I will begin my Internship at the Meadows museum at SMU in Dallas in 2 days. I am very excited to be working with the education team there! As one of my personal favorite museums in the DFW area, the chance to get to actually be a part of what they are doing for our community is just fantastic.
Also, I believe that since this is a somewhat smaller institution, this internship will give me a very wide range of experiences. I will get to work with several different audience groups. I'm going to be developing in-gallery interpretive materials for K-12 and Family audiences, planning programs for University student audiences, designing/teaching off sight engagements for children, and developing content for program for adults with early stage dementia and their caregivers.
While I'm interested in all of these projects, I am most looking forward to learning more about the access programs called Re-Connections. I really have no prior experience working with/programming for access groups, and would love to learn more about it. I feel like all of my work will be very rewarding overall, and I hope to make a difference in the community. (And hopefully I will be able to utilize my Spanish skills as well! But we shall see.)
Until next time!
Virginia
More enthusiasm! Yippee! Isn't exciting to be an intern? I remember doing my first internship and feeling SO COOL when you're outfitted with a museum badge and feel like a "real employee" of the museum. I knew that I was on the right path with museum work because everyday that I would report for duty and had to walk through the museum's atrium, it made me break out into a huge smile... every time!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that you'll get to explore your interests in Access Programs at the Meadows! And, how cool that you'll also get to flex your Spanish language skills.
Enjoy your first day TODAY!!!