Presenter(s)
Jasmine Odegard
Abstract
There are two parts to my current internship; I work with the enrichment events coordinator at the Winona School District, and I also help with project compass events. Both are very fulfilling in different ways. With the school district side of my internship I am constantly working with children or planning events for the children, and project compass works directly with adults that have various disabilities. The bulk of my internship is with the school district, and particularly the elementary school, so we will start from there. As I stated above, I am interning for the school district and for the bulk of my internship I am working under the enrichment events coordinator Casey Moger. In this position I help events, clubs, and after school activities run smoothly, as well as plan for bigger events in the future. Casey runs a lego club for about four weeks at each elementary school that I help out at, as well as a book club. Other than that, we have fundraisers such as a craft fair, we hold cooking camps, a summer kickoff event, and more. I have always loved working with kids, so this side of my internship has been extremely fulfilling. The other side of my internship is doing work for project compass. Project compass provides multiple fun services for people with disabilities mostly over the age of 18 and into their elderly years. Each week we have bowling and book club. On top of that there is a dance, bingo, a canvas painting class, and a cooking class once each month. We have many clients working with project compass with various types of disabilities and various levels of functionality. I had never worked with people with disabilities before, but it has been an amazing experience. The clients have such amazing personalities and they're such happy, gracious people. This internship has provided a new career path option that had never been explored in the past and provided a new outlook on life. I'm extremely grateful for both of these opportunities and can't wait to share my experience.
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department
Psychology
Campus
Winona
First Advisor/Mentor
Robert Casselman
Start Date
4-24-2025 9:00 AM
End Date
4-24-2025 10:00 AM
Presentation Type
Poster Session
Format of Presentation or Performance
In-Person
Session
1a=9am-10am
Poster Number
49
Included in
Internship With the Winona School District and Project Compass and What I Have Taken From It
There are two parts to my current internship; I work with the enrichment events coordinator at the Winona School District, and I also help with project compass events. Both are very fulfilling in different ways. With the school district side of my internship I am constantly working with children or planning events for the children, and project compass works directly with adults that have various disabilities. The bulk of my internship is with the school district, and particularly the elementary school, so we will start from there. As I stated above, I am interning for the school district and for the bulk of my internship I am working under the enrichment events coordinator Casey Moger. In this position I help events, clubs, and after school activities run smoothly, as well as plan for bigger events in the future. Casey runs a lego club for about four weeks at each elementary school that I help out at, as well as a book club. Other than that, we have fundraisers such as a craft fair, we hold cooking camps, a summer kickoff event, and more. I have always loved working with kids, so this side of my internship has been extremely fulfilling. The other side of my internship is doing work for project compass. Project compass provides multiple fun services for people with disabilities mostly over the age of 18 and into their elderly years. Each week we have bowling and book club. On top of that there is a dance, bingo, a canvas painting class, and a cooking class once each month. We have many clients working with project compass with various types of disabilities and various levels of functionality. I had never worked with people with disabilities before, but it has been an amazing experience. The clients have such amazing personalities and they're such happy, gracious people. This internship has provided a new career path option that had never been explored in the past and provided a new outlook on life. I'm extremely grateful for both of these opportunities and can't wait to share my experience.
