My name is Michelle
Corriveau and I’m from Berlin, Connecticut. I’m a freshman majoring in Psychology.
I love to bake, do yoga, watch Netflix with friends and spend time with my
family. I’m involved with the Polling
Institute and also tutor local kids through the On Campus Tutoring program. Next
year I plan on spending my spring semester studying abroad in Australia. I
learned about the America Reads program on the Career Center website. Over the
summer, I was looking for a work study position and this opportunity jumped out
at me. To me, working with children seemed like it would be interesting, a
chance to have a job to do more than just sit at a desk. I work in a first
grade classroom at Freedman Elementary, which is right down the road. Though
there are challenges working with kids and it can get a little chaotic at
times, I wouldn't trade it for anything. Watching kids learn and progress is
really rewarding because I know I had a part in helping that child to grow and
succeed. The relationship I have with the students I work with makes it all
worthwhile. As soon as I walk into the classroom I’m bombarded with hugs. I
have so many drawings and pictures from them that I have a corkboard in my room
just dedicated to things they’ve made me. I look forward to every time I go to
work because I know I have a job where I make a difference in the kids’ lives,
as they make a difference in mine.
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