FACULTY AND STAFF OF JSCC WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE VALUE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
Twice a year, Ashley Graham, School-Age Education Instructor, and Kris’T Sloan, Early Childhood Instructor, work diligently to provide Duplin County first graders with an awareness of the value of community college. Faculty and staff of JSCC understand that while Crayons on Campus is a fun day for students and teachers alike, Crayons on Campus has a much more significant purpose.
Since 2011, JSCC has collaborated with Duplin County Schools, providing an annual trip to JSCC during the student’s 1st grade year. JSCC Presidential Scholars and staff/faculty volunteers work together to provide 1st graders with a walk-through of the main campus. Students visit classrooms and are able to learn about a variety of careers they could obtain by attending community college.
Participating schools for this fall were as follows:
North Duplin Elementary
Kenansville Elementary
Beulaville Elementary
Chinquapin Elementary
Graham says, “The mission of this program is to express to our younger community of students that they can be successful and that every student can attend college. This event is always a tremendous success. We love planting a seed for the value of community college in the minds of our young people. One student later told her grandfather that she already knew she would be attending JSCC!”
We look forward to our next group in the spring! For more information on tours and campus visits, please contact Emily Smith at ebsmith@jamessprunt.edu or (910) 275-6170.
