So since my last update, I have figured out more details about my application and started planning it. I’m going to create a video for 4th graders based on ‘A Day in the Life of a Horse Vet.” I’m making it off JayCut- which is an online video editing site. You can add pictures and audio, compile them together and then set it to music, enter text, etc. to make it personalized. The idea behind the video will be to sort of have it be based off a possible career idea for the kids. It will hopefully be a way of sparking their interest in being a horse vet when they grow up. Most little girls (and certainly boys, too) are horse lovers when they are this age, but it’s not your everyday job like a lawyer or doctor would be. This way, they can get a jumpstart in the career.
With Mrs. Hoppel being my mentor, she suggested presenting to her daughter’s class. I met with Mrs. Estes to make sure that was okay, and she liked the idea and was able to take me right immediately to talk to Annmari’s teacher, Mr. Evans. Right away, he liked the idea and seemed especially enthused because he mentioned there happened to be a number of horse lovers in the class so it would likely work well. The plan is to present to them sometime in the first half of March.
I am going to do my best to bring in a miniature horse for the presentation. I would show the video then bring them outside to the pony and then demonstrate some of the things I learned and did while working this summer. I think it will be a lot more interactive and interesting for those who aren’t necessarily that into horses because it’s still a live animal that is there with them. I think it will just be a great way to get everyone interested, make it more fun, and make it easier for them to understand. Of course, the pony is used to being around kids and would be safe for them to be around.
I still need to finalize the video, and then talk with Mr. Evans and set up a date for the presentation to the fourth graders. Which then I will plan out getting the pony to school and make sure that it’s even alright to do that…
