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MWCC Receives Grant to Provide Early Childhood Education Training

Mount Wachusett Community College has received a $296,904 Early Childhood Education Career Pathways Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) that will allow the school to provide free classes for Early Childhood Education professionals and training to help local childcare facilities. “Childcare is essential to the businesses and residents in our […]

MWCC Celebrates Week of the Young Child

Mount Wachusett Community College celebrated this year’s Week of the Young Child with activities, a movie and other special events. The annual event took place this year between April 8 and the 12. It is organized by the National Association for the Education of Young Children to spotlight early learning, young children, their teachers, families, […]

Early Childhood Education Program Hosts Annual Celebration

MWCC’s Early Childhood Education program recently hosted its fourth annual alumni event at the Garrison Center for Early Childhood Education. It was an evening full of friendship, inspiration, and networking. More than 80 current students, faculty, staff, Garrison teachers, alumni and their families attended the Seuss-inspired event. Alumni events, such as this one, are an […]

Special Recognition Presented to College Advocates Jim & Peggy Garrison

Prior to MWCC’s 50th Commencement ceremony, college and local officials paid tribute to Jim and Peggy Garrison for their generous support over the past several decades to the college and students. Named in their honor, the Garrison Center for Early Childhood Education on the Gardner campus serves as an educational setting for college students as […]

Garrison Early Childhood Education Center Celebrates Week of the Young Child with STEM & Thoreau-Inspired Exhibit

For the ninth consecutive year, Mount Wachusett Community College’s Early Childhood Education Department, MOC Head Start, students, teachers and most importantly, preschool children, have adorned the Garrison Center for Early Childhood Education with creations in celebration of the annual Week of the Young Child. This year, the exhibit combined art, science, technology, engineering and math […]

Early Childhood Education Program Hosts Annual Reunion

Nearly 100 alumni, students and faculty of MWCC’s Early Childhood Education (ECE) program gathered November 19 at the Garrison Center for Early Childhood Education to celebrate the ECE program’s annual alumni gathering. The theme for this year’s event was Planting the seed of leadership in others. Harvesting the leadership in yourself. “We love our fall […]