Faith Roach, a 2011 Elementary Education graduate and Bruce Aldred, Biology ’12, formed a very powerful partnership to support middle school students who are headed to Cape Henlopen high school and slated for participation in the AVID program. 
Malana Linder, an 11th grader at Pencader Charter high school, is interested in education because her grandmother is a retired teacher. Counselors and teachers have not necessarily encouraged her interest in education because she is a competitive student and Pencader has a business theme. Students there have more contact with role models in business. Malana’s mom encouraged her to seek opportunities to learn more about teaching as a career. As a Summer 2011 High School Intern, Malana gained important insight working with four year olds at the University’s Early Learning Center: I thought this was a simple field. It seemed like a babysitting job in a way before I got the experience. My thoughts and feelings did a 180 [degree turn]; I have a totally different view of this field and have much respect for early educators…it has given me an idea about what age group I’d like to work with…
