Student Volunteer

Hey Everyone!

My name is Krysti, I'm a student at St. Michael's College and I've had the pleasure of volunteering at the Winooski Family Center this past semester. I had the opportunity to work with the pre-school and was able to really interact with the kids and get to know them. It was a lot of fun and something that I'm definitely thinking about doing again in the future.

While working with the kids I was able to not only play with them but also assist them with arts and crafts and even sit in on circle time. The day I was at the Center, the kids were making head bands out of paper and feathers, which they were really cute about. They all wanted the chance to walk around wearing them.

The kids also had the option to play with a train set, and with water boats in a big tub, among many other activities that they all really seemed to enjoy.

My favorite time at the Center was when we all went outside and I was able to just play with the kids and get to know them a little better. The Center has a little fenced in yard with bikes the kids can ride, sand toys, pretty much anything you can imagine. It was just a lot of fun to see them play, as well as interact with each other, especially considering all the diversity that is present at the Center.

Everyone there was also very nice to me, and I got the sense that the teachers cared a lot about the kids. They were just so understanding and really knew how to keep the kids entertained and busy. And in return the kids seemed to like it there.

Volunteering with the Winooski Family Center has been a great experience for me, it's really opened up my eyes to what it's like working with tons of little kids and has provided me with a better understanding of the surrounding community. For, the Center doesn't just support the kids, but also the parents, which I think is one of the things that makes them so successful.

I really hope to continue my connection with the Center into the future, and will hopefully be able to find the time to volunteer with them in the coming semesters.

Thanks for reading,

Krysti