My Eagle Project:
On the 21st of September, I lead my Eagle Project at the Buck Institute where we finished refining a pathway and gazebo by adding gravel and bender board. This was an 8 hour project that involved 24 kids and 10 adults. The goal of this project was to create a place where scientists working at the institute could relax, de-stress, and connect with nature.
The project started around 8am and was completed by 5pm that day. Here are some images of the process.
The project started around 8am and was completed by 5pm that day. Here are some images of the process.
Reflection:
Through leading this project, I was able to exercise my management and marketing skills. For example, once I found out the date of the project, I marketed across my social media, email, and school. Because of my interest in songs and the date of the project, I decided to market my project with the song "September" because it specifically references the 21st of the September, or the date of my Eagle Project. This helped me spread the date of my Eagle Project in a fun way and make it easy to remember.
During the project, I also was able to exercise my management skills through delegation and analysis. I was the one in charge, so I had to make sure everybody was being productive and had a job to do. Also, I had to take care of specific issues without losing focus of the entire project, which was overwhelming at times. It was very hard for me to delegate tasks and communicate important things to people when everybody was talking to me at the same time.
This project was challenging because of the communication, reporting, estimation, and contingency plans I had to do or make. First of all, I learned how to communicate with people providing tools and make sure that everyone was on the same page. To do this, I sent emails around twice a week clarifying who has provided tools and how many we still needed. These constant updates made the adults providing tools knowledgeable about what they had to bring and where to bring it.
This project also got me in the habit of reporting what I do. During this Eagle Project, I had to record the time each person who participated was there and take pictures of the process. This kept me on my feet because I was trying to get the project done and it was hard to delegate and take pictures at times. This was useful though because I had to sign community service sheets and write a report where I needed those pictures and times.
I also had to estimate the amount of materials, tools, and supplies needed for this project. Through a lot of guessing, consulting with my beneficiary, and looking at past projects, I was able to come up with numbers that weren't too large, but significant enough to make us prepared if anything happened.
Lastly, when planning the Eagle Project I always needed a contingency plan. The Eagle Project didn't go exactly the way I wanted to, but because of the backup plans I made, we were able to finish on time.
During the project, I also was able to exercise my management skills through delegation and analysis. I was the one in charge, so I had to make sure everybody was being productive and had a job to do. Also, I had to take care of specific issues without losing focus of the entire project, which was overwhelming at times. It was very hard for me to delegate tasks and communicate important things to people when everybody was talking to me at the same time.
This project was challenging because of the communication, reporting, estimation, and contingency plans I had to do or make. First of all, I learned how to communicate with people providing tools and make sure that everyone was on the same page. To do this, I sent emails around twice a week clarifying who has provided tools and how many we still needed. These constant updates made the adults providing tools knowledgeable about what they had to bring and where to bring it.
This project also got me in the habit of reporting what I do. During this Eagle Project, I had to record the time each person who participated was there and take pictures of the process. This kept me on my feet because I was trying to get the project done and it was hard to delegate and take pictures at times. This was useful though because I had to sign community service sheets and write a report where I needed those pictures and times.
I also had to estimate the amount of materials, tools, and supplies needed for this project. Through a lot of guessing, consulting with my beneficiary, and looking at past projects, I was able to come up with numbers that weren't too large, but significant enough to make us prepared if anything happened.
Lastly, when planning the Eagle Project I always needed a contingency plan. The Eagle Project didn't go exactly the way I wanted to, but because of the backup plans I made, we were able to finish on time.