OWEN KAI GRIFFIN

LOVING
COLLABORATOR
WELSPRING CAMP
At my parents camp for people
with special needs, I had to be a
loving collaborator from a very
2014
young age. I would try to
influence the campers by serving
them in ways like spending time
with them, talking to them and
listening to them

2015 GOING TO C.I.T

During my time at cultural
institute training in the U.S.
I learned how to live in
different cultures. This
helped me to listen to and
consider their culture better
MOVING TO GUATEMALA
In Guatemala, I was there to learn
Spanish and went to a language
2015
school, then my mom transferred
me to a bilingual school because
the language school wasn't
working so well. I didn't want
to, but I made a compromise
because she said I would learn

2015
better. MOVING TO THE DR
Moving to the Dominican
Republic was both exiting
and nerve racking. My
family and I came here in
the hopes of serving the
community in Jarbacoa.

STARTING AT DOULOS
During my first year at doulos
I still wasn't very good at
2016
Spanish, but I chose to take a
risk and go to the normal
Spanish classes instead of new
Spanish learner classes that
later paid off since I learned
Spanish with my class.
 OUTDOOR ED
On my outdoor ed trip in 5th
grade, we went to spirit
2017
mountain to learn about local
birds. There were experts that
talked about the birds. This was
me listening to and respecting
others ideas.

2020 COVID
We had to take time off of
in person school to stay at
home. This was a difficult
time to be a loving
collaborator, however, I was
still able to suggest work
based on the strengths of
classmates in group works.
GOING BACK TO SCHOOL
Finally after being away from
school for so long, being able
to come back was an
2021
opportunity to be with my class
again. Even though we were
together, I had to make
compromises of not getting too
close and wear a mask so we
could all study in person

2022 VALLE TETTERO

Before the valle tetero
trip, I asked my sister what
was her advice on what I
should and shouldn't bring
and if there was anything I
should do differently than
the list said.

PLAYING BASKETBALL 2022

Playing basketball is a great
way to be a loving
collaborator, and one way I am
during practice and games is by
giving advice to others on what
they can do better in the
future.
 PICO DUARTE
On my outdoor ed trip to
pico Duarte, I made sure to
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consider the effects the
previous trip had on me and
adjust my plans to make it
better

2024 11TH GRADE

Throughout this year I have
been trying to take more
leader roles in group
projects and with that try
and make sure people in my
groups get work that would
be more accomplishable with
their individual strengths.