Monday you will be assisting a group of about 4 highschoolers from Jefferson High School. Here's what to expect on Monday Afternoon: Please arrive at Movement Baker by 4pm and say hi at the front desk and let them know you are volunteering with Project Send It. They know to expect you! Get your harness on and hang out until the kids arrive. If you plan on climbing on your own before the kids arrive, keep an eye on the time and be waiting in the lobby before they arrive. Introduce yourself to the other volunteers! If you haven't been to a Movement before, please arrive even earlier and pass the belay test so you're ready to go before the kids arrive. As the kids come in, try to match up with a group of kids. Introduce yourself, get to know them a little. Take them back to the cubby area straight back from the front door. Help them get their harness on correctly (remember to get permission before any physical contact and explain what you are going to do should you need to) and get climbing shoes on. It might take a trip or 2 to the desk to get the right size shoe for each kid. Store shoes and jackets in the cubbies. Once all the kids are grouped up, with a volunteer, and in a harness and shoes, it's time to climb! Take them down to the walls and find something that looks fun. This will not be the first time climbing for most of these kids. You might still need to tie them in and feel free to show them how to do it themselves. But before tying in, attach the Grigri to your harness (pro tip - you might get a kid that just starts climbing before you're ready, and that's more likely to happen once they are all tied in!). Explain the climbing commands (On Belay? Belay On! Climbing? Climb ON!) Some kids will freak out when they get to the top and won't want to come down. If this is their first time, have them climb up just a little bit (less than halfway) and sit in the harness so they get a feel for it. Don't press it too much if they don't want to. If you haven't already done so, please review and sign the Project Send It Volunteer Waiver and Contact Policy https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZ8DyymvBIiUGbKOqxmJZ4oQTV0ZlFNUWVkz63DtcNjZ6lbA/viewform You've got this! Project Send It doesn't happen without awesome volunteers like yourself. Thank you so much for being there on Monday!