St. Anna\u2019s Episcopal Church has combined its two major programs, St. Anna\u2019s Medical Mission (SAMM) and Anna\u2019s Arts for Kids (AAK), into a single program, Anna\u2019s Place NOLA. Our goal is to provide more holistic services to our community.<\/p>\n
Need for Help<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Our program is funded strictly through donations and grants, which are becoming harder to get. We have four full or part-time staff and a few contract staff to develop, plan and implement a 4-day a week children\u2019s after-school academic enrichment program, Saturday arts enrichment and health promotion children\u2019s program, summer camp to continue the learning process and provide opportunities, and medical outreach program offering health screenings, education and services. Our program utilizes volunteers and service-learning programs in an effort to keep costs down while providing educational opportunities for college students. We see the potential for growth and improvement in our programs, but lack the financial support to provide the man-power to do it. The availability of interns would provide fresh eyes and ideas as well as the needed man-power to improve upon our programs, while providing the Intern with some \u201creal-life\u201d work experiences.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Proposed Project <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Our full-day Summer Camp will be four weeks in duration, June 15-19, June 22-26, July 6-10, and July 13-17. There will be an orientation week June 8-12 for all staff and volunteers. We will offer a music program (instrument and voice instruction, reading music, music history), academic enrichment (reading and math), visual arts, swimming classes, field trips, nutrition, gardening, health and physical activities for approximately 50 children ages 5-14.<\/p>\n Our focus for the health classes will be health and grooming, but we\u2019d like to include safety in play as well as basic first aid techniques for the older children. We envision the physical activity program including an exercise portion with pre and post-assessment (similar to the Presidential Fitness Program), games and sports.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Intern\u2019s Responsibilities and Activities<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The Intern\u2019s responsibilities will include:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In addition, part of the student\u2019s time may include chaperoning field trips; monitoring students upon arrival, during lunch or during dismissal; being the second person in a vehicle transporting children; or assisting with other activities during the camp as needed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With the responsibilities and activities outlined above the Intern should be self-motivated. Experience working with children is a plus; being able to control a child or classroom without becoming overwhelmed is necessary. Verbal communication, especially with children, is extremely important. Being able to commit to the schedule mentioned above and to do a lot of work in that short time frame is required.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The time-frame of 300 hours will be met approximately as follows:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To Whom the Intern Will Report<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The Intern will report to Diana Meyers, BSN, RN for program development and implementation. While on-site at the camp the Intern will often be under the supervision of Darryl Durham, MM (Director of Arts and Community Engagement) in the absence of Ms Meyers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Location of the Work<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The program will mainly take place at Christ Church Cathedral at 2919 St. Charles Avenue. The gardening component will take place at 1509 Esplanade Avenue, a house St. Anna\u2019s is currently leasing. The swimming component will take place at the North Rampart Community Center at 1130 N. Rampart Street. Field trips will be located throughout the Greater New Orleans region.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Is Car Needed<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The Intern will need to provide their transportation to and from Christ Church Cathedral daily for the orientation week and during the 4-week program. Transportation during the hours of the camp may be arranged with the children\u2019s transportation.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n Diana Meyers <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" St. Anna\u2019s Episcopal Church has combined its two major programs, St. Anna\u2019s Medical Mission (SAMM) and Anna\u2019s Arts for Kids (AAK), into a single program, Anna\u2019s Place NOLA. Our goal is to provide more holistic services to our community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[99,122,24,73,7,119],"class_list":["post-1730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-posts","tag-childrens-health","tag-health-education","tag-new-orleans","tag-nola","tag-practicum","tag-summer"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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\nCommunity Wellness Director
\nSt. Anna’s Episcopal Church
\n1313 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans,LA\u00a0 70116
\nphone: 504-947-2121
\nemail: diana@stannanola.org<\/a>
\nwebsite: www.stannanola.org<\/a><\/p>\n