At the recent Global Campus Certificate Day, participants, support staff and the Global Campus Academic Coordinator honored two home providers, Lucy Tardiff and Kerry Banks, who generously donate their time and energy to the participants.
Lucy and Jean, the participant she supports, have been involved in Global Campus Springfield since it began in 2008. With a sense of humor, positive attitude and creativity, Lucy has been a wonderful resource person for Jean. Lucy constantly finds creative ways for Jean to present her topic and understands how to support Jean while she is teaching without taking over. Lucy's supportive attitude also extends to other Global Campus participants. She is quick to lend a hand when needed and always does more than what is asked of her. This term, Lucy supported Jean's interest in forming the Pyramid Pot Luck Club, based upon Jean's interest in healthy eating. Each week participants shared nutritious, easy recipes, learned about food additives and sweeteners and visited the local food cooperative.
Kerry began her participation with Global Campus while working as a support staff. She quickly grasped the Global Campus philosophy and saw potential for those participants whom she supported, helping them decide on a topic they could teach and supported them throughout the process. Now that she has become a home provider to Dennis, Kerry is continuing her commitment to ensure that the participants she supports have a successful Global Campus experience. She is an excellent resource person, assisting participants with ideas for classes, helping them with research and supporting them during their teaching experience. This term, she recognized Dennis' love of music and helped him create and teach a 6 week class about the history of American music from early banjo to disco.
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