Community Partner : 901 Arts Intern : Sophie Adelman Site Supervisor : Sarah Tooley
What is 901 Arts ? 901 Arts is a community‐based youth arts center dedicated to providing art and music programs to the children and teens of the Better Waverly neighborhood . 901 Arts provides a safe , creative , and empowering space for Better Waverly Youth to express themselves and develop as artists and community leaders . The art center is an integral part of our community ’ s ongoing efforts to build a safer , stronger and more vibrant neighborhood .
This summer , through working at 901 Arts , I ' ve learned the value of what it means to perform my job with enthusiasm to the fullest of my ability . I was given the responsibility of working behind the scenes at camp to ensure that there was enough food and supplies and that the camp was organized for children to come in and have a meaningful experience each afternoon for five weeks . I was assigned to supervise 4 Youth Workers to help me in setting up each day for camp , prepping art materials such as mosaics , paintings and flower pots for the kids to use as backdrops for their own designs . In the process of preparing for campers to come , I learned a lot about myself and my ability to be an effective leader in delegating different tasks to fit the skill set of each Youth Worker . I learned a lot about work ethic and how approaching a job with positivity and openmindedness is needed for cooperation and having a learning experience . Additionally , I learned what it means to own up to responsibility and follow‐through with full effort and make good on commitments . I am very grateful to my boss for allowing me to take initiative in planning lessons and assessing what should get completed for the day‐‐this required me to make sure that I knew what I was doing and plan out how I wanted to follow through on things I had suggested . This was most evident in teaching the 901 Arts drumline Brazilian rhythms — I was challenged with responsibility and the task of balancing rules and guidelines with leaving room for error and things not going exactly as planned . Lastly and most importantly , I spent this summer coming to understand how community arts centers function in neighborhoods , and how 901 Arts serves the families of Better Waverly to act as a place for kids in the neighborhood to gather , have fun and create art in the process . I am very grateful to my boss and my coworkers for making this summer a memorable lesson in becoming more confident in my words and actions and learning how to overcome challenges along the way . ‐Sophie
Tasks :
• Supervised 4 YouthWo teaching how to be of campers
• Collaborated with the to build an organized o
• Taught Brazilian rhythm drum line
• Promoted the organiza community by flyering advertisements around