Last week we started off with a visit to the Next Step Shelter in Kaka'ako.
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| Photo of where a family of four sleeps, courtesy of Reyn Chagami |
"I was surprised on the amount of space they were given. It wasn't to big of a space as you can see from the picture. They have to fit multiple people in that space to which would be really hard."
--Blaine Tonaki
--Blaine Tonaki
This week MPX10 students rolled up their sleeves for service learning at the men and women's shelters at the Institute for Human Services.
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| We were not allowed to take photos during meal serving, but afterwards we went upstairs to see the rooftop aquaponics system IHS has installed. This photo shows MPX students checking out a bin where 50lbs of tilapia was recently harvested and served at IHS! |
"When we first walked in and saw all the different types of people I was blown away. Seeing the faces was super intense. At first I felt very awkward because here we were as private school kids coming into feed the homeless. However, this feeling didn't last long because as soon as we started serving food and I could see the expressions on their faces I felt great. I thought it was super important for us to do this field trip because it made us interact with the homeless. "
--Isaiah Browning
--Isaiah Browning
After break, students will continue their research on the great depression and fundraisers for Next Step shelter in preparation for a short film festival at the end of April. One group is planning a homeless simulation on campus as part of their fundraiser, details TBA.
Over break, the only homework is to finish the books they selected on the topic of homelessness and catch up on sleep!
