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CCI and REI visit - LEAP II Jan. 15

Grandveiw

As the Bioneers, our job is to go around to different crews in the city and help them. We recently went to Grandview Park to meet their crew. They were all really welcoming and enthusiastic. They had amazing veiws and everyone just seemed happy and glad to have us there. We got the oppurtunity to play many games with them,and learned that they play a few games differently. But it was very fun to learn their ways. Some, we thought were betther than ours! It was really fun to meet them and rhey kept me laughing. I would love to wotk with them again in the future.

Kayaking

On a hot summer day our group and a few other crews decided to go kayaking. It was very fun. I had the oppurtunity to do something that i had never done and would have otherwise not done without the help of SCA. Some people were fairly scared of the water, but still made a great effort and got out there anyway. It was a fun, new way to see Pittsburgh. I really enjoyed myself!

Leadership

We as bioneers have to promote leadership. Our job is to help other crews, summer crews mainly see what they could posssibly be doing next year. We play games, get to know he crews on a fun level, while teaching them new things, as well as them teaching us, be it games or expiriences they,ve had. Promoting the Bioneers Conference is our goal. Getting the youth involved is what we do. Staying positive and being open. Leadership is not only about fascilitating but allowing otheers to teach you as well. I think we do that very well.

*How The Bioneers Showed Leadership*

The Bioneers did such a great job showing leadership this week, we stayed postive didn't complain,and rose above some negativity that we were shown this week. We remained calm and we learned valuable lessons and skills from the crews that we visited and also the crew leaders including ours.

We are great leaders because we always get the job done RIGHT, and in a fun and positive way. We learn something new about ourselves and about others in our crew everyday, we make room to grow not only for ouselves, but for others, and I'm very proud of the way that we present, and became comfortable going out and presenting to the others.

LEADERSHIP...How do you see your leader.

I had many leaders in my life. I try to let them lead me the way is best for them but also knowing how i want things to be. For example , parents. They always wants what's best for the child, even though sometimes you think they're doing just to be mean. They have a insight in being a child so if they see something that they might have done and sees it going wrong, they are going to do everything they can to stop you from making that mistake. you never see that when your growing up, but when you're older you are able to look back on those things and thank your parents for the things they did when you were younger.

Teachers are nothing like your parents, but they can and try to teach you life long skills you can take with you everywhere. If you're being resistant then they're going to let you be, only because its not their job to take care of you. The good things about teachers are they're always willing to help you out with whatever they can.

As a SCA worker I have many crew leaders to help me with my problems as a teen and as a worker. There and many leaders I know who are willing to talk to us about personal things, or even helping us with homework we might need help with they're willing to stay after or before work. For example, my recent crew leader Barbara. she is a English teacher and she always help me with my grammar and spelling. Once I asked her for a little grammar lesson and she helped me, no problem.

The other type of leaders I really appreciate are my peers. They teach me many things, not schooling, but life lessons and building relationships in a way. I think of everyone around me as leaders and even myself as a leader.

Working in the Bioneers expanped my leadership skills a lot. when the program first started I was kind of a leader but now that it's nearing the end of the program I see myself more of a leader then I was at the begging. When my crew membemers are upset or down I try to cheer them up, or even get their mind off the probelm for a little while. Another is when we go out to visit the other crews I tell them how I have grewn being with the SCA, and how it have changed me a lot.