If you ever get the chance, I strongly suggest you coach kids on a sports team.
I coached middle school girls' soccer and it was great. I
was there for only two short years, but I got to see these girls grow,
make friendships and build confidence. One girl pierced her belly
button on her own (I wouldn't suggest it!) and when it got infected she
came to me - not her mom, not the school nurse - I felt like she really
trusted me. She was what I'd call an "at risk" kid and I was
heartbroken when her mother found out about the piercing and took her
off the team. I thought that was the worst
thing she could've done - after all this was a positive after-school
activity where she was making friends with girls who don't get into
trouble.
Stefany works for Maine Energy Education Program, a non-profit organization that provides free presentations to classrooms throughout Maine.
