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Volunteer in a Elementary School
Mildred Rivas
11-29-2010
Social Justice
Volunteering in an elementary school Volunteering is a fulfilling experience. Many people do not take the opportunity to volunteer in their children’s school for a variety of reasons. In fact, volunteering at your child school give you a lot of opportunity and experiences. Personally, I began my volunteer experience this year at Irving Elementary School, ever since that first volunteering opportunity available to me. From helping young students with homework and teacher with grading a few paper to preparing assignments for the next , and making photo copy, collating, packet preparation. So why should we volunteer? We should volunteer to support our communities and world. Let me tell you what my experience and opportunity were while I volunteer at my child elementary school, and I hope this will persuade you to volunteer anywhere. The main reason I volunteer at Irving Elementary School was to get experience in working with children’s which seemed very interesting because kids have different reactions to an environment with other people. For example, the mixed emotions children have during their first day of school, it is hard to break the tension building inside them without making them cry or scared. Next, working with children has left an indelible mark in my memory. My experience as a community service volunteer, where I was assigned to do recreational activities for children ages 3-10 year old, much of the wonderful experience is caused by the diversity of the environment when working with young ones for I discovered that a child’s sense of imagination is gives out fresh ideas that positively influence a person’s outlook in life. Most of the time, the varying moods of children tend to start an argument over petty things nevertheless I really enjoyed such service because the experience made me feel young again. The second, reason why I volunteer in an Irving Elementary School

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