Bishop Dunn Memorial School
Aspiring teachers inspire young minds at Bishop Dunn
Photo by Lee Ferris
Students from Fallsburg High School’s “Today’s Students, Tomorrow’s Teachers” (TSTT) program, recently visited Bishop Dunn Memorial School (BDMS) to share the joy of reading.
The initiative saw nearly two dozen high schoolers engage with BDMS classes, helping to foster a love for literature and providing the high schoolers with valuable hands-on experience in a real-world setting.
Interactions like this are a cornerstone of the TSTT program, which aims to recruit, mentor, and train culturally diverse and economically challenged students to become teachers.
Following the reading session, the aspiring educators got a taste of the college experience as they watched Mount teacher candidates make presentations on several kinds of learning styles.
Bishop Dunn, located on the campus of Mount Saint Mary College, was founded in 1883. The school is committed to the academic, spiritual, emotional, social, and physical development of children, pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.
Mount students bring science to life for Bishop Dunn kids
Photos by Lee Ferris
The children of Bishop Dunn Memorial School recently spent an afternoon with Mount Saint Mary College students learning how fun science can be.
The students of Jodie Fahey, associate professor of Chemistry at the Mount, mentored children from kindergarten through fourth grade in small projects that examined physical and chemical changes.
The Mount maintains a close relationship with Bishop Dunn. Mount Education students do fieldwork at the school, under the guidance of seasoned Bishop Dunn faculty. Many Mount grads go on to work at Bishop Dunn, including Principal Nancy Benfer ’04.
