2008 Woodie Awards
Future teachers get hands on experience
By: Lisa Bickford
Issue date: 5/21/08 Section: Campus Life
California State University, Stanislaus has the only child development laboratory in the entire CSU system that employs students as teachers, aids, and administrators.
"The child development center hires students of CSU Stanislaus only. Graduates are not eligible for hire unless they are still attending CSU Stanislaus as a student," Dr. Cheryl DeLancey, child development director, said.
CSU Stanislaus is also the last remaining lab school that offers paid internships to its students. The only individuals who are not students, who work at the center include, DeLancey, Christina Wallace and Betty Boyer.
Students chosen for employment must agree to a one year term and are paid between $9 and $10 per hour as interns. Once hired, students are given a CDC Tour checklist adapted by Rita Asher, the program director of the child development center.
Each year the center hires new staff members.
"Students will benefit from these internships because they will be able to gain experience in all areas of the center while receiving their education," DeLancey said.
Students will be better prepared after graduation because they will have had the opportunity to work as an assistant, a head teacher, and an administrator.
Preschool teachers are also able to work very closely with children, providing them with fun hand-on activities.
"Only the most awesome job ever would allow you to make sand castles," Amanda Bughi, office assistant to Betty Boyer, said about preschool teachers.
The CSU Stanislaus child development center enrolls children from faculty, staff, students and community members. The faculty and staff have first preference for CDC enrollment. Next come students of CSU Stanislaus, and then community members on a first-come basis.
The preschool classrooms enroll 23 children per session. There is an afternoon and a morning session for preschool students.
The infants and toddlers have only a morning session in which they are allowed to enroll 10 children.
"The child development center hires students of CSU Stanislaus only. Graduates are not eligible for hire unless they are still attending CSU Stanislaus as a student," Dr. Cheryl DeLancey, child development director, said.
CSU Stanislaus is also the last remaining lab school that offers paid internships to its students. The only individuals who are not students, who work at the center include, DeLancey, Christina Wallace and Betty Boyer.
Students chosen for employment must agree to a one year term and are paid between $9 and $10 per hour as interns. Once hired, students are given a CDC Tour checklist adapted by Rita Asher, the program director of the child development center.
Each year the center hires new staff members.
"Students will benefit from these internships because they will be able to gain experience in all areas of the center while receiving their education," DeLancey said.
Students will be better prepared after graduation because they will have had the opportunity to work as an assistant, a head teacher, and an administrator.
Preschool teachers are also able to work very closely with children, providing them with fun hand-on activities.
"Only the most awesome job ever would allow you to make sand castles," Amanda Bughi, office assistant to Betty Boyer, said about preschool teachers.
The CSU Stanislaus child development center enrolls children from faculty, staff, students and community members. The faculty and staff have first preference for CDC enrollment. Next come students of CSU Stanislaus, and then community members on a first-come basis.
The preschool classrooms enroll 23 children per session. There is an afternoon and a morning session for preschool students.
The infants and toddlers have only a morning session in which they are allowed to enroll 10 children.
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