Volunteering In High School

I walked down the hall passing the classrooms, as the recess bell begins to ring, the students begin to burst out of the classrooms. It has been about a couple months since I've come to volunteer with the students. As herds of students beginning rushing by, I stopped and moved to the side, letting them pass. As they ran by, I yelled out “Walk guys, no running in the hall way”. The children turned as my voice traveled, echoing down the tunnel. They looked back with bright eyes and mouths wide open to the point I see their uvulas. They started to run towards me screaming “Chi Vivian Chi Vivian”, (Chi in Vietnamese means older sister).
First thought as they called my name, “Wow everyone got 2 inches taller and what they actually remember me?”
Over the course of high school I have been volunteering at my church mainly as a youth leader for students my age. However, recently for the past year and a half I transitioned into teaching the younger level about the Vietnamese language and bible study and incorporating scout skills such as knot tying, semaphore, and simple survival skills. For my lesson
One of the main problem I notice, while volunteering is that the kids can be uncomfortable with their peers at times when it comes to asking and answering questions. My group of students was able overcome that through a series of ice breakers and team building activities. Through the games and challenges the students begin to ignore how others viewed them but worked together to achieve a common goal. With my experience, I propose a youth challenge day where the community comes together and the youth are able to interact with others not just from their classrooms. Having young kids and young adults interact with new people will allow them to step out of their comfort zone and learn team building skills. With more interactions of our community we can collectively bring more positivity to Mira