Today, we are going to discuss my beginnings in a "Service Learning" position at Rock Canyon Elementary. To introduce myself, I'll just say that I am an aspiring elementary school teacher, and am loving every minute of my schooling!
The school itself is situated in Provo Utah and has a very open courtyard leading up to the main entrance. It is clean, it is inviting, I love it already!
Upon further research about the school and surrounded area I learned several things. For example, Rock Canyon is ranked 47th out of 527 elementary schools in Utah! That alone is incredible. The quality of education that these students are receiving beats 480 of Utah's schools. The school itself has around 634 students of which 79.5% are Caucasian, 9.8% are Hispanic, and 4.3% are Asian. This statistic was not surprising due to the city where it is located I feel as though it matches pretty well to the states statistics. Finally, I learned that only 32.2% of students attending here receive free/discounted lunch. This shows the economic standing of the majority of students is either average or above.
The surrounding area is just as inviting, full of neighborhoods, green playing fields, beautiful homes, and a great view of the mountains!
I am excited to apply what we are learning in class and to learn more about the field of Education! Service learning is important, as a student especially, to help give expirience, to learn, and also help solidify my desire to work as a teacher myself someday.
Until next time,
Megan
