Senior Projects

Yesterday I didn’t work a lot outside due to the weather. I did clear small trees that were cut down, but that’s really all I did outside. For the rest of the day I went back to the bird hospital. I got to observe bird exams, help label food containers, fold laundry, and observe med prep.

For the past four days, I have been helping out around Emmaus. I have one main supervisor, Angie, and she is overall showing me how the organization works. I am working mostly with the same three men and just spending time with them in their home. But, I am also visiting many other homes to meet all of the staff and clients. I am learning so much about all different kinds of physical and neurological differences. I have also attended a grief counseling meeting for the staff, toured a day program, and attended an all-staff debriefing meeting. Everything has been so inspiring and helpful so far.

Yesterday I got to shadow someone in the bird hospital. I also got more interaction with birds. Some of the things I got to do was observe feeding a baby great horned owl and other birds of prey, laundry, labeling food containers, cleaned cages and flight cages, I also observed how they handle sick or injured birds that people bring into the hospital.

Today I did more labor work. I raked more leaves, and loaded scrap metal and wood from old exhibits.

Hello fellow seniors. I hope you all had a good first day at your senior projects. On my first day at the World Bird Sanctuary I did mostly manual labor. Some of my tasks were taking out trash and recycling, clearing out brush, and raking leaves. I did, however, get to meet with one of the bird trainers there. She let my watch her fly a bald eagle, as well as help her train an augar buzzard to fly to strangers.

I am going to contact my sites and finalize the hours that I will be there.

I am going to email my coordinator at the World Bird Sanctuary, to get more detailed information about what I need to do to prepare for the work I am going to do with them.

For my senior project I will be focusing on the general subject of Special Education. I will be working with the Emmaus Home, TREE House, Green Pines Elementary, Oakhaven Montessori. Mainly focusing on working in the classroom or with specific therapists, but also with Emmaus’ advocacy and outreach program.

Welcome to the blog for our students who are off on their senior projects.

We’re excited to see what our seniors are up to.