Day Two of @CwpFairfield Summer Organization - We Organized the Supply Closets

I am forever thankful to undergraduate Stefania Vendrella and GSEAP's graduate students for tackling a tremendous task yesterday. Our supplies arrived at the same time the University is taking away the CWP-Fairfield Office and asking my assistant to move into the storage closet. So, we needed to begin condensing offices at the same time we unpacked boxes of supplies for the 100s of kids and teachers we work with each summer.

We didn't finish, but we made tremendous progress - it is doubtful an assistant will ever fit into the storage closet but that is the plan of action required of us - we worked like crazy, but kept laughing at how this is supposed to be possible.

I''ve hired 17 teachers for the summer as we continue to build community relations, provide incredible scholarships, and offer phenomenal writing instruction over six weeks during the summer months. Our model results from professional development, grants, and a business plan that works. Unfortunately, as our programs grow and there's a need for expansion, we're being crunched for space.

The world never ceases to amaze me.