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Stephanie Young/Exponent Photographer PLAYING WITH TOYS: 5-year-old Isabella and 3-year-old Kayla play with Tinker Toys at the Fowler House. Purdue students work at the center to gain experience with children and their education and development. |
By Corrie Wollet
Staff Writer
Education and childhood development majors can get hands-on experience with children at Purdue's Childcare Program, the Fowler House.
The Fowler House, located on State Street across from Windsor Hall, is part of the department of child development and family studies. At the house, children two years old through kindergarten are cared for by four head team teachers, a group of qualified teachers and aides. There are also about 25 students who work at the Fowler Center who observe the kids and gain experience by interacting with the children on a regular basis.
Patrick Glass, a freshman in the School of Health Sciences, said, "They teach you as much as you teach them. You cannot learn this in a classroom because you have to learn how to interact with the kids and what to say to them so that they can understand."
Currently there are 80 kids in the program. They are split up into four groups; each group has their own teachers.
Kim Hamond, a head team leader, said Purdue is lucky to have this program. We have a lot of resources within the department and the teachers are very interested in early childhood education, said Hamond.
The Fowler House has about 45 students visit daily for observation times as part of their course requirements. Many consumer development and family sciences majors come to either interact with the kids during play times and lunch, or to observe the children through observation rooms that are connected to each classroom.
These sound proof rooms allow students to view the children through large windows that the children cannot see through. Students are able to hear the children's interactions through microphones that are mounted throughout the room.
Currently there is a waiting list for the program. According to Linn Veen, interim childcare director, this is because the teachers are so interested in programs with good parent communication to make childcare better.
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