Photos: Early Childhood Center at CDO High School
Early Childhood Center at Canyon del Oro High School is part of a large Early Childhood Education program in the Amphitheater School District. Students in ECE classes serve in internships at the preschool in addition to classroom instruction. There are 241 students taking ECE classes this year at CDO and Amphitheater high schools.
The Amphitheater district has expanded to 12 preschools from three with the creation of PEEPS in 2021. The district anticipates adding more in time for the upcoming school year.
Korbyn Kolata makes an order at the ice cream stand with help from high school students Jessica Lassiter, left, and Ava Rollins at the Early Childhood Center in Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley on Jan. 30, 2023.
CDO student Laura Ibrahim, left, greets preschooler Dana Alshebel in the Early Childhood Center at Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley on Jan. 30, 2023.
CDO student Elizabeth Cornett zips up Promise Davis-Campbell's coat on a chilly morning Early Childhood Center at Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley on Jan. 30, 2023.
High school student Lewis Calvin, right, uses a puppet to help Odin Ochsenfeld learn about friendship and playing together at the Early Childhood Center at Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley on Jan. 30, 2023.
High school student Kendall Buckley, right, works with preschool students Louis Emmons, left, Abraham Jimenez, standing and Promise Davis-Campbell in the Early Childhood Center at Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley on Jan. 30, 2023.
CDO students Jocelyn Pena, far left, and Brook Sandoval, far right, work on a coloring project with preschoolers Odin Ochsenfeld, left, Layla Keating, and Sophia Carson, standing, in the Early Childhood Center at Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley on Jan. 30, 2023.
CDO students Mackenzie Adams, left, and Sarai Molina, discuss ideas for a coloring project with a perplexed Maisy Carillo as Santana Arellano listens in at the Early Childhood Center at Canyon del Oro High School in Oro Valley on Jan. 30, 2023.
Rick Wiley
Photo editor
As Tucson's Amphitheater School District expands its preschool offerings, high school students get a glimpse at a potential career path in early childhood education.