Challenge & Selection 

 Storytelling is , in my opinion , the most important tool to use in any situation in which there 

 exists a problem needing a solution . As described in Week 2 ’s “ Storytelling Tool ” video lecture ,   storytelling is a tool that provides Fortune 500 companies , schools , and other organizations the ability to   understand both the human dimension of their business as well as the impact of their work and   products on clients . Moreover , it provides for superior organic growth and the ability to empathize with   said clients to understand their unmet needs at a much deeper level . Regarding my challenge , I have   worked at a summer camp held at my high school as an assistant lifeguard for about four years now .   Therefore , I help the “ head lifeguard ” teach the girls how to swim with different strokes as well as   supervise them during their time to have fun in the pool . The groups I oversee include Pre - K 3 to 6th   grade and all of the girls who attend the camp do activities based on a block schedule rotation ; in short ,   they attend the swimming session in a random order throughout the day rather than in the order of   their ages . As these girls enter the pool , they each become so eager to share the stories of how their   summer has been so far , spewing details of what they have done and the beautiful places they have   visited . 

 These very stories are important to me because they make me strive to make the girls ’ 

 experiences at the camp just as good as the other memories of their summer . These stories move me to   find a way to make their experience at the camp vibrant , a time that they will never forget . I hope to   make the days at the summer camp just as fun as their trip to New York City or San Francisco . However ,   for example , Kindergarten students who endure an intense swimming class right upon their arrival , only   to be followed by an intense desire to take a long nap , may not remember such events like their day at   summer camp so vividly . 

 Application 

 My story of applying the tool to the way the summer camp would run begins with the idea of 

 keeping the girls as awake as possible to optimize their energy and participation in their other activities   such as drama classes and art lessons , rather than the simple goal of only keeping the girls awake   instead of caring about their participation . This idea led to the discussion with the camp ’s director and   counselors of how to make the schedule more efficient for the girls as they move between activities   while trying their best to pay attention in each one as the day drags on . Therefore , I provided the   examples of a Pre - K 3 girl and a 6th grader , telling a short story about each one . Overall , I posed the   questions : “ What would be more efficient : to have a Pre - K 3 student exert the most energy during the   first hour of their day , or to have her exert that energy at the very end of the day in her only session of   physical activity ? Also , would n’t it be better to have the 6th graders begin their day exerting more energy   at the pool since such exertion wo n’t have such an impact on them being that they are older and much   more active ? ” These questions motivated the camp director , counselors , and myself to work together to   improve the experience for the girls . This idea led to the changing of the schedule to having the girls   attend the swimming session throughout the day based on age and the impact of energy exerted by   these girls : the 4th , 5th , and 6th graders would go first , then the 2nd and 3rd graders , then 1st graders , then   Kindergarteners , and then levels Pre - K 3 and 4 . 

 Insight & Approach 

 Creating this narrative allowed for the camp counselors and director to empathize with the girls 

 who go to the camp . They empathized because they were able to consider how to make the days at   camp more worthwhile for the girls based on what they can handle in regards to their ability to be active   and alert for the rest of the day after “ intense ” exercise . This change was applied effectively because it   proved the girls to be more alert throughout the day based on when it was that they went swimming ;   the Pre - K 3 girls maintained their energy throughout the day until their last session of the day , which   was swimming . However , I would apply this change differently to benefit all of the teachers and   counselors as well , not only the girls . As a result , the policies and schedule of the camp are always open   to adjustments in order to benefit the camp as a whole . No matter the possible improvements , this   challenge was truly an eye - opening one because I was able to overcome the challenge with stories that   were meant to improve the camp experience for these young girls . These small , hypothetical stories   were able to make a big change to make the summer camp vibrant . These stories allowed me to   successfully visualize and display my ideas to my peers , followed by the implementation of these ideas   to change the goal of keeping the girls awake to the goal of maximizing their potential to succeed in   their other daily activities . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Challenge & Selection 

 Storytelling is , in my opinion , the most important tool to use in any situation in which there 

 exists a problem needing a solution . As described in Week 2 ’s “ Storytelling Tool ” video lecture ,   storytelling is a tool that provides Fortune 500 companies , schools , and other organizations the ability to   understand both the human dimension of their business as well as the impact of their work and   products on clients . Moreover , it provides for superior organic growth and the ability to empathize with   said clients to understand their unmet needs at a much deeper level . Regarding my challenge , I have   worked at a summer camp held at my high school as an assistant lifeguard for about four years now .   Therefore , I help the “ head lifeguard ” teach the girls how to swim with different strokes as well as   supervise them during their time to have fun in the pool . The groups I oversee include Pre - K 3 to 6th   grade and all of the girls who attend the camp do activities based on a block schedule rotation ; in short ,   they attend the swimming session in a random order throughout the day rather than in the order of   their ages . As these girls enter the pool , they each become so eager to share the stories of how their   summer has been so far , spewing details of what they have done and the beautiful places they have   visited . 

 These very stories are important to me because they make me strive to make the girls ’ 

 experiences at the camp just as good as the other memories of their summer . These stories move me to   find a way to make their experience at the camp vibrant , a time that they will never forget . I hope to   make the days at the summer camp just as fun as their trip to New York City or San Francisco . However ,   for example , Kindergarten students who endure an intense swimming class right upon their arrival , only   to be followed by an intense desire to take a long nap , may not remember such events like their day at   summer camp so vividly . 

 Application 

 My story of applying the tool to the way the summer camp would run begins with the idea of 

 keeping the girls as awake as possible to optimize their energy and participation in their other activities   such as drama classes and art lessons , rather than the simple goal of only keeping the girls awake   instead of caring about their participation . This idea led to the discussion with the camp ’s director and   counselors of how to make the schedule more efficient for the girls as they move between activities   while trying their best to pay attention in each one as the day drags on . Therefore , I provided the   examples of a Pre - K 3 girl and a 6th grader , telling a short story about each one . Overall , I posed the   questions : “ What would be more efficient : to have a Pre - K 3 student exert the most energy during the   first hour of their day , or to have her exert that energy at the very end of the day in her only session of   physical activity ? Also , would n’t it be better to have the 6th graders begin their day exerting more energy   at the pool since such exertion wo n’t have such an impact on them being that they are older and much   more active ? ” These questions motivated the camp director , counselors , and myself to work together to   improve the experience for the girls . This idea led to the changing of the schedule to having the girls   attend the swimming session throughout the day based on age and the impact of energy exerted by   these girls : the 4th , 5th , and 6th graders would go first , then the 2nd and 3rd graders , then 1st graders , then   Kindergarteners , and then levels Pre - K 3 and 4 . 

 Insight & Approach 

 Creating this narrative allowed for the camp counselors and director to empathize with the girls 

 who go to the camp . They empathized because they were able to consider how to make the days at   camp more worthwhile for the girls based on what they can handle in regards to their ability to be active   and alert for the rest of the day after “ intense ” exercise . This change was applied effectively because it   proved the girls to be more alert throughout the day based on when it was that they went swimming ;   the Pre - K 3 girls maintained their energy throughout the day until their last session of the day , which   was swimming . However , I would apply this change differently to benefit all of the teachers and   counselors as well , not only the girls . As a result , the policies and schedule of the camp are always open   to adjustments in order to benefit the camp as a whole . No matter the possible improvements , this   challenge was truly an eye - opening one because I was able to overcome the challenge with stories that   were meant to improve the camp experience for these young girls . These small , hypothetical stories   were able to make a big change to make the summer camp vibrant . These stories allowed me to   successfully visualize and display my ideas to my peers , followed by the implementation of these ideas   to change the goal of keeping the girls awake to the goal of maximizing their potential to succeed in   their other daily activities .
### Output: 