....and its over...

Here is just a little of the things I get on my end from parents on the work and changes YOU are making.  Never forget...YOU did this and these things!!!  Dr. Williams and I only provided you the opportunity to do such amazing and awesome stuff!  Without you and your efforts CAPES! would not be anything....

Thanks so much!  We love CAPES!  As we were leaving the park Jude kept saying "Is next Tuesday CAPES?"  After asking several times he finally sighed and said "5 more months until CAPES with Christi" (in a really sad voice).  I could tell he didn't want CAPES to be over.  Thanks for giving my son a place to shine and feel accepted and loved.  We feel so lucky to be a part of this program.

Thanks for a great celebration! I'm sure there was a lot more work involved with having to move everything off-site and then all of the headaches with electricity, water, facilities, etc. My son and I really had an enjoyable time and will definitely miss Ben's WSU student, Dan; he and all of the students worked so well with my son. This program has been such a wonderful find for my son and I really appreciate all of the work that has gone in to making it a success. Thanks again,

CAPES!

WSU Student Debriefing

Now that you have completed your CAPES! experience, please take a few moments to reflect on the entire program, yourself, and the participant(s) you worked with.  Complete the following questions and e-mail them to Dr. Z. (jameszagrodnik@weber.edu) or Dr. Williams (nataliewilliams1@weber.edu ).  DO NOT post on the blog, as we need to protect the privacy of your participants!!!!  The information you provide here will help us make CAPES! better from a WSU student perspective as well as give the next group of WSU Students some beginner clues on what to expect, do, and achieve.  You may remember seeing information similar to this when you started...it was from people last Spring who filled this out.  Think about how helpful that was for you and how you will be helping out the next group of students!  We realize that some of you moved around a lot this semester, please select the participant you worked the most with this semester and complete what you can.  THANKS!

Name of participant(s) you worked with the most this semester:

What can he/she/they do physically? What can they not do?

What can he/she/they do cognitively? What can they not do?

What can he/she/they do socially? What can they not do?

What was the biggest “break through” that occurred this semester?

What are some tricks/strategies you learned to be successful?

What are some things you learned NOT to do?

What was his/her/their favorite thing to do?

What was your favorite thing to do?

What do you think the next group should work on with this person the most for next semester?

Any additional information you would like to give the next group that you wish you knew at the beginning?

What could be done to improve CAPES! from your perspective?

What did you like about the program as a whole?

What did you not like about the program as a whole?

Did being in groups work or would you have rather been sent off as individuals?

Is the blog a good/effective method to reflect?

Do you want/need more assistance from Dr. Z. or Dr. Williams or did you like how we essentially let you off the leash?

Anything else you would like to say or express?  

THANK YOU TO AN AWESOME CELEBRATION (and year)!  You were amazing!