Service | Academic Work | Education & Training | Capacity Building | Deliberative Democracy

Types of Service short-term | ongoing school year | summer

Short-term projects

Ongoing school year

ACLAMO, Norristown, PA
- Promotion of family involvement through monthly events
- Math and Science projects with hands on experiments to encourage a positive interest in these subjects
- Advancement of the students' proficiency in English
- Educational field trips three to four times per year
America Reads, Norristown and Pottstown, PA
Headstart, Norristown, PA
Free Library of Philadelphia After school and Tutoring Program, Philadelphia,PA
St. Christopher's Hospital, Phildelphia, PA
St. Eleanor's CARES After school program, Collegeville, PA

Academic Work courses | service-learning | CBR and policy research | departments and institutes

Students who expect to pursue careers in which they will work with pre-school or elementary

school-age children may minor in Elementary Education. This option can strengthen eligibility

for admission to graduate school in such areas as elementary school teaching, school guidance

or psychology, speech pathology, etc. Since certification students in ESS or modern languages

become certified K-12, they often elect to complete this minor, particularly if they would prefer to

teach younger grades. Course requirements include EDUC-202, EDUC/PSYC-265, EDUC-344,

PSYC-345, and one from EDUC-320, 402, 434, or 446. (PSYC-330 is recommended.)

Education & Training forums | workshops | reflection activities

Each semester that PSYC-345-Child Development is taught each student in the class must complete 20 hours of work and interaction with a local day care, Bright Spot Daycare/Preschool. They are required to journal about their experiences with the children.
Student teaching hours

Campus and Organizational Capacity-Building training | fundraising | resource development

Research, Policy Analysis, Deliberative Democracy evaluations | policy research | issue forums | advocacy

Contacts staff | faculty | students | community partners (local, regional, national)

Dr. Gabrielle Principe, Professor of Psychology, gprincipe@ursinus.edu
Dr. John Spencer, Professor of Education, jspencer@ursinus.edu
Paulette Patton, Director of Multicultural Services and Tutorial Programs including America Reads, ppatton@ursinus.edu

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