Dr. Bond, believes that diversity and motivation are what make these students such a challenge. The students in SPGE are excellent students with a good amount of experience and are motivated to learn. Ambe said that her motivation to come to this program is to work out kinks her school had last year in planning their curriculum. Moore believes that this program has helped students breakdown stereotypes of Mississippians. These students return home and tell other teachers about the program and how well they enjoyed their time here.
Word of mouth brings in more students the next year.
With numbers reaching close to 500 students, this program brings a tremendous economic impact to the school and the community. Moore said that because all of the students are full time this program brings in a significant amount of money. Often these students bring their families with them. These families are housed at Pinehaven. Their children may join in camps that are being held on campus or join other activities in the community.