by Margeny & Cenicia

During training, we did an exercise where we tried to figure out how to cater to certain audiences. In this training we were asked to think about what is the most engaging for certain audiences and how to keep them interested and engaged. For example, kids don’t have the longest attentions so we thought of fun activities that could keep them focused on the task at hand. Like playing I Spy, in a place like the Charlestown Navy Yard bright colors would be easy to point out, as well as a race which could be a great way to get smaller kids to run out of energy which could help their parents take a break. We learned how to use language that is familiar to kids so they are more likely to be excited to participate. 

When we got to staff the visitor centers, we got to introduce people to the history of the centers with fun activities such as rope making. In this we had to work with many different age groups and people from different places. Rope making was one of my favorite activities, it was popular with most age ranges, the kids loved to make the rope and the parents were excited to see the process.