I’ve been working on some ideas for my floor for next year, as far as door decs and bulletin boards go (partly out of excitement for the year, partly out of boredom from the summer/work). I thought I’d throw a few of them out here and see if I get any feedback or other ideas. An ongoing program I’ve been thinking about is having a cultural dinner every month, where we would pick a country or culture and have a bunch of food from that area and maybe some sort of craft or lesson about it as well. This has worked well in the past with Mediterranean or Israeli programs, and residents really seem to benefit from it.
For my first 2 bulletin boards, I’m planning on doing a “Where in the World in Everybody From� again, with a map of Ohio, the US, and the world showing where everyone is from on the floor. I think it is also important to have a board when the year starts showing resources available. I thought it might be more creative this year if I did “Meredith’s Top Five�, for example my top five places to study, eat, hang out, etc.
Last year for door decs I did paper envelopes that people could put notes in. This went over okay, and I like interactive decorations. I was thinking maybe little boxes though…ResidentAssistant.com suggested Chinese take-out boxes.
Now all I need to do is start working on all of this now before training in a month!