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Show y0 f; v XX rrJ-. &i&.-'-' 1 1 Lr: - - ( t . j r--' . - . - - V-f ; v- ,H ' 4 . ' f 1 'XT w s " ; "i -4 , TEACHERS AIDS P re-school children and teachers aids are shown in action at PGHS In new program to help pre-school children and give training to high school age girls. Child Pevelpn8iiTeacher Aid Mew Class at 1?. . (rligh School C.D.T.A. (Child Development -Teacher Aid) is a new class at Pleasant Grove High School designed to be relevant to the student's needs and to be a help to the community. The study of this course should lead students to a better understanding of self and others, basic needs of children, desirable attitudes toward to-ward children, responsibilities of parenthood, incfluences of heredity and environment on the individual. 18 scenior girls are participating partic-ipating in this program. They set up a pre-school at the high school, which is complete with all facilities including outdoor play area. The girls run the pre-school for 4 and 5 year olds of the community for 2 months - participating in all phases, creative activity, science, sci-ence, story time, snack and outdoor out-door activity. Each semester 22 to 25 youngsters young-sters come to the pre-school. It has proved so popular that parents already have their children chil-dren enrolled for next year. Not only does the pre-school program offer an exciting learning lear-ning experience for the child, it offers a practical laboratory for the students to study and understand human behavior and learning. By observing and working with young children, they become more aware of the learning that is taking place in social, emotional, intellectual intellect-ual and physical areas. After completing their preschool pre-school training these students go out in the field for added experience. Six girls are student teaching at Harrington. Others are working wor-king in the elementary schools (kindergarten) at Central, Lin-don, Lin-don, Valley View and Grove-crest. Grove-crest. Some of the girls travel to work at Orem Pre-school and Kiddie Kollege in American Fork. A special thanks goes to the progressive administrators and teachers who are making this program a sucess. |