Kaylee Hanowski
Interview Questions
Story 6
1. What is your name? What do you do for Anoka Ramsey Community College?
Carrie Christenson, 47 of Cambridge Minnesota. She is a teacher of Cambridge Primary School teaches 1st grade class, 26 years. In the summer she teaches children’s classes, Kid University Instructor. Age groups 6-12 are eligible for the program. They do crafts, games, math, debates, and things to keep kids entertained.
2. How long have you been involved with working for Anoka Ramsey Community College?
2 years.
3. What originally brought you to Anoka Ramsey Community College?
Their brochure needed an instructor and she knew that it would be fun to be part of it.
4. Why do you do what you do?
“Something I’ve always thought about doing something more in the summer when my own kids where older.”
The extra income is nice.
5. When and where does what you do take place?
The program takes place Anoka Ramsey College Community College in both Cambridge and Coon Rapids. Carrie Alternates between the two colleges for 3 weeks in July, 4-8 hours depending on the day.
6. What is your favorite thing about working at Anoka Ramsey Community College?
“I like teaching crafts, and watching kids use their imagination while making crafts.” The directors and other instructors are really fun to work with, and everyone at the campuses are very friendly. Its fun to work with people you have never met before.
7. Is there anything else you’d like to tell me?
Thinks she will continue teaching summer classes at Anoka Ramsey. “will keep me off the lawn mower.”
Fun to work with small groups, used to working with 24 plus students during school year. 3-6 kids only in summer classes. “Its fun working with small groups, different than what I do during the school year.”
Kids come from many different places especially from Coon Rapids.
Its funny because in Cambridge because not only Cambridge children attend the program, kids from all over come.
Mid March I start working with directors deciding what I’d like to do, whether it be my own personal ideas, or their own activities.
“They are quite organized.” They plan either kids can stay all day or just for a few hours. They have many activities, to keep them entertained throughout the day.
What do you do to sign up for your kids?
Brochures go out around schools in May with details.
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