By Yaritza Miranda | Observer Contributor
Courtesy photo / Yarizta Miranda
For those of you that don’t know what the Garrison Center is, it’s a preschool program for students and teachers to tend to their classes and do their labs for the Early Childcare Major.
Students are able to have their children attend the center while they attend class themselves at MWCC. The center is also open to the public. Children must be 2.9 – 5 years of age to attend.
Maureen Provost is an Associate Professor, and the Liaison at the Garrison Center. She has worked at the center for 10 years and has been at the college for 20 years. She has been an adjunct faculty member for her first 10 years at MWCC. She has an educational background of Bachelor of Arts, Elementary, and Early Childcare, Fine Arts at Trinity College in Burlington, VT and Master of Science in Education from University of New England in Biddeford, ME. She also taught in schools of South America and is bilingual. This inspired her to come to the U.S and teach here.
Provost works closely with students and teachers with observations and special educational events. This is where the Molly Bish Institute comes into play. The Molly Bish Institute has been put in place of the Stephen M. Brewer Conference Room in the Garrison Center, in support of the Molly Bish Institute for Child Health and Safety, the establishment of the Amber Alert, the official designation of the Missing Children’s Day and by offering his consistent and enduring support for stronger sex offender laws in Massachusetts.
Molly Bish was a 16 year old girl who disappeared while working as a lifeguard in Warren, MA back in 2000. Her body was found 3 years later after the largest search in the history of the state. The Murderer was never found. As for her parents, they visit the center to this day.
Provost is very supported of the Molly Bish Room. She said that it’s the spirit of Molly that is felt in that room. A strong dedication that is being brought upon by Molly. She thinks that the safety and education of young children is very important and that’s why she wants to be as much involved as possible. Maureen and the rest of the staff at the center do an Art Show for children to donate money for the Molly Bish Institute for Safety. They talk about safety for children and finger printing along with an art expo. This will be the 10th Anniversary of the Art Show in April 2016.
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