NAU students and faculty become an integral part of the daily life of the school. NAU provides two full-time professors. Apache Junction Unified School District provides the setting for the program at four elementary schools and two middle schools as well as a cadre of mentor teachers at each school. NAU students benefit from the immersion in the school setting. Schools benefit from the energy, enthusiasm, creativity, and critical inquiry of the NAU student teachers.
Children receive more individual attention and assistance with extra adults in the classroom.
Students and schools benefit from volunteer efforts of the apprentice teachers in after-school programs, parent projects, library assistance, community literacy projects, and fund raiser. The school district has the opportunity to observe and recruit the best possible teachers.