Now Hiring Millennials: The Fresh Air Fund
“Al, do you know about any jobs or internships?”
They are looking for counselors for their summer camps (these are no ordinary camps). If you want to know the requirements you can find them here. If you want an inside look at what life is like at the Fresh Air camps then check out my interview with Kristen Farmer. She tells you how rewarding it is working with the kids. “Life-changing,” she says.
Inside The Mind Of Kristen Farmer
“I think that working with young people is something that has its challenges and requires patience, but it also is the most rewarding kind of work that there is out there. It is also some of the most important work.”
–Kristen Farmer
Most Millennials are job hopping every 2-3 years. Kristen Farmer, however, has been with The Fresh Air Fund since 2005 and doesn’t plan on leaving anytime soon. Case closed. The Fresh Air Fund must be a cool place to work.
If you’re a college-aged student looking for a summer job and you love to work with children then this might be the place for you. (Hint: That means they’re hiring.)
Every summer, 3000 inner city children head off to one of five Fresh Air camps at the 2,300 acre Sharpe Reservation in up-state New York. During the year an additional 10,000 students will visit to learn about the environment.
Kristen Farmer, the Tutoring and High School Placement Coordinator during the year, will be there again this summer as the assistant director. “I believe so much in what we do”, she exclaims.
Her belief was clearly evident during our conversation. Kristen believes in service and has a serious passion for working with young people.
She began her career at Fresh Air as the Journalism Teacher—one of the counselor positions—for the career awareness camp called Camp Mariah.
Prior to Fresh Air, she has been a tutor, a pre-kindergarten teacher, a substitute teacher, an intern with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and a Health Education Volunteer with the Peace Corps—all before the age of 25.
Let’s find out what else is going on inside The Millennial Mind of Kristen Farmer.
Q & A: Can you help me find my brand?
I spoke to you at the assembly here at Claflin University, and I asked you some things, but was afraid to ask the rest out loud, my question is I am applying for the Honors College and I need a brand statement in order to get in, just in case I get interviewed.
My skills that I have obtained so far are communications skills, I have interpersonal skills but, that’s too few to name can you help me find my brand? To get in I have to demonstrate ongoing leadership skills, be academically successful, and develop service for the community.
Facebook Banned: Chatting with your teacher is a no-no.
Imagine the you are a teacher checking out your wall on Facebook when you notice that several of your students have posted messages. They are all asking you about the same thing: a class project.
This scenario seems simple enough, right? Well…if you happen to be a teacher working in The School District of Elmbrook (Wisconsin) boy, oh boy, are you in trouble.
An article that I read in The School Library Journal explains that, as of February 10, 2009 “communication between staff and students via social networking and IM” has been banned.
What about a student calling a teacher? According the article, “not a problem.”
Huh?
Mega-Millennials Chris Brown and Rihanna: Emotions Gone Wild!
“When emotions fill the room, logic goes out the window.”
—Al Duncan
Herpes?
Choking, bites, and bruises?
A sincere apology?
Emotions gone wild!
A personal brand destroyed…
The dream millennial couple bites the dust. Millions of fans and millions of dollars lost. It’s been two weeks and this story still has a long way to go before it plays all the way out.
Millennials are shocked and outraged. Some are in disbelief.
Boomers and Millennials Are the Same?
Cool (and humorous) blog post that shows how much the Boomers and Millennials have in common.
Generational Smackdown: Baby Boomers vs. The Millennials | TerryStarbucker.com
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The Leading Soft Skills Training Program for STEM Students. Check out S3TEM.com
The 5 Soft Skills Clusters
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