Diary of a RDASC Kid!

As part of RDASC’s ongoing effort to give youth a space to exercise their voices, we will begin featuring a bi-monthly section in our newsletter for one of our 5th grade students to talk about our program. Please enjoy this first installment and help us in congratulating and thanking 5th grader Rama Dajanji from Lafayette Elementary on such a great article!

Hello! My name is Rama Dajanji and this is what happens to me at RDASC. I started RDASC at fifth grade. I was a little nervous at first, but then I started feeling happy and proud that I’ve joined RDASC. I found it pretty wonderful. First I come put my things away and go for the tables to get some snacks. Soon I hear a gong ring. That means that we all have to stay silent and pay attention to the speaker so we can all go out to recess.
Recess is my second favorite part of RDASC. That is because I get to finally play handball outside with my friends. We get a lot of time to play so I enjoy myself during recess. After some long 30 minutes of play I hear one of the staff members calling “RDASC” to line-up.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays we have recreation. That is when I get to run laps, do stretches, and play long fun games. That is my favorite part of RDASC. I like playing capture the flag at recreation time with Frank. I come back inside really tired. Then we can play or do homework.
On Fridays I come back from recess and I sit down for a meeting with my group, “The Dragons.” We talking about what fieldtrips we should go to. Plus what we should cook or make for cooking class. Later after we play games it is time to clean up.
At the end of the day I get picked up by my parents. As I drive home, I wonder what we will do at RDASC tomorrow. I also wonder what we will do on the next meeting on Friday. I just love RDASC. But sometimes the students don’t listen, and I think we can improve that by paying a little more attention. But the staff members are vey nice and funny. I can stay in RDASC for the whole year!
By Rama Dajanji, 5th Grade, Lafayette Elementary