Jenn from Crispus Attucks

      My team’s preschool is Crispus Attucks Children Center, which is located in Dorchester. It is a pretty long trip there, but is well worth it. Crispus Attucks is the second largest provider of infant, toddler, and preschool care in Boston. It is definitely the biggest preschool I have ever seen. There are around 200 children at the center; the ages range from one month to six years old. Crispus Attucks has been around for almost thirty years. There are two huge buildings; one building is used mostly for the infants and toddlers, while the other building is used for preschool age children. The buildings contain fifteen classrooms, a playground, a kitchen, a gym, and computers in every classroom.  There are around sixty-five teachers and staff. The staff is very welcoming and friendly. The teachers also know each other very well; they seem to have made a very close community and support group for each other. Our team has seven corps members, plus our team leader, Melissa Ferragamo. The corps members are, Sarah Fenty, Keveisha Robinson-Clark, Vanessa Lugo, Caroline Listernick, Sarah Willey, Chelsea Szalanski, and of course me, Jenn Vigue. We have all enjoyed our first few weeks at Crispus Attucks. We have started to get to know our classroom teachers, Mrs. Jones and Ms. Ella, quite well. Both teachers have worked at the preschool for a very long time. Although my team has a lot of different personalities and a lot of differences, we all seemed to have fallen in love with the children in our classroom.

Jenn Vigue