This program was initially started due to the cancellation of summer camps caused by COVID-19. Its goal is to provide entertainment and teach different skills to children who may be bored at home or want to learn something new. The volunteer or volunteers may teach 1 on 1 or in groups no more than 5. By teaching these kids, we want to help them have fun and relieve some burden from their parents. Activities that are offered include tennis, soccer, cooking, art, reading/writing, music theory, piano, dance, Chinese, and Rubik’s Cube.
During the summer Sean mentored and taught 4 kids how to play tennis. Overall things went smoothly, and I felt the group as a whole learned a lot. I started by teaching them the basics such as holding the racket properly and hitting the balls. Once they mastered I began teaching more advanced things such as backhands and volleys.
I felt that these sessions were really good for both the students and me as they learn how to play, and I can learn how to teach. However, there was a small issue that came up where all players had different skill levels. This made keeping all players engaged and interested a lot harder as some people could hit the ball consistently while others didn’t even know how to hold a racket properly.
Reported by Sean Yan
Participants: Jeffrey Kuang (1 hour), Sean Yan (1 hour), Sophia Fang (1 hour)
