Spring Break
Education, fun in the sun come together
Four decades-old program helps kids develop leadership skills; provides job opportunities,
Aleks Cherednichenko
Issue date: 8/1/07 Section: News
"A lot of the kids going through the TLP have attended KidSpirit when they were younger, and come back to teach," said Brian Sexton, Teen Leader supervisor and a senior in human development and family science at OSU.
"A lot of people don't realize that we're a year-round program, just because we're so prevalent during the summer," Swanger said.
The program tries to fill niches that aren't being served by the community.
"Sports like lacrosse have become very popular over the last few years, and we offer instructions year-round," Swanger said.
KidSpirit also provides nearly 150 students every year with internship opportunities and private practicums. "We're entirely run by college students, all aspects of the program are managed by students including the business aspect," Swanger said.
Next spring, KidSpirit is organizing a Girls on the Run program, designed to help adolescent girls deal with everyday issues by working with college students and training for a 5K run. For more information on KidSpirit and its programs, visit their Web site, kidspirit.oregonstate.edu.
"A lot of people don't realize that we're a year-round program, just because we're so prevalent during the summer," Swanger said.
The program tries to fill niches that aren't being served by the community.
"Sports like lacrosse have become very popular over the last few years, and we offer instructions year-round," Swanger said.
KidSpirit also provides nearly 150 students every year with internship opportunities and private practicums. "We're entirely run by college students, all aspects of the program are managed by students including the business aspect," Swanger said.
Next spring, KidSpirit is organizing a Girls on the Run program, designed to help adolescent girls deal with everyday issues by working with college students and training for a 5K run. For more information on KidSpirit and its programs, visit their Web site, kidspirit.oregonstate.edu.
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