Welcome to SEP

Welcome to SEP! We are so excited to be interning for SEP this summer! We will be running the SEP blog this summer and will be updating it with fun and exciting activities happening around camp during each session. We will be observing classes and taking photos of student activities and projects. We will be accompanying teachers on field trips and will be documenting these as well.

My name is Lauren Meador and I just finished my fourth year at the University of Virginia. I am completing my Bachelor’s of Art in History and my Masters of Teaching in Secondary Social Studies Education this December. This is my first summer with SEP and I have loved getting to learn about all of the different classes and activities at SEP as well as the traditions in the program. I am looking forward to seeing the Camper Talent Shows and listening in on all of the amazing classes we have this year.

My name is Natalie Glees and I am a graduate student at the University of Virginia. I will be receiving my Masters of Teaching in Secondary Social Studies Education in December. Prior to attending UVA, I graduated from Texas A&M with a Bachelor’s of Art in History. This is also my first summer at SEP. I can’t wait to see all of the fun activities and cool projects that students will be completing throughout the summer!

This week we were busy setting up the SEP office and helping teachers prepare their classrooms. We decided to decorate the office in a LEGO theme this year and we created various decorations to brighten up our space! We are very excited for Session 1 to begin on Monday. Moving forward, we will be posting two separate blog posts for 5-8 and 9-11 detailing the activities students are doing in each age group.

-Lauren and Natalie