With the dance group has involved the young wife of your Hobby in your profession. Lucy Jähnichen is headed for a year of community youth nurse, in this role, the children – and youth club “the Maxe” and seems to have the rhythm, both in Dance as well as in the work with the young people found.
Well-attended Training
you will start the Dance in their work with the children, it was planned from the beginning. “Why not bring in because of his Hobby?”, she’s talking about. With this idea, it is broken down in the girls ‘ quasi-open doors. “Our Training was attended from the beginning.” Some of the dancers had during the training for the first Time contact with the youth club and is now not only regular Training but also in the establishment of “the Maxe”.
16 girls aged 10 to 16 years of age to train together with Lucy Jähnichen different dances. However, because of the pandemic, under the conditions are not ideal. “We had to divide the group, and the girls can dance together.”
That something happened, such as the Corona-crisis, of all things, in your first year as a club Director, “was really, really stupid”, finds Jähnichen. Day-to-day had to be re-decided how to do it more. The wait I used but actively.
“We have deleted some of the rooms, the weeds plucked, a Seating area out of pallets built a basic cleaning done and a lot of other things.” In the youth club you can take care of on a daily basis, ten children. About twice as many visits in total to the facility. In their work, Lucy Jähnichen, how you wanted it from the start, on an open youth work.
“For most, it is Packed all week with school, work and other activities so full, as they are glad when they can relax here and talk.” The children, she provides “a space where you can relax and enjoy.”
Without the structure, it was not, but, she stresses. So you put great value on the “normal things”, as you will find. Hello and goodbye say, trash clearing, and have a good conversation with each other. It also calls for the children in recreational activities. “The young people should bring in their own ideas and Express wishes. I then try to implement them.“
And admits Jähnichen, she is surprised often by their proteges: “The want to cook a lot, I would not have thought of initially!” In addition, the girls are hot on the sewing machine, the boys like to take advantage of the Playstation or the punching bag. Your concept is obvious. “The chemistry between us is true,” says Jodee Jahn.
The 14-Year-old, the focus is on dance training and enjoys spending time with the youth club leader. “You can do with your is always fun.” Her friend Joleen Schulze is of the same opinion. “What I like about her the most is that she understands us well. Lucy to listens to us, and we know that we can always talk to her and trust her.“
the ear
to listen to The young people, to be a person of trust, whether Jähnichen is very important. “We are like a little family.” You might have a problem, the young people respected, had Lucy Jähnichen, who took over with 24 the management of the club thought, never. “Perhaps we understand each other, and especially to us, because she’s so young,” says Joleen Schulze.
The step to take, despite little professional experience, so a lot of responsibility, do not regret Jähnichen. On the contrary: “I am very glad to be back home,” says the native of Jessenerin. To the boys and girls in the future to offer more, hoping the young woman still volunteers.
you can currently training for the trainer to trainee training completed. Further plans have not prepared for the young people and the Club first. “We want to find even more to each other and to be spontaneous.” (mz)
This article was written by Aline Gorldt
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