I think the biggest one for me is the four foundations, belonging, engagement, expression 51 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:54,440 and well-being. 52 00:02:54,440 --> 00:03:00,800 I think that that has to be apparent in, you know, every program that early childhood professionals 53 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:01,800 run. 54 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:02,800 That's awesome. 55 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:08,600 And then we can also look at our room arrangement and see what we need to have in our whatever 56 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:12,920 room we're given, whether that be a gym or a classroom or wherever that may be. 57 00:03:12,920 --> 00:03:13,920 The hallway. 58 00:03:13,920 --> 00:03:17,200 The place that we've been asked to run. 59 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:18,200 Exactly. 60 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:22,600 Is there a preference between the gym, the hallway, classroom? 61 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:23,800 What is your thought on that? 62 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:26,520 I think the gym is like ultimate. 63 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:33,240 That gives you so much room to utilize and you can also have the gross motor activities, 64 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:35,720 fine motor activities, tabletop. 65 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:40,520 It just gives you a wide range of areas that you can set up for. 66 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:44,440 It really sections off the kids to the ones who want to play games over here, the ones 67 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:46,360 who want to have a little bit more room to move around. 68 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:50,840 Once you just want to read quietly in a corner really gives them that space to do so. 69 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:53,920 Whereas if you're in a classroom, I don't feel like it's as easy to do that. 70 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:54,920 You're too compact. 71 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,560 Yeah, the room is big, right? 72 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:02,560 It's funny because during the school year, especially on this show, I advocate how it's 73 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:04,080 better to have a permanent spot. 74 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:05,680 A classroom is such a great place. 75 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:10,280 But when talking about summer camp, I have to agree having that huge open gym, hopefully 76 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,560 your gyms are huge and open, sorry if they're not. 77 00:04:12,560 --> 00:04:15,360 Having a huge open gym, it is beneficial. 78 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:19,840 And honestly, the only way to do it is if you have the gym for the whole summer, no 79 00:04:19,840 --> 00:04:22,080 one's asking you to take it down. 80 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:23,080 Hopefully. 81 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:24,080 Yeah, right? 82 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:29,840 I think saying that too, it's like we're not all gifted with a beautiful big gym. 83 00:04:29,840 --> 00:04:35,720 So coming back to shadowing on what you just said, sometimes you're dealt with a cart and 84 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:38,740 that was my first year working in the summer program. 85 00:04:38,740 --> 00:04:40,280 We had a cart. 86 00:04:40,280 --> 00:04:46,320 So learning how to manage all the centers and all of the areas that you need on that 87 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:50,120 can just be almost like exaggerated when you go to the gym. 88 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:51,120 Yeah. 89 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:52,120 And heightened and leveled up. 90 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:53,120 Absolutely. 91 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:54,960 So gyms would be the best place. 92 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:56,480 I think we can all agree. 93 00:04:56,480 --> 00:05:00,080 Okay, let's look a little bit more into room arrangement. 94 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:01,760 What does that look like for you? 95 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:07,620 Well, I think the thing we have to remember is we want a well rounded environment. 96 00:05:07,620 --> 00:05:14,480 So like making sure that you have a craft center, a block and building center, a literacy 97 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:17,880 area, dramatic play and cozy corner. 98 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:26,520 After those areas are set up, I think you can kind of just start moving into other areas. 99 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:31,600 You can add a science area or you can add gross mortar area. 100 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:37,120 But just making sure that you have those five, I think are important to create a well rounded 101 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:38,120 environment. 102 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:39,520 Like those five core. 103 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:40,520 Yeah. 104 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:41,520 Yeah, exactly. 105 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:44,120 And then once you see that, you'll see what the kids engage with the most and then you 106 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:45,640 can branch off from there. 107 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:50,600 Which kind of goes into the next thing, which would be like just making sure that things 108 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,720 are pushed like separated. 109 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:54,720 What am I trying to say? 110 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:55,720 Separated. 111 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:56,720 Sectioned? 112 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:57,720 Sectioned off. 113 00:05:57,720 --> 00:05:58,720 Yeah. 114 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:02,600 Because you want to make sure that there's enough room that, you know, things aren't 115 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:03,600 mingling. 116 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,560 I mean, it's not a bad thing if they mingle together, but not crowded. 117 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:08,880 So avoiding runways, right? 118 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:12,240 Like children love to run and they'll run around the tables. 119 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:17,000 Obviously, we don't want them doing that indoors unless we section off that area. 120 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:21,640 So strategically placing your furniture in ways that avoid the running room. 121 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:25,360 So what I'm hearing a lot of it's almost the same as setting up if you were going to go 122 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:26,920 into a preschool room or. 123 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:27,920 100 percent. 124 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:32,120 Setting up that you're supposed to put as much care and energy as that thought into 125 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:33,120 it as that. 126 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:37,040 It's not just, you know, open the door and throw out a table and here we go. 127 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:38,040 Yeah. 128 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:40,520 And I think provocate, provocate, provocate. 129 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:46,560 You know, we strive to have play based and go with what the children are interested in, 130 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:49,800 but we have to make sure that they find that interest. 131 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:56,120 So provocating each center with things like, you know, books and puppets in the literacy 132 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:58,800 area with I like to also we did. 133 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:06,120 We added paper and pen or some sort of writing thing, writing utensils in each area to make 134 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:10,440 sure that even though you're strictly saying, OK, it's a craft center, a block. 135 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:16,160 Area, you can also have literacy and dramatic play in those areas. 136 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:20,840 And that that happened last year, like the kids were loving reading a story, then coming 137 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:22,960 up with their own story, then reenacting it. 138 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:27,280 And we put on a huge play where they got to go up on stage, dress up. 139 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:29,200 And that mixes a whole bunch of centers together. 140 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:30,840 But you still kept them different. 141 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:36,840 Yeah, it really brings in all of the important factors of education and of what we do. 142 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:40,640 And then you go into one big thing and like just what you explained right there about 143 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:43,480 how they write a story and then they came up with their own plan and they got to perform 144 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:44,480 it. 145 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:45,840 That's that's a learning happening before your eyes. 146 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:49,720 You can't just if you would have walked in and saw that, like if you want to walk in 147 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:53,440 and said, we're going to do a play today, it would have never been as authentic if you 148 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:55,720 would if you would have wanted them to do that. 149 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:59,280 But instead, they surprised you and they did themselves because of the way you set up the 150 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:02,120 room, because of what you did to those centers. 151 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:03,120 Absolutely. 152 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:05,000 Just keeping it well rounded. 153 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:09,400 I think the things too is don't forget to add your own table as teachers. 154 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:11,400 You need your own space. 155 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:12,720 Absolutely. 156 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:18,640 Keeping your files, keeping the, you know, first aid kits, the backpacks, the log books, 157 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:21,720 the attendance, making sure that you're organized. 158 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:22,720 Keep organized. 159 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:27,600 The only thing that can make things mayhem, especially with a bunch of children, is if 160 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:31,560 you're not organized and don't have backup. 161 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:32,560 Backup is important, too. 162 00:08:32,560 --> 00:08:33,560 But yeah. 163 00:08:33,560 --> 00:08:34,560 No, awesome. 164 00:08:34,560 --> 00:08:36,840 A little touch on organization. 165 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:41,520 What do you think, like should there be more important information that has to be hung, 166 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:43,920 especially if you're in a licensed summer camp program? 167 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:47,880 So I would like to just pause for a minute because there's a difference between a licensed 168 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:50,680 summer camp program and an unlicensed summer camp program. 169 00:08:50,680 --> 00:08:57,400 In licensed program, we're required to have certain information hanging up like allergies, 170 00:08:57,400 --> 00:09:03,200 individual learning plans or individual needs plans and just making sure that those are 171 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:07,560 available so if ministry comes in and, you know, we want to do that. 172 00:09:07,560 --> 00:09:09,560 Do you put that like the teacher table? 173 00:09:09,560 --> 00:09:10,560 Do you have a different spot for that? 174 00:09:10,560 --> 00:09:11,840 What are you thinking? 175 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:14,080 So we display a lot of it on the wall. 176 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:20,240 So other supply, those who are covering our breaks have an idea of who have an allergy 177 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:26,200 and a phylactic who's got some other special need that you need to cater for. 178 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:30,680 We also have a copy of it on our teacher table in our binder, our master binder. 179 00:09:30,680 --> 00:09:34,720 There's always a copy lying around and one up on the wall to display as well. 180 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:41,140 I think we do have the teacher table, but also we did have an area that was originally 181 00:09:41,140 --> 00:09:43,340 the table was set up for students. 182 00:09:43,340 --> 00:09:51,280 So we had hand sanitizer and band-aids and soap and water for them, paper towels, tissues. 183 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:52,280 The broom was there. 184 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:53,280 The broom was there. 185 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:54,280 Garbage. 186 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:55,280 Recycling. 187 00:09:55,280 --> 00:10:03,520 And by that table, we put all of the students information that was needed up for those purposes. 188 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:05,040 You just sparked an idea. 189 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:11,200 You're telling me that you have a table designed for children to clean up their own mess. 190 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:12,200 Yes, independence. 191 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:13,200 What a novel idea. 192 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:14,200 Wow. 193 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:18,200 You mean you don't just think up their own for them? 194 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:19,200 Absolutely not. 195 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:20,200 We're not there to do that. 196 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:25,080 We're there to encourage them to be independent thinkers and learners. 197 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:30,480 And I think a lot of us forget and we get caught up in cleaning up their messes because 198 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:32,400 they're not going to do it right. 199 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:34,240 Well, this is a teachable moment. 200 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:39,400 This is when you can give them that spray bottle with soap and water and hear, you spelled 201 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:40,400 your milk. 202 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:41,400 Don't cry about it. 203 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:43,520 We're just got to clean it up and move on. 204 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:44,520 Teachable moments. 205 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:45,520 Amazing. 206 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:46,520 Yeah. 207 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:50,800 I guess it caught my attention because you do, you see a lot of people that are still, 208 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:54,200 they wait till the end of the day and they're like, oh, I have this little mess to clean 209 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:55,200 up. 210 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:57,560 But even something as simple as setting the tables for their lunches. 211 00:10:57,560 --> 00:11:01,800 Yes, they bring their lunch from home, but then taking the initiative to wipe down the 212 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:03,240 tables with soapy water. 213 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:04,240 100%. 214 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:05,680 Sweep up after they're done. 215 00:11:05,680 --> 00:11:12,640 That adds so much more authenticity and important learning experiences to our program. 216 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:17,080 It fosters the foundations once again to bring it back there. 217 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:18,360 It fosters belonging. 218 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:19,600 You belong here. 219 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:21,720 You have to take care of your areas. 220 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:26,640 You have to take care of this environment just as much as we all do because you belong 221 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:27,640 here. 222 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:28,640 This is your place. 223 00:11:28,640 --> 00:11:32,400 It also teaches them to respect what they have and respect the materials that they're 224 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:34,400 given and what they use. 225 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:35,400 Absolutely. 226 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:36,400 Amazing. 227 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:41,920 Not too far off of that, is there any like equipment or furniture that you would suggest 228 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:46,800 if people can get their hands on that would be a benefit to these programs? 229 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:47,800 Absolutely. 230 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:54,680 Other than like the basics of tables, chairs, what we did was got beanbags for the kids. 231 00:11:54,680 --> 00:11:58,200 They seem to really, really enjoy that when they're reading or they need a second to themselves 232 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,240 in the quiet area. 233 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:01,480 I think rugs too. 234 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:07,860 I think rugs are incredibly important, especially if you're in a bigger area such as a gym. 235 00:12:07,860 --> 00:12:12,240 When they're playing on the rugs, it takes the sound down, which is good for those who 236 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:14,000 are sensitive to the sound. 237 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,080 Especially for things like block building. 238 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:17,080 Absolutely. 239 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:18,840 It also sections off the area. 240 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:20,840 It definitely does. 241 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:21,840 What is where? 242 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,840 Where different areas start and where other areas finish. 243 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:25,840 You talked about sound. 244 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:28,880 Can you touch on like hanging things on the wall? 245 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:31,880 Is there stuff that you put up on the wall in the gym? 246 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:36,040 I know that the brick walls or the concrete, whatever you want to call them, cement walls. 247 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:38,040 The old school walls. 248 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:40,480 They don't actually muffle a lot of sound. 249 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:41,960 It actually echoes out for them. 250 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:43,960 But is there like things that you can put on the wall? 251 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:46,960 Is there certain tips or tricks you have around that? 252 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:51,240 Well, I love the little patches of Velcro circles. 253 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:56,240 You know, Velcro was kind of our go-to for everything that we put on the walls. 254 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:57,240 And command strips. 255 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:58,240 And command strips. 256 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:01,240 They're renter friendly. 257 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:05,720 You know, your custodian won't get upset for peeling paint off the wall. 258 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:07,240 But those work really great. 259 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:09,280 I'm not a big fan of the sticky tack. 260 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:11,120 I don't think it works very well. 261 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:16,520 So when we found the Velcro strips and the command strips, that was a blessing, honestly. 262 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:22,040 But once you start putting things up on the walls, it starts to muffle that sound as well. 263 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:29,440 So creating not only, let's just say like a 2D environment, this is now a 3D environment. 264 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:31,160 You know, you can hang things. 265 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:34,440 We did a solar system off of the basketball net. 266 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:35,760 And that was extremely cool. 267 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:40,440 And the kids were totally in love with it until the wind tangled it all up. 268 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:47,040 But definitely utilize every area that you possibly can as long as it's once again kind 269 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:48,040 of renter friendly. 270 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:50,760 And whatever element you have in your area. 271 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:52,560 Like we used our basketball nets. 272 00:13:52,560 --> 00:13:53,560 You can heighten it. 273 00:13:53,560 --> 00:13:55,560 Literally the experience for them. 274 00:13:55,560 --> 00:13:58,680 I like that plan words. 275 00:13:58,680 --> 00:13:59,680 So we've touched on furniture. 276 00:13:59,680 --> 00:14:01,560 We've touched on equipment kind of. 277 00:14:01,560 --> 00:14:04,400 We touched on spatial. 278 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:08,880 I'm wondering about lighting because we all know what that awful lighting is like in schools, 279 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:09,880 especially in the gyms. 280 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:13,200 It's really bad for the little minds. 281 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:15,960 So do you have any suggestions around that? 282 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:21,040 We've utilized a lot of lamps, lowering down the lights, not as many. 283 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:24,280 Because we are in a gym, you don't have any windows, so you're really boxed off. 284 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:29,920 So definitely lowering down the lights, play music to help set the atmosphere as well. 285 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:32,720 Music is always on. 286 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:36,320 Always on but it depends on what level we want it to be at. 287 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:40,800 So if we want a quieter time, lights go down low, music is soft and relaxing. 288 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:44,520 We kind of want to have a fun time, games, free play. 289 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:48,080 A lot of the kids like to suggest music, so we'll play that sometimes. 290 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:54,160 We did have the first year we had a lamp and the lamp had the different color bulbs and 291 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:57,360 that would show, or sorry, the different color light switch. 292 00:14:57,360 --> 00:15:03,080 And that would show, you know, what kind of noise level we were expecting from the children. 293 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:08,680 Now obviously they're not going to stick to exactly it, but it did, you know, create... 294 00:15:08,680 --> 00:15:13,120 For the most part, I think they definitely were aware of what they were expected of. 295 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:14,120 That's awesome. 296 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:22,520 That's a great way to utilize that extra level of lighting and expectations. 297 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:28,400 You're really drawing the lines so that they know what to expect. 298 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:32,520 You kind of touched on centers, the five core centers. 299 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:36,160 Why do you think it's important to have those specific five centers? 300 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:39,680 Is there any rhyme or reason to it? 301 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:40,680 Did you just pull five centers? 302 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:47,480 When I suggested this, were you like, I guess we should have literacy and... 303 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:48,760 What was your rhyme or reason? 304 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:54,040 Well talking to our resource consultant, we've got a lot of really great tips from them and 305 00:15:54,040 --> 00:16:00,840 with the room arrangements and some handouts, which we can also offer to whoever's listening 306 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:07,120 if you want to email or shout out to Jamie, we can send you out some really great handouts 307 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:11,120 that we got from our resource consultant. 308 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:15,720 But I think it's just keeping that well-rounded building. 309 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:18,080 Building center is really important. 310 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:19,080 Dramatic play. 311 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:20,080 Dramatic play. 312 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:22,240 Craft center is so crucial. 313 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:28,240 Just fostering all of those, you know, expression through the craft center and belonging when, 314 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:29,520 you know, they're proud of themselves. 315 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:31,400 They go over, they make something. 316 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:35,400 For instance, let's say they're in the block area and they build a castle. 317 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:36,400 Great. 318 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:38,560 Well, now they're excited to show. 319 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:42,120 So you put it aside and you are proud of them as well. 320 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:43,560 That's fostering belonging. 321 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:46,240 I think literacy is important. 322 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:49,280 Kids should be reading more and getting off of the tablet. 323 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:58,480 So we had a play like on the wall, we built a castle out of paper and it was just... 324 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:00,520 The imagination castle. 325 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:05,000 And it was just ensuring that children were using their imagination again. 326 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:12,080 And I think, you know, just through each of those centers, that imagination that is created 327 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:17,400 builds this incredible summer for each one of the campers. 328 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:20,440 Actually at the end of that week was one of the, honestly, one of my favorite memories 329 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:23,440 where we had the big scavenger hunt and we designed this. 330 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:26,320 I think the kids gave us some ideas as well of what they wanted. 331 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:30,480 And then we designed our playground to be a pirate ship. 332 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:31,800 That was so much fun. 333 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:33,080 Oh my gosh. 334 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:34,080 Yes. 335 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:35,080 We made flags. 336 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:37,080 How did you do that? 337 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:40,880 Well, each group made a flag. 338 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:43,920 They decided to do each group and they did a flag. 339 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:46,720 I believe they even decided to do a pirate ship. 340 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:48,240 And then what did you use for your pirate ship? 341 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:49,240 The playground. 342 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:50,240 The playground. 343 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:51,240 What? 344 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:52,240 Like the actual... 345 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:53,240 Yeah, play structure. 346 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:56,240 We decorated it, took their flags out there, took pictures. 347 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:57,240 Played games. 348 00:17:57,240 --> 00:18:01,320 Ran around the entire school courtyard looking for different clues. 349 00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:02,320 Where did we go? 350 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:05,680 We went to Disneyland a lot in the pirate ship. 351 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:09,160 I think that was like the main one. 352 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:10,160 And McDonald's. 353 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:13,160 I remember McDonald's paying a destination for sure. 354 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:18,540 If I had a pirate ship, I would definitely go to McDonald's. 355 00:18:18,540 --> 00:18:20,960 It was great because we got to play too. 356 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:23,680 And I think that's what this is about. 357 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:31,080 If you plan your summer program right, you get to enjoy each and every day with the campers 358 00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:32,400 as well. 359 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:35,920 So you're telling me that you play with the kids. 360 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:38,240 We play with the kids. 361 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:39,240 For sure. 362 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:43,440 Do you think that that is an important part of summer camp is actually playing? 363 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:44,440 Yes. 364 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:45,440 Huge. 365 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:46,440 100%. 366 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:49,280 You wouldn't believe the places I've gone into and the teachers just sit at the desk 367 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:52,160 and they just sit like a part of the room the whole time. 368 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:53,920 And I don't engage in play at all. 369 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:57,160 I mean a lot of times it's the same excuse over like, oh they don't want to play with 370 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:58,160 us, oh they don't care. 371 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:00,760 Oh my god, your day would drag on. 372 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:06,120 Not saying you have to play with them 24, like the whole day, but like I would just 373 00:19:06,120 --> 00:19:09,280 be bored, honestly, if I wasn't able to play. 374 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:13,840 I mean that's one of the best parts about being an early childhood educator is you get 375 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:14,840 to play. 376 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:18,360 And foster that love of playing through what we do. 377 00:19:18,360 --> 00:19:19,360 Absolutely. 378 00:19:19,360 --> 00:19:23,000 It's just with the kids, 100 times easier when you, it doesn't even have to be playing 379 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:24,440 with them, you just sit with them. 380 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:27,400 They will find their way to you and talk to you about whatever. 381 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:29,280 Oh, that's amazing. 382 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:30,280 What about parent communication? 383 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:33,760 Like we talked about our guardian parent guardian communication. 384 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:38,280 We talked about like how it's important to foster that belonging of children in the program. 385 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:42,600 How do you get families to cross that invisible line at the door? 386 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:49,160 How do you get them to come into your program and either join in the kids play or just engage 387 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:53,840 in what the children have been learning so they have some kind of insight into your program? 388 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:55,120 That's an awesome question. 389 00:19:55,120 --> 00:19:58,760 Well, first it's a little bit difficult because I feel like parents really think they're just 390 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:02,960 there to drop off and go, not there to really see what their kids are doing, just to hear 391 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:04,920 about it at the end of the day. 392 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:09,080 So when parents drop off in the morning, we invite them to come in, take a look with their 393 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:15,160 kid to see what they like to do here at camp and engage with with whatever we have around 394 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:16,160 the room. 395 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:21,640 We also have, Jazz and I designed our back wall to have information for the parents, 396 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:27,360 whether that be a calendar that says what's upcoming, field trips, things like that. 397 00:20:27,360 --> 00:20:31,400 We had pictures and documentations of the kids that of what they did and what they were 398 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:34,200 interested in throughout the weeks that they could look back on. 399 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,480 And honestly, the parents really loved it. 400 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:39,520 The kids love showing their parents what they were up to as well. 401 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:43,680 And that's just taking, you know, the sleeves, what do you call the plastic sleeves? 402 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:44,680 The page protectors. 403 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:50,920 You take a few page protectors, you put them up, you make a collage on your phone, you 404 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:54,560 print it out and it's as simple as that. 405 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:55,800 And you just throw it up. 406 00:20:55,800 --> 00:21:00,620 It doesn't matter if it has a theme or words, words doesn't matter. 407 00:21:00,620 --> 00:21:05,760 But the fact that there are pictures up invites the children to show their parents creates 408 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:09,400 that, you know, bond with the parents as well. 409 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:11,440 You know, you're not just picking up going to work. 410 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:15,960 No, you want to see what your kids doing that day and having that on the back wall was definitely 411 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,520 beneficial for everybody, honestly. 412 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:21,520 Yeah, I think it helps that the kids are excited about it. 413 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:22,520 You're excited about it. 414 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:26,760 So then inviting them in, that's a great way to kind of cross that threshold. 415 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:31,440 I'm just going to say the reason it was on the back wall, not only because it was a big 416 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:37,000 wall, but the entrance door to the center is at the back wall. 417 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:40,160 Yes, which is where the parents come in. 418 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:45,520 But you can even switch it up and put it at the front, because that would invite the parents 419 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:51,040 or the families to go straight through and actually see the center instead of just dropping 420 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:52,280 off and picking up. 421 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:54,840 So you can switch it up and feel it out. 422 00:21:54,840 --> 00:22:02,040 Like as a summer camp leader, really, you know, hone in on being into having that individuality 423 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:08,320 and, you know, creating an environment that says those things for you and your team. 424 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:13,600 Amazing, you also had something else in there, if I remember correctly, like a parent or 425 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:14,600 guardian table. 426 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:15,600 We did. 427 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:16,600 Yes. 428 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:17,600 Yep. 429 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:26,040 We also with Lost and Found, because Lost and Found is an imagination castle in its own. 430 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:30,080 Important areas to have at summer camp, Lost and Found. 431 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:34,600 It also makes a really great donation box at the end of the year for those who don't 432 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:35,600 get it. 433 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:36,600 Definitely. 434 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:38,360 Yeah, talk about the table. 435 00:22:38,360 --> 00:22:47,000 So our info table, we had our little booklets that we created just to kind of give the parents 436 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,040 Set out our themes for the week. 437 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:50,040 Exactly. 438 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:54,640 Give them a set out theme, what we have planned for the week, the main big activities we have 439 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:56,560 planned, if we have any field trips. 440 00:22:56,560 --> 00:23:02,120 Making sure they don't forget their hats and their water bottles and their sunscreen and 441 00:23:02,120 --> 00:23:04,760 extra clothes, all the things. 442 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:09,880 It just served as a reminder, but a sectioned off area where parents, well, that is designated 443 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:10,880 to the parents themselves. 444 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:11,880 No, that's awesome. 445 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:16,400 And just to give the listeners an idea of what these books look like, they were like, 446 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:19,680 how you used to fold a card in those four. 447 00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:22,280 Like a normal sheet of paper folded in four. 448 00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:27,760 And then into these gorgeous booklets that they would, that Sharice and Jazz have designed, 449 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:32,320 that the first one they had had an introduction of the staff with pictures of the staff, 450 00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:35,040 but like in cartoon format that was all hand drawn. 451 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:38,240 And then they opened it up and it kind of gave like an intro to what they can expect 452 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:39,240 at summer camp. 453 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:42,840 And then each week, we're going to talk about themes, but based on the theme of the week, 454 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:43,840 that's what the booklet looked like. 455 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:48,000 And it also included something incredible, which was something that the families of children 456 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:50,480 could do at home to kind of... 457 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:51,840 It was a big hit. 458 00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:57,440 It was like, I know you did something as simple as like a word search or a try this at home 459 00:23:57,440 --> 00:23:58,440 or here's a recipe. 460 00:23:58,440 --> 00:23:59,440 Play-doh recipe. 461 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:05,080 It was a really great way to hone in, hey, not only are you learning here, but you should 462 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:09,360 also take that important time one-on-one at home to play with your children. 463 00:24:09,360 --> 00:24:16,080 Yeah, because we have these kids for a long time and God, there's no judgment whatsoever. 464 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:18,080 It's our world right now, but... 465 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:20,080 We know how much bananas are. 466 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:21,080 Right. 467 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:26,920 But giving them the opportunity to take five minutes and just really be with their families, 468 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:27,920 I think was important. 469 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:33,120 But even the siblings or cousins, sitting down with your sibling and making play-doh 470 00:24:33,120 --> 00:24:36,520 together or drawing one of these characters or... 471 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:39,160 Trying out an experiment that the kids could do. 472 00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:40,160 By themselves. 473 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:41,160 Yeah, without any supervision. 474 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:42,160 That's so much fun. 475 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:43,160 No, that's awesome. 476 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:44,160 I think that... 477 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:49,520 I mean, I think we can all agree, but crossing the threshold and getting families involved 478 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:53,760 in two-year programs is an important aspect. 479 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:57,160 And what does that look like in terms of community? 480 00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:01,640 How do you ensure that either the community is involved or your center's community is 481 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:03,640 involved into these programs? 482 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:08,400 Well, we had an entire week dedicated to community outreach. 483 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:09,400 We called it Community Week. 484 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:10,400 I know, it's shocking. 485 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:11,400 Great name. 486 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:12,400 So original. 487 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:13,400 I know. 488 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:20,440 It was basically, Jazz and I came up with this worksheet of things that we needed because 489 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:22,640 you know how funding goes for centers. 490 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:23,640 Funding pay. 491 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:24,640 That's another episode. 492 00:25:24,640 --> 00:25:25,640 That's another episode. 493 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:36,040 So yeah, we just kind of came up with a list together of what we needed and who was willing 494 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:37,040 to donate. 495 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:40,040 Toys, craft supplies, pillows, stuffies. 496 00:25:40,040 --> 00:25:41,040 Boxes. 497 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:42,040 Boxes. 498 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:45,800 Because boxes go a long way in early childhood education. 499 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:48,800 We love our cardboard. 500 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:51,820 Yeah, but anything like that. 501 00:25:51,820 --> 00:26:00,920 We also had for parents or any family member or friend of the kids, we created this document 502 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:03,280 which just to throw out a little slang. 503 00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:05,280 What am I looking for? 504 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:06,280 Resource? 505 00:26:06,280 --> 00:26:07,280 Research. 506 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:08,280 Research. 507 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:09,280 Yeah. 508 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:16,360 We put in Braaff and Brenner's diagram to show them what and why we're doing this. 509 00:26:16,360 --> 00:26:18,600 To reach out to your community is super important. 510 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:24,160 So they can come in, choose a day, pick a time spot, half an hour even, come hang out 511 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:27,360 with the kids, come show them something. 512 00:26:27,360 --> 00:26:33,580 We had one mom do a yoga session, a mindfulness five minutes. 513 00:26:33,580 --> 00:26:35,200 We had police officers. 514 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:38,200 Oh, the tattoo artist came in. 515 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:41,040 We had police officers, firefighters. 516 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:42,040 Paramedics. 517 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:43,040 Paramedics. 518 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:46,880 This is where you can really reach out to your community. 519 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:51,720 Like Charisse was saying, the ecological system, showing the kids and the families that it's 520 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:54,200 not just about them and their immediate family. 521 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:56,920 It goes bigger than that and then bigger than that. 522 00:26:56,920 --> 00:27:03,920 And really making sure that our community is working together because it takes a village. 523 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:04,920 It takes a village. 524 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:05,920 Yeah. 525 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:06,920 It really does. 526 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:11,520 And I love that you said the quote unquote regular, like, oh, we had a firefighter and 527 00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:13,120 a paramedic and a cop come in. 528 00:27:13,120 --> 00:27:18,960 But you also had people that you wouldn't expect to come in and talk to summer camps. 529 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:23,320 And they ended up bringing the most amazing experience, like a tattoo artist. 530 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:26,320 She even brought in little fake tattoos for them. 531 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:27,320 Little fake tattoos. 532 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:28,320 That was so cute. 533 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:29,320 Kids end up making themselves a little sleeve. 534 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:30,320 And the kids loved it. 535 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:31,320 They absolutely loved it. 536 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:34,320 And they learned about all of these amazing careers. 537 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:39,120 And they learned about how all of these people help our community in one way or another. 538 00:27:39,120 --> 00:27:41,040 You had a massage therapist come in. 539 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:42,040 We did. 540 00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:45,680 We all did the little feet massages on their own feet. 541 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:48,800 But she brought a whole bunch of oils, different scents. 542 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:49,800 All child friendly. 543 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:50,800 She did the research. 544 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:56,640 These families got so into it that they did so much to make sure that not only was their 545 00:27:56,640 --> 00:28:01,040 presentation engaging, but they were nervous coming in to talk to these children. 546 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:02,520 They really put their all into it. 547 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:04,160 That was so good to see. 548 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:08,160 And it just, once again, brings that sense of belonging. 549 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:13,040 Also we did, with the community week, let's just branch off of that. 550 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:14,040 You need a lot of stuff. 551 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:15,040 And you know what? 552 00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:18,200 Most of us in our companies don't have a lot of money. 553 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:20,520 Some of us are not for profit. 554 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:24,840 You know, we just, if you're running a summer camp, you need a lot of things. 555 00:28:24,840 --> 00:28:29,240 Especially with school age children, they need more things than, you know, just your 556 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:30,920 average blocks. 557 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:36,040 So we did a donation list and we posted that on Facebook. 558 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:38,040 We did that around the community. 559 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:43,560 We posted it in the libraries and we have, you know, old children's costumes, large boxes, 560 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:49,400 kids' t-shirts, coloring books, craft supplies, anything you can think of. 561 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:54,940 Get a little list together and really reach out to your community for their resources. 562 00:28:54,940 --> 00:28:58,880 We had a stage full within the first week. 563 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:03,440 A stage full of just, oh my god, so much stuff. 564 00:29:03,440 --> 00:29:06,240 Lots of craft supplies, crayons, markers. 565 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:09,160 A lot of it we ended up having to use as prizes. 566 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:10,920 Yeah, we did the prizes. 567 00:29:10,920 --> 00:29:11,920 Yeah. 568 00:29:11,920 --> 00:29:18,200 Yeah, I think that's a really great way to hone in on your community, but also get everything 569 00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:19,200 you need for free. 570 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:20,200 Just saying. 571 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:22,000 Yeah, a lot of people were willing to help. 572 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:23,520 That was really awesome. 573 00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:29,640 On that, you guys, this year, just like, this has carried on over the years at our centers, 574 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:34,560 but this year we got to open a second location for summer camp and we literally started with 575 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:35,560 nothing. 576 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:40,040 Then the summer camp we normally run usually takes up from our before and after school 577 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:43,760 program, but we have another program running out of that room. 578 00:29:43,760 --> 00:29:48,760 We had two blank slate summer camps and a lot of room to fill. 579 00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:51,080 The community has come together so much for us. 580 00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:55,440 It's something as simple as when you see something on Facebook like a coffee table or a beanbag 581 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:59,440 chair or a rug and just saying, hey, I know you want $10 for this, but I'm wondering if 582 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:04,040 you'd be willing to donate to a not-for-profit preschool or a childcare center. 583 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:07,000 Could we borrow your rug for the summer and we'll give it back. 584 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:08,000 We'll make sure it's clean, whatever. 585 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:10,000 Honestly, you do what you have to do. 586 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:11,000 Yeah. 587 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:12,000 Don't be afraid to ask. 588 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:14,000 The worst they can say is no. 589 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:18,160 Someone really smart must have told you that. 590 00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:19,160 My mom. 591 00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:20,160 Shout out. 592 00:30:20,160 --> 00:30:21,160 Hi mom. 593 00:30:21,160 --> 00:30:24,320 But yeah, seriously, like- 594 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:27,800 Utilize what you have. 595 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:31,520 People want to help where they can and because we live in a society and not even a society, 596 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:35,680 a world right now that is hard done by, people will help where they can and it doesn't have 597 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:37,760 to be money and it doesn't have to be big. 598 00:30:37,760 --> 00:30:42,160 Something as simple as, oh, my kids didn't use all of their crans this year or whatever 599 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:47,600 and they send those along to have one extra thing at summer camp and it's actually beautiful 600 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:49,320 how everyone comes together. 601 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:54,480 You would be so surprised the amount people will donate once you just ask them nicely. 602 00:30:54,480 --> 00:30:55,480 Absolutely. 603 00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:59,560 We had a lady, I asked her for something if she would be willing to donate. 604 00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:03,920 She said, no, I'm really looking for the money right now, but I'm also looking to get rid 605 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:09,080 of a bunch of stuff and she gave us three giant moving boxes full of toys and art supplies 606 00:31:09,080 --> 00:31:12,360 and board games, all in really good condition. 607 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:14,760 You'd just be surprised once you ask. 608 00:31:14,760 --> 00:31:15,760 That's incredible. 609 00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:21,360 I think I just want to touch on the community part a little bit and this would go into inclusion. 610 00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:28,680 We did the community week, but we also invited families to share their cultures and I think 611 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:34,000 that this needs to be shared more in a lot of different centers. 612 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:36,440 We celebrated different celebrations. 613 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:43,640 I'm trying to find a different word there, but yeah, from around the world and really 614 00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:50,560 fostered the different diversities that children, even that weren't necessarily there, just 615 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:54,120 showing that there's more than just our community. 616 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:57,760 It's not just, and just really broadening it to the world. 617 00:31:57,760 --> 00:32:01,200 I think I just wanted to do a little touch on that because I think it's really important. 618 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:02,200 No, it is important. 619 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:07,320 It's easy, especially when you come from a small town and where we are is a small town. 620 00:32:07,320 --> 00:32:11,040 When you come from a small town, you don't always get a taste of all the amazing things 621 00:32:11,040 --> 00:32:13,880 that there is out there in this world. 622 00:32:13,880 --> 00:32:18,240 Giving that to the children, giving them some idea of how much more incredible things are 623 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:23,280 out there, it opens their eyes and their minds to so much more than what they might have 624 00:32:23,280 --> 00:32:25,200 grown up around or what they're used to. 625 00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:30,280 You guys also did something really incredible with the educators in the childcare centers. 626 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:35,960 Not only did you invite community members, you also invited educators down. 627 00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:37,960 Can you tell me what that looked like? 628 00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:44,360 I'm sure a lot of listeners, especially supervisors, would be like, as if I have time or hours 629 00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:47,960 or space to send down someone who's working in another program to summer camp. 630 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:48,960 What did that look like? 631 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:49,960 Sure, I can talk. 632 00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:52,840 All right, you go. 633 00:32:52,840 --> 00:32:57,520 What that looked like is they took an hour, half an hour, however long. 634 00:32:57,520 --> 00:32:58,520 We had the sign up sheet. 635 00:32:58,520 --> 00:33:00,680 Yes, we had a sign up sheet. 636 00:33:00,680 --> 00:33:03,640 Took a certain amount of time, whatever day of week they would like to come, whether that 637 00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:09,400 be for one week of the summer or sorry, one day for a certain allotted time or if you 638 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:12,680 want to come every Thursday, every whatever. 639 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:17,360 Honestly, it was just whatever works out for that person. 640 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:20,280 Most of the time it was for an hour or less. 641 00:33:20,280 --> 00:33:22,000 They all have something to bring to the table. 642 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:24,840 We have a wonderful educator who's really great at nature. 643 00:33:24,840 --> 00:33:25,980 She did a nature activities. 644 00:33:25,980 --> 00:33:27,720 We have another educator who's great at science. 645 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:28,720 Oh my God, that's so much fun. 646 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:29,720 Mad scientist. 647 00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:30,720 Yeah. 648 00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:31,720 Yeah, it was amazing. 649 00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:32,720 The kids loved it. 650 00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:34,720 They got to see a different face. 651 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:39,720 What would happen is that teacher would switch with the other teacher. 652 00:33:39,720 --> 00:33:42,360 Let's say, we'll just say me and you, Sharice. 653 00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:48,880 Sharice would come down from her program and do a nails and hair and makeover hour. 654 00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:53,200 I would go up to then the preschool program and hang out with those kids for an hour. 655 00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:58,000 It really helped the educators, I think as well, just take a break. 656 00:33:58,000 --> 00:33:59,000 Take a break. 657 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:01,400 Because you do, you need breaks. 658 00:34:01,400 --> 00:34:02,400 We're human. 659 00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:03,400 In all programs. 660 00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:04,400 Yeah. 661 00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:05,400 In all programs. 662 00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:08,040 I think that helped a lot of us through the summer. 663 00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:10,880 Well, the kids look forward to it. 664 00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:13,400 They knew what day the scientist was coming. 665 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:18,240 They knew what day's hair or makeup or the confidence booster, we called it, was coming 666 00:34:18,240 --> 00:34:20,000 and they did a little bit more than hair and makeup. 667 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:23,280 They also talked about confidence and how to build confidence in yourself. 668 00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:24,280 Self love. 669 00:34:24,280 --> 00:34:25,280 Or nature was coming down. 670 00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:27,800 They were like, oh, I get to go in the nature group today. 671 00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:29,720 We're going to go do this and this and this. 672 00:34:29,720 --> 00:34:31,360 They literally went out to the forest. 673 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:32,360 Yeah. 674 00:34:32,360 --> 00:34:33,360 Yeah. 675 00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:34,360 It was incredible. 676 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:39,280 And it also hones in on each of the educators' strengths. 677 00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:41,120 Specialties, strengths. 678 00:34:41,120 --> 00:34:44,280 I think too, it's like the children got to sign up. 679 00:34:44,280 --> 00:34:49,360 So it's not like it was offered necessarily throughout the whole class, which is totally 680 00:34:49,360 --> 00:34:52,360 up to the educator, but there was little groups. 681 00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:57,640 And then you got to have that more one-on-one time, which was really special for the kids. 682 00:34:57,640 --> 00:34:58,640 Oh, that's awesome. 683 00:34:58,640 --> 00:34:59,640 Yeah. 684 00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:00,640 Yeah. 685 00:35:00,640 --> 00:35:03,680 I just, I really want you to touch on that because it was, it was an incredible, it was 686 00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:04,680 a really incredible summer. 687 00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:07,240 Yeah, it was a great summer. 688 00:35:07,240 --> 00:35:11,480 We kind of touched on this a little bit, so I'm going to kind of bring it back to it because 689 00:35:11,480 --> 00:35:18,480 a lot of educators, especially now, are all for play-based learning, which we should be, 690 00:35:18,480 --> 00:35:21,200 but also in merging curriculum rather than themes. 691 00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:26,840 But things like summer camp is hard to run when you have to have people sign up for like 692 00:35:26,840 --> 00:35:29,880 an emergent just come for a week, whatever. 693 00:35:29,880 --> 00:35:33,340 So usually summer camps plan some sort of theme. 694 00:35:33,340 --> 00:35:34,340 What does that look like for you? 695 00:35:34,340 --> 00:35:39,600 And does it still, is there still emergent aspects or can you tell me about that? 696 00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:40,600 Absolutely. 697 00:35:40,600 --> 00:35:43,160 So we have one table, we have just one table. 698 00:35:43,160 --> 00:35:50,600 And what, in the beginning of the summer before, well, as sorry, before the summer, we plan 699 00:35:50,600 --> 00:35:56,540 each week and each educator that's there at the summer program gets to take a week. 700 00:35:56,540 --> 00:36:00,120 So they get to really, you know, dive deep and create an imagination. 701 00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:02,960 They're not creating imagination, they already have it. 702 00:36:02,960 --> 00:36:04,980 But honestly, it's just a table. 703 00:36:04,980 --> 00:36:07,400 It's just one table that has a theme. 704 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:10,920 So let's say, you know, you did, Sharice, you did the ocean week. 705 00:36:10,920 --> 00:36:11,920 Yeah. 706 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:12,920 That was fantastic. 707 00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:17,440 Put out sensory activities for the kids to interact with, facts about different ocean 708 00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:19,600 animals or the ocean itself. 709 00:36:19,600 --> 00:36:21,600 We had sensory bottles out. 710 00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:25,600 And if that grew, it would go across the whole center. 711 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:30,680 But if it didn't grow up, it was like a mess, it stayed to the table and kids found other 712 00:36:30,680 --> 00:36:31,680 stuff. 713 00:36:31,680 --> 00:36:33,480 We had like game show. 714 00:36:33,480 --> 00:36:35,640 Game show week was one of the favorites. 715 00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:39,160 And even the kids now come back and still want to do it. 716 00:36:39,160 --> 00:36:43,520 This week, we're we just got we just got some buzzers. 717 00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:49,160 And then all of a sudden, and some tables and all of a sudden, there was this beautiful 718 00:36:49,160 --> 00:36:51,000 presentation from the children. 719 00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:53,680 Just we just got to sit back and enjoy. 720 00:36:53,680 --> 00:37:00,360 There was kids this year that signed up specifically for game show week and have basically planned 721 00:37:00,360 --> 00:37:01,360 the whole week themselves. 722 00:37:01,360 --> 00:37:02,360 Yeah, absolutely. 723 00:37:02,360 --> 00:37:07,080 Which I think is an important thing to like all of our theme tables. 724 00:37:07,080 --> 00:37:08,080 Yes, they're there. 725 00:37:08,080 --> 00:37:13,240 But as the week goes on, we add and take away stuff depending on what their interests are 726 00:37:13,240 --> 00:37:15,040 with the actual theme. 727 00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:19,560 So even though yes, there is a theme, it's geared towards what their interests are and 728 00:37:19,560 --> 00:37:22,080 how they like things and play based. 729 00:37:22,080 --> 00:37:23,080 Yeah. 730 00:37:23,080 --> 00:37:24,080 Oh, that's incredible. 731 00:37:24,080 --> 00:37:27,440 I know I've kept you for so long, we're gonna wrap up soon. 732 00:37:27,440 --> 00:37:32,240 But there was one more really important thing that I love that you guys put into your program 733 00:37:32,240 --> 00:37:33,240 and it was your mantra. 734 00:37:33,240 --> 00:37:34,240 Can you tell us about your mantra? 735 00:37:34,240 --> 00:37:35,240 Can we remember it? 736 00:37:35,240 --> 00:37:36,240 Yeah. 737 00:37:36,240 --> 00:37:37,240 Okay, should we try it? 738 00:37:37,240 --> 00:37:38,240 I am brave. 739 00:37:38,240 --> 00:37:39,240 I am strong. 740 00:37:39,240 --> 00:37:40,240 I am kind. 741 00:37:40,240 --> 00:37:41,240 And I am loved. 742 00:37:41,240 --> 00:37:42,240 Yeah. 743 00:37:42,240 --> 00:37:52,080 The reason we were sounding like that is because we have the actions. 744 00:37:52,080 --> 00:37:54,400 We did it also in ASL as we were saying it. 745 00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:56,040 ASL is American Sign Language. 746 00:37:56,040 --> 00:38:05,360 As we were doing it, we really wanted to have this mantra for the kids to say in the morning 747 00:38:05,360 --> 00:38:07,680 so they can feel what they're saying. 748 00:38:07,680 --> 00:38:09,400 They know that they're brave. 749 00:38:09,400 --> 00:38:12,040 Created togetherness and inclusion. 750 00:38:12,040 --> 00:38:13,040 Yeah. 751 00:38:13,040 --> 00:38:14,040 Yeah. 752 00:38:14,040 --> 00:38:16,640 Super, super important, especially at some of the ages that these kids are getting where 753 00:38:16,640 --> 00:38:21,040 they're having possible self-esteem issues or questioning things. 754 00:38:21,040 --> 00:38:24,040 It's just a space for them to make sure they're safe. 755 00:38:24,040 --> 00:38:25,040 Yeah. 756 00:38:25,040 --> 00:38:28,760 And you guys would say that more than once a day, right? 757 00:38:28,760 --> 00:38:30,240 We would say it in the morning. 758 00:38:30,240 --> 00:38:31,760 We would say it before lunch. 759 00:38:31,760 --> 00:38:32,760 It's almost like a prayer. 760 00:38:32,760 --> 00:38:35,280 I mean, at that point, you know, just- 761 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:37,880 Just a reminder throughout the day that it's true. 762 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:39,400 We even had it written on the mirror. 763 00:38:39,400 --> 00:38:40,560 Yes, we did. 764 00:38:40,560 --> 00:38:43,560 So they can see it as well as not just hear it. 765 00:38:43,560 --> 00:38:48,960 And sometimes we would hear the kids in small groups do it just with themselves, which was 766 00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:49,960 so special. 767 00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:50,960 It makes your heart burst, honestly. 768 00:38:50,960 --> 00:38:51,960 Absolutely. 769 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:56,880 Well, you guys really went above and beyond, in my opinion, you went above and beyond the 770 00:38:56,880 --> 00:39:00,840 call of duty when it comes to summer camp, because you've made it more than just a fun 771 00:39:00,840 --> 00:39:02,520 place to come during the summer. 772 00:39:02,520 --> 00:39:09,080 You made it a home away from home for these kids who spend a huge portion of their day 773 00:39:09,080 --> 00:39:11,480 with you for two whole months. 774 00:39:11,480 --> 00:39:17,120 A lot of- Summer camp is tricky because, yes, people sign up for themed weeks and, yes, 775 00:39:17,120 --> 00:39:21,440 people get to go to different places, but some people, it's not really a choice. 776 00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:25,960 You have- Your families have to work and it's wherever you can get a spot because it's just 777 00:39:25,960 --> 00:39:29,040 like childcare at this point where it's hard to come by. 778 00:39:29,040 --> 00:39:33,200 And if children have to stay at the same spot all summer, it's hard to- It's hard on them, 779 00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:35,280 it's hard on the families. 780 00:39:35,280 --> 00:39:36,280 It's just- It's not- 781 00:39:36,280 --> 00:39:37,280 It's not easy. 782 00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:38,280 Yeah. 783 00:39:38,280 --> 00:39:43,360 And making it someplace authentic like this and someplace where kids love to come and 784 00:39:43,360 --> 00:39:46,560 they feel loved and safe and strong and kind. 785 00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:49,320 It's just- It's really bringing it home. 786 00:39:49,320 --> 00:39:51,640 Let me wrap up. 787 00:39:51,640 --> 00:39:55,880 Was there anything else that you wanted to add that I missed asking you about? 788 00:39:55,880 --> 00:40:03,280 I think just because of what's happening right now with early childhood education, I think 789 00:40:03,280 --> 00:40:06,840 a lot of teachers are going through burnouts and things like that. 790 00:40:06,840 --> 00:40:08,800 Listen, summer camp is tough. 791 00:40:08,800 --> 00:40:11,440 Working with that many children is not easy. 792 00:40:11,440 --> 00:40:13,800 And I think a lot of people don't realize that. 793 00:40:13,800 --> 00:40:16,200 So kudos to you educators. 794 00:40:16,200 --> 00:40:17,520 You're rocking it, killing it. 795 00:40:17,520 --> 00:40:20,400 And make sure to take care of yourselves. 796 00:40:20,400 --> 00:40:25,120 Make sure if you need that five minutes, tap out with somebody and say, hey, I need five 797 00:40:25,120 --> 00:40:26,120 minutes. 798 00:40:26,120 --> 00:40:27,120 It's okay. 799 00:40:27,120 --> 00:40:32,200 It is okay to make sure that you're mentally okay to be there. 800 00:40:32,200 --> 00:40:34,560 It is not something to be ashamed of. 801 00:40:34,560 --> 00:40:35,560 Yeah. 802 00:40:35,560 --> 00:40:39,040 And just creating that self-love for yourself I think is so important. 803 00:40:39,040 --> 00:40:41,320 Because you're in an airplane, who do you save first? 804 00:40:41,320 --> 00:40:42,320 You save yourself. 805 00:40:42,320 --> 00:40:43,320 Yep. 806 00:40:43,320 --> 00:40:45,520 We've also talked about saving your day. 807 00:40:45,520 --> 00:40:48,000 That could be literally anything. 808 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:50,760 Could be having a piece of chocolate in your car. 809 00:40:50,760 --> 00:40:51,760 Yeah. 810 00:40:51,760 --> 00:40:55,240 Saving your day is like a new thing that we've all started. 811 00:40:55,240 --> 00:40:56,680 And I love it. 812 00:40:56,680 --> 00:40:58,680 It's honestly helped out tremendously. 813 00:40:58,680 --> 00:40:59,680 Tremendously. 814 00:40:59,680 --> 00:41:02,680 Question time. 815 00:41:02,680 --> 00:41:04,800 If you watch it, it's actually a segment, okay? 816 00:41:04,800 --> 00:41:05,880 Segment, segment. 817 00:41:05,880 --> 00:41:06,880 It's actually a segment. 818 00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:12,280 But instead of people asking me a question, I have one last question for Sharice and Jazz. 819 00:41:12,280 --> 00:41:14,480 And you can answer in whatever order you want to. 820 00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:20,720 But what is one thing you would like listeners to walk away with today if nothing else? 821 00:41:20,720 --> 00:41:21,720 Okay. 822 00:41:21,720 --> 00:41:24,560 And Harold, all this good meaning. 823 00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:25,560 I got it. 824 00:41:25,560 --> 00:41:26,560 I want to stop. 825 00:41:26,560 --> 00:41:27,560 Inspiration. 826 00:41:27,560 --> 00:41:28,560 Inspiration. 827 00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:36,920 If we can inspire you a little bit as a leader, as a supervisor, as an ECE, REC, or any early 828 00:41:36,920 --> 00:41:40,800 childhood professional, as a parent or family member. 829 00:41:40,800 --> 00:41:46,560 If you took a little something to inspire your summer with your children, that is, I 830 00:41:46,560 --> 00:41:49,560 mean, all I can ask for. 831 00:41:49,560 --> 00:41:50,560 Yeah. 832 00:41:50,560 --> 00:41:51,560 All right. 833 00:41:51,560 --> 00:41:57,280 If you curious cats are interested in getting a hold of Jazz or Sharice, you can find Jazz 834 00:41:57,280 --> 00:41:59,760 on Instagram at MissJazz22. 835 00:41:59,760 --> 00:42:03,320 That's M-S-J-A-Z-Z-22. 836 00:42:03,320 --> 00:42:08,120 Or MissSharice on Instagram at Miss underscore Sharice. 837 00:42:08,120 --> 00:42:13,240 That's M-I-S-S underscore S-H-E-R-E-S-E. 838 00:42:13,240 --> 00:42:21,280 Thank you to so incredibly much for joining me on the Figure Out AC. 839 00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:22,280 Thank you so much for having us. 840 00:42:22,280 --> 00:42:23,280 Thank you so much for having us. 841 00:42:23,280 --> 00:42:24,280 Oh, we will have you again. 842 00:42:24,280 --> 00:42:25,280 As long as the listeners can get the right take, honestly. 843 00:42:25,280 --> 00:42:26,280 Thank you everyone that's signing off and I will see you, or hear you. 844 00:42:26,280 --> 00:42:27,280 You'll hear me in two weeks. 845 00:42:27,280 --> 00:42:44,080 Bye. 846 00:42:44,080 --> 00:42:45,080 Thank you. 847 00:42:45,080 --> 00:42:46,640 Amazing listeners for your support. 848 00:42:46,640 --> 00:42:50,840 Don't forget to follow me on Instagram at MissJami underscore R-E-C-E. 849 00:42:50,840 --> 00:42:53,200 Give a star rating and leave a review. 850 00:42:53,200 --> 00:42:57,120 Have something you want to hear about in relation to before and after school programs or full 851 00:42:57,120 --> 00:42:58,120 day summer camp. 852 00:42:58,120 --> 00:42:59,120 DM 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