视野2022年12月30日
— 更新 2023年11月20日
Looking to the Next Horizon
翡翠的权力, Director of 视野, sees new possibilities for our one-of-a-kind program, now in its 28th year.
Since joining the Miss Hall’s 视野 Team in 2019, 翡翠的权力 has seen several iterations of the School’s signature service-learning and internship program.
There was the 2019-20 school year, with students heading off campus each week to volunteer and intern at more than 75 sites across Berkshire County — until COVID-19 changed all that in March 2020.
还有2020-21年, when the program was reimagined for on-campus and online learning during the height of the pandemic. And, there was 2021-22, which saw the return of off-campus and in-person experiences.
Now, Emerald is viewing the program from a whole new vantage point: as its Director. She was named in June to lead the one-of-a-kind program into its 28th year.
“I am excited to serve the program, 学生们, 我的同事们, and the School in new ways,祖母绿说. “I see so much potential for the future of 视野, and I see this as a pivotal year, coming out of the pandemic, moving into ‘post- pandemic’ life, and discovering what’s next for the program.”
“What I love about 视野 is that there really is no limit to what the program can be.”
Director of 视野
Emerald joined Miss Hall’s in 2019 as Associate Director of 视野, advising juniors in their 视野 experiences, coordinating grade-level programming, assisting with new programs, and helping 视野 adapt during the pandemic. In addition to her new role, Emerald also serves as Head Resident in the Main Building, and she shifted this year from 11th Grade Class Coordinator to 9th Grade Class Coordinator, a key part in guiding new students through their first year at Miss Hall’s.
每周三举行, 视野 provides students opportunities to build leadership and advocacy skills, explore college and career interests, and learn how to influence the world around them. Students participate in internships, volunteer opportunities, class-wide项目, and workshops in a curriculum that evolves sequentially, building on each year’s lessons as they progress from ninth through twelfth grade.
在她的角色中, Emerald is a key player in the design, 发展, and implementation of new 视野 partnerships that advance the School’s mission and vision and forge meaningful partnerships with local, 区域, and global organizations. She also advises 9th- and 10th-graders on their 视野 experiences.
“I am eager to think longer-term, not only about this year and next, but also about five years from now, and what new partnerships or opportunities that could mean,她指出. “It’s really about taking the great things the program does and seeing a vision for what’s next.”
One exciting opportunity this year is a budding partnership with Girl Up, a global leadership 发展 organization hosted by the United Nations Foundation that guides girls on their journey from leader to changemaker. MHS is piloting a Girl Up collaboration, working to integrate that curriculum into the 视野 experience.
Other plans this year include building on the financial literacy program developed with 11th graders last year and continuing the Empowered Changemakers project launched last year with sophomores. Seniors are again interning with organizations in and beyond the Berkshires, and the ninth-grade program continues evolving, with experiences designed to integrate new students into the Miss Hall’s community and prepare them for organizing their annual 视野 Plant Sale in the spring.
“What I love about 视野 is that there really is no limit to what the program can be in terms of an expanded reach and partnerships, 是否全球, or through connections with alums, or even with other schools,Emerald补充道. “We also have opportunities to revitalize ongoing partnerships, 创新, and to think of new things to come. It’s a time to solidify where the program is and use the year as a stepping- stone to where we are going.”
地平线在行动
Now in its 28th year, 视野 is Miss Hall’s signature service-learning and internship program. It provides pathways to student success: leadership skills, change-making experience, and real-life opportunities at more than 75 professional offices, 企业, 非营利组织, and arts organizations in the Berkshires. These experiences consistently set Miss Hall’s students apart as they apply to colleges and go on to change the world.