Would This Be Teaching/Leadership Or Just Regular Community Service?

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Hey guys, sorry to make another one of these threads but...

I volunteer at a museum and I am what they call a "Gallery Educator".

Basically, whenever a group of kids or museum-goers in general come to my exhibit or lab, I guide them through an activity and teach them about whatever subject I happen to be stationed at.

So, can I classify this as teaching/leadership? Non-clinical community service? or both?

Thanks guys
 
Here's a good leadership-or-not reference:

Catalystik said:
Level I: 1) President of a club for a year. Led meetings. 2) Start small, common-interest club eg card playing, sport, adventure, campus cleanup. 3) Mentor freshman. 4) Initiate food drive among your friends and collect donations for a food pantry. 5) Member of student senate.

Level II: 1) Club officer multiple years, eventually president. 2) Start new club attracting 20+ members to do community service, or arranging speakers, or to successfully campaign for a change on campus. 3) Shift supervisor or trainer of new employees. 4) Team captain. 5) Officer of student senate.

Level III: 1) Board member for health-related organization or charitable foundation for several years who helps organize/participate in health fairs, involved in presentations to get funding for projects, brings opinions to the meetings and campaigns to effect change. 2) President of three clubs some of which do community service or raise money for projects. 3) Organize 3-4 charity concerts with large attendance coordinating multiple committees. 4) Direct a play.

Level IV: 1) Chief Editor of school paper, writing editorials to sway opinion. Direct policy. 2) President of student senate; initiates and carries through major change. 3) NCO or officer in the armed forces who trained/led a team/unit in combat.

Level V: 1) Founded a charitable group, raised thousands of dollars for many projects, multiple year involvement, group continues after your departure. Branch groups started in other locations under your leadership. 2) Start a free clinic, recruit doctors, nurses, and student workers to volunteer their time. Raise the money for supplies/pharmaceuticals or get them donated. Help hundreds to thousands of patients in the time you're involved. 3) Start a successful company with 5+ employees and make a profit. Guide growth, legal and financial aspects.

You might be able to put it down as teaching though although that's usually reserved for things like TA/SI and tutoring, I think.
 
Leadership implies peer leadership, so that's probably not the right category for this.

I feel like teaching is a bit of a stretch as well. Personally I'd list it as non-clinical community service.
 
Leadership implies peer leadership, so that's probably not the right category for this.

I feel like teaching is a bit of a stretch as well. Personally I'd list it as non-clinical community service.
I agree.

Now two questions for the OP.
1. Why didn't you post in the correct thread? http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=813591
2. What was the emergency "activity classification" situation that caused you to bump the thread after an hour?
 
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