Personal Narrative: A Christian Senior Service Experience

After the ceremony sending the seniors off to our respective service site on March 27th, I drove over nervously to my service site. I did not know what to expect or how soon I will become comfortable there. I decided to do my senior service at an elementary school in Brockton called Head Start, so I was thinking about how the kids will react to a new kid coming in the middle of their class. The drive from Xaverian to Head Start was about 25 minutes, so during the whole drive I was so impatient, because I wanted to see what I was going to do for the next six weeks. When I finally arrived to Head Start, I walked in the school and was greeted by some women behind a desk. They asked me if I needed help and I told them my situation. They showed me to
From the first day there to the last day, everyone has been so supportive and appreciative towards me that it made me feel blessed to have been a part of this experience. Everything during this experience has been very beneficial for me, including my mentor meetings. The weekly mentor meetings made me reflect on the work I’ve been doing for that week. I would think about what I did wrong and things I can continue to work on. I also reflected on the kids I am watching over. I think about if what I’m doing is helping them in the long run. Mr. Morse would always give me good advice on the work I’m doing and how it is not just my ticket to graduate, but more importantly helping the kids around me. My relationships with my supervisor and the assistant teacher were influential during this experience. They both put me under their wings and let me know how to do certain things around the classroom. They told me how to interact with the kids and how to make them laugh. Also, told me how control the children when things got too hectic. I feel I couldn’t have gotten through these six weeks without them showing me the