Hey, it\u2019s Myla. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m working with Detroit Food Academy this summer (geographically closest to 826michigan, CDAD and SW Detroit). Detroit Food Academy (DFA) is a nonprofit organization that provides summer and school-year programs to middle and high school students interested in any part of food. DFA\u2019s program is educational and covers many things: food injustice, nutrition, careers in food, physical fitness, land acknowledgement, and environmental justice are only a few examples. Ultimately, DFA\u2019s mission is to contribute in accelerating the success of Detroit\u2019s future leaders through holistic development. My role is to help create their curriculum and manage social media outreach and attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For my summer research with DFA, I am going to research the effectiveness of creating safe spaces for middle and high school students through strategy and implementation. Currently, the organization sees emotional coaching as an opportunity for improvement in the scholars\u2019 curriculum, especially discussing emotional causes. For example, when asking students how they are doing, they may say things like, \u201cGreat, my day is going great.\u201d One goal is to have students elaborate on what causes their experiences to be great and help students build the skills of identifying, acknowledging and discussing emotions, their causes and how to handle them. To strategically measure effectiveness, I plan on curating pre and post survey questions with my mentors Julie and Tiffany, and work with my Summer Leadership Team to curate a curriculum that dedicates time to focus on emotional intelligence. A common saying is \u201cfood is love\u201d, and one thing love is, is an emotion, so it is a key part of this culinary-entrepreneurial program for the future of Detroit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am enjoying getting to know my fellows more. Ray, for example, I interviewed with during the application process of this program. I enjoy listening to Ray\u2019s contributions in our meetings and am looking forward to celebrating their impact together. Serena has an instantaneous, welcoming warmth and talking with them easily created a bond I feel will continue to be mutually beneficial. Lily has been a person I can talk to humbly: I feel there\u2019s no judgement between us, even on topics that are traditionally \u2018serious\u2019 (i.e., politics). Totti has been a ray of sunshine to talk to about DCERP, and I can\u2019t wait to open up broader conversation. Ataia\u2019s admirable strength in speaking her mind has been a positive, inspiring influence on me to do the same. Maia reaching out to me to have lunch soon also makes me very happy as I\u2019d love to connect with people with passions. I am looking forward to learning more people by name and face :).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My learning group is community organizing and consists of myself, Serena, and Lily. We are exploring different options for an event the DCERP community that we can organize and implement at least once during the program, and possibly early in the school year. We plan to continue looking at these options and researching what makes for a successful community-organized event.
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Thanks for reading pal, come back next post!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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