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Human Development and Family Science

Our Graduates: Career Profile

 

Natalie Parkinson
2006

 

Human Development and Family Science Major
Education Minor

 

Additional Education: N/A

 

Job Title: Teacher

 

Employer: Circle of Friends Child Care Center/Shiremanstown United Methodist Church

 

Position Description: Natalie teaches a preschool class in the mornings, plan projects to do with kindergarteners after school, and work as a teacher with the one year olds in the late afternoon.

 

Salary Range: about $9-$11 per hour

 

Courses Found Most Helpful: Child Development, Communications, Family Dynamics, and Parenting

 

How the HDFS Program Has Helped Prepare Her for Work: “It has prepared me with how to work with different types of families that I come into contact with.”

 

How Faith Interfaces with Work : “At a Christian-based daycare, I am able to talk about my faith with coworkers and read and discuss Bible stories with young children.”

 

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