MWC Firefighters visit MDTC

09/25/2009

Preschoolers who attend the Early Care and Education Preschool at Mid-Del Technology Center have been studying fire safety.  Three and four year olds have learned how to stop, drop, and roll, crawl when they see smoke, and to not be afraid of ......

firemen dressed in protective gear.   Midwest City firefighters, Kyle Keener, Kevin Miller, Mike Herren, Tony Williams, Mike Begley and Casey Rooney, public education, brought their fire truck from Station 2 in Midwest City to Mid-Del Technology Center to help emphasize what the preschoolers had been learning in class.  Midwest City firefighters assisted the children in walking through their truck and also demonstrating how firefighters put on protective gear.

Mid-Del students enrolled in the Early Care and Education career program assisted the preschoolers in the demonstration.  According to Glenda Crabtree, Early Care and Education instructor, “this is a great opportunity for our high school students to learn about effective teaching practices.  Our high school students learn how to write lesson plans, teach the lessons, and prepare hands-on demonstrations to assist the three and four year olds in learning.”