The  Challenge  Week  Challenge!      Your  advisory  will  be  competing  to  see  which  group  can  best  challenge  themselves  over  your  break.    You  have  5  options  of  activities  that  you  can  do  to  earn  points  for  your  team.    Do  your  best  to  do  one  or  more  of  the  following  activities  in  challenge  week:    

A. Visit  a  college  campus  and  find  out  about  the  school  B. Volunteer  at  one  of  your  old  schools.  C. Cook  a  full  meal  for  your  entire  family.  D. Volunteer  at  the  Gateway  Matters  of  the  Mind  Luncheon  E. Volunteer  to  work  for  one  of  your  teachers  in  their  classroom  at  Gateway.  

 To  prove  that  you  have  taken  part  in  an  activity  you  must:    

1. Take  a  picture  with  an  adult  at  the  location  where  you  challenged  yourself.  2. In  the  picture,  you  must  hold  up  a  handwritten  sign  that  explains  where  you  

are  and  what  you  did.          All  members  of  your  advisory  should  bring  back  as  many  pictures  that  they  can  of  themselves  taking  part  of  the  approved  challenge  activities.    Your  advisory  will  make  a  collage  of  all  your  endeavors.    A  collage  must  contain  pictures  of  at  least  8  different  members  in  your  group.    Houses  will  gain  points  for  the  highest  percentages  of  advisories  that  submit  collages.        

                                     

 

Challenge Week provides a unique opportunity to do things that are more difficult during the school year. Here are some ideas for volunteer opportunities, PE hours, and just plain fun. Community Service hours are recorded on-line at http://gateway.volunteermatch.org/ Opportunities for Volunteer Hours:

SF Food Bank: When you volunteer at the Food Bank, you'll help sort and package the food we distribute to food pantries, children's snack programs and soup kitchens throughout San Francisco and Marin — enough for more than 100,000 meals each day. Projects typically involve cleaning fresh produce, repackaging bulk food into family-sized quantities, assembling grocery boxes for seniors, and sorting donations from food drives and grocery stores. In a single shift, you'll be helping thousands of people get the food they need. For details visit: www.sffoodbank.org/

The SF SPCA: offers a variety of volunteer opportunities, and all make a true difference to the animals in our care. We rely on volunteers to care for shelter dogs and cats, conduct adoption counseling, assist clients and veterinary staff at The Leanne B. Roberts Animal Care Center, provide foster care, help with our Community Cats Program, and enrich the lives of people in our community through animal-assisted therapy. Volunteers must be 18 years old or older and able to make a volunteer commitment of three hours per week for six months. Please visit our Youth Programs page to learn more about opportunities for those under 18 years old. For details visit: www.sfspca.org/

Aquarium of the Bay: Animal Care Volunteers assist the Aquarium's staff with maintenance of both aquatic and terrestrial exhibit animals. Duties include cleaning, health care, animal enrichment, food preparation, feeding, and record-keeping. Check it out at http://www.aquariumofthebay.com/ under "make a difference"

Tutoring Opportunities at Gateway Middle School: Contact Mr. Grossman at ggrossman@gatewayhigh.org

Glide Memorial: The Volunteer Resource program places about 10,000 volunteers each year, totaling 65,000 hours of service. Serving a meal in the Daily Free Meals program is a transformative experience. The program requires 60 volunteers each day in order to fill the breakfast, lunch and dinner shifts, 364 days a year. And that doesn't even account for the increase in help needed during the holidays. GLIDE has a NEW application to sign up for serving meals! Please visit: http://www.glide.org/

The Boys and Girls Club: Has a number of great programs for students, but also a number of opportunities for teens to volunteer as well. Go to: http://www.kidsclub.org/

Booker T. Washington Community Service Center: Founded in 1919 and incorporated in 1923, Booker T has provided support for African American families since just after the First World War. It has been a place to organize and has responded to community needs with job training, after school and teen programs, recreation, emergency food, counsel on housing and health care, senior clubs and other programs. For more information visit http://www.btwcsc.org/

Opportunities for Physical Education hours:

Hamilton Recreation Center: (one block from school). They have a swimming pool, indoor/outdoor basketball courts, tennis courts and more. Visit http://sfrecpark.org/rec-reccenters.aspx#/?i=1 or call (415) 292-2111 for details

*swimming at a nearby pool, visit http://sfrecpark.org/Rec-SwimmingPools.aspx for a listing of all SF's public pools and hours

*working out at your local YMCA, visit http://www.ymcasf.org

*playing a pickup game of ultimate frisbee with your friends

*going on a bike ride with friends around the Presidio

*going for a run along Ocean Beach

*walking a dog at Fort Funston

*playing with siblings at the park

*signing up for yoga classes at your local gym or studio

  Possible Activities During Challenge Week:

-Get organized for school

-Do something nice for your family (make them a card, clean your room, ask how you can help out around the house or yard, surprise them by making dinner, help out and be extra nice to a brother or sister!)

-Visit your local library, check here for location and hours: http://sfpl.org/

-Volunteer with some friends (takes care of community service hours!)

-Not always possible, but visiting a parent at work (see them in action!)

-Read a book to expand your vocabulary and literacy

-Complete "Challenge week" reading or assignments

-See a good movie so you can bond with friends

-Get outside to absorb vitamin D

-Do some form of exercise to promote a healthy lifestyle

-Go to a public pool

-Running/jogging/walking

-Play some kind of sport (basketball, football, soccer, etc.)

-Biking

-Pick out Halloween costume/Decorate for Halloween

-Visit a Museum (DeYoung, Academy of Sciences, Walt Disney Museum)

-Check out Western Addition Community Technology Center (415)431-2206 or sfwactc@gmail.com)