In addition, Fowlkes is a chaperone and intake person for the Pre-college program. April has put back into the program what she once received. Stout students who need a multicultural experience to receive teacher certification also work with the program. Queen said it is helpful for the kids to see both people involved in the teaching profession and those preparing for it. When the kids see how the Pre-college staff, a mix of people of different ages, ethnicities and professions, work together, they learn about cooperation, he said.
Queen likes the word cooperation.
He uses it often. And he always wants to see more of it. Because the Pre-college Summer Program will add a third week this year, Queen said he will need additional staff. They are also considering a Pre-college week in June that will concentrate on creative writing and graphic communications.