One of the most influential activities during my high school career was a project called "Helping the Children". This project was carried out at Coral Way Elementary School from January 2, 2002 to March 24, 2002. During that time I tutored six grade students in an after-school care program. Through out the project I helped the kids with their schoolwork, and also took care of them after hours. Some of the activities included taking them out to lunch, preparing …showed first 75 words of 525 total…

…showed last 75 words of 525 total…many aspects; they improved their reading abilities, grades, and learned how to socialize with new people that were older than them. During this project I learned a lot of things about the community, I learned the importance of socializing despite color, race, or religion. I spent some time with different types of people from all around the world and I learned that everyone has a unique perspective on life and we should all respect it.