Friday, June 20, 2008

Explorers End of Year Party


Last Saturday Ben and I threw an end of year party for our Explorers group that we have been talking about. We went to a local park that had a large field area, a playground area and a water pad (water sprinklers that kids can run through and get wet and stay cool). We had a great time with them playing frisbee, having a long drawn-out water fight, playing freeze tag with water guns, lunch etc. The kids deserved a good time after all the hardwork that they put in over the year. They attended the meetings and cooperatively participated in all of the activities that we had planned. During our party we also took the time to have them evaluate their experience in the group, letting us know what they liked about it and what they would want to improve on the group. They gave great insight to us, which will help as we pass on this group to the next leader. A couple of the things they mentioned that were encouraging to us were that they would want to have the meetings more often than twice a month and that they grew in their friendship with eachother through meeting and interacting in all the group activities. Overall we had a wonderful time as a group and Ben and I are extremely sad to be leaving them. The other encouraging factor that came about was we found out from the Childrens Director that they have officially found someone to take over the leadership of the group so it can continue into the future. We look forward to coming back to visit to see the progression of the group as well as how it may continue to develop over time. Well... enjoy the pictures that we took!!

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