Looking back on the Perwinkle Childcare Decelopment Center. Photo by Alyssa Archer
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Mel Hite, LBCC student and organizer in the effort to save the PCDC, said the visit went well.
“The kids and Dr. Hamann are the ones that educated me. I stood back and looked from a different point of view. I didn’t have to do a lot of explaining, it was obvious how the classes worked as a system,” Hite said.
Co-op members value the education they receive through mandatory parenting classes as well as the care their children receive at the PCDC.
LBCC education students value the program too.
Education students benefit from being able to conveniently fulfill their practicum requirement. “For me its really helpful because I don’t have a car. It allows me to do my practicum on campus,” said Ricky Zipp, an education major at LBCC.
On-campus practicum also creates an invaluable connection between parents and education students. “I’ve had classes with their parents. Parents come in and help. It’s more of a personal experience,” Zipp said.
The students hoping to maintain PCDC services will be meeting with administration again on March 15.
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