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December 6, 2005
Contacts: Suzanne Higgins
suzanne.higgins@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623.845.3808
George A. Martinez
george.martinez@gcmail.maricopa.edu 623.845.3605
New Bilingual Program at GCC For Early Childhood Education
Spanish-speaking students can now begin an A.A.S. degree in Early Childhood Education at Glendale Community College with courses offering bilingual instruction (Spanish to English). Special groups of students are formed to go through the program together. The first group began the program in May. They will also receive English as a Second Language classes along the way. Some students have the goal of transferring to a university to enter elementary education. Others hope to achieve the nationally recognized Child Development Accreditation (CDA) and the Family Child Care Provider state certification in order to start a home-child-care business. Some may choose to complete a Pre-School Teacher Certificate. These new programs, long available and primarily taught in English, are the first such GCC programs to be delivered with a bilingual focus. The Bilingual Career Pathway was designed to utilize a Department of Economic Security grant targeted to assist family childcare providers. For more information, contact Judy Gonzales Poggi at
judy.poggi@gcmail.maricopa.edu or 623.845.3194. Or contact Isabel Conchos at
Isabel.conchos@gcmail.maricopa.edu or 623.845.3639.
GCC Sends Dorrance Scholar to ASU's West Campus
Theresa Bennett attended Glendale Community College with the help of a Dorrance Scholarship, and will soon transfer to ASU with help from the same source. Dorrance Scholars, with scholarships from benefactors Jacquie and Bennett Dorrance in partnership with the Arizona Community Foundation, have been community college students until recently. The Dorrance Continuing Education Scholarship was developed to follow Dorrance Scholars when they transfer to Arizona State University. The award is $8,000 a year, renewable for up to three years. Bennett will work towards a B.A.E. in Special Education at ASU's West campus, starting in January 2006. "I am so relieved and very grateful to receive this scholarship opportunity," says Bennett, a single mother of three boys. To learn about requirements for the Dorrance Scholarship or how to apply for it, contact Frances Mateo at
frances.mateo@gcmail.maricopa.edu or 623.845.3147. Visit www.azfoundation.org for scholarship terms and conditions.
Manage Weight With Alternative Healing Techniques at GCC
Learn to harness your mind-body connection to understand why you overeat and how to release your attachment to unhealthy foods at Glendale Community College on Tues., Dec. 13, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. "Weight Management with Alternative Healing Techniques" will cover reiki energy healing, emotional freedom techniques, hypnotherapy, holistic nutrition, diets, meditation, dousing and more. By learning to "tune into yourself," you will discover why you eat things you know you shouldn't, why you cannot stop after a reasonable amount, and how to heal your own unhealthy eating habits. The class will be held in Fitness Center 101 (FC-101) on the GCC campus, 6000 W. Olive Avenue in Glendale. Students are asked to wear comfortable clothes and bring a pillow and blanket. The course fee is $20; call 623.845.3333 to register for section NC500 0677.
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