This year looks a little different for the early childhood students, as their previous teacher Mrs. Nielsen left last year leaving the students apprehensive about how the new year will look. Ms. Wallace stepped up and took over the early childhood class. I talked with Avery Moore, a junior at PVHS and she stated “Honestly, Ms. Wallace has done a good job filling Mrs. Nielsen’s shoes, she makes the classroom feel welcome, and you can tell she cares about her kids. Just like Mrs. Nielsen did.”

It’s taken a few weeks for everything to get set up for the kids to be able to begin their internship. Courtney Van House, a junior at PVHS said “It’s frustrating, we thought we’d already be going down there by now and were going on week 6 of not being able to go.” The kids started going to the elementary school on September 20th and they were looking forward to it.

The internship consists of the early childhood 3 students going down to the elementary school 2 times a week and engaging with elementary students in person. They get the experience of being in a classroom, with a teacher and a partner. They will be able to help students, teach them and understand what it’s like to be a teacher. Early childhood students also get the opportunity to get paid for going down there and dedicating their time to the kids.