The Ohio State University Kid Corps Program
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OSU Kid Corps is designed to help at risk preschoolers enter school prepared to succeed. The program focuses specifically on enhancing preschoolers' cognitive development for pre-literacy competence and on providing experiences that foster the positive interactions with other children that are needed for the development of prosocial skills and the ability to control one's own behavior. The program is also designed to support families' involvement in their children's educational experiences.
These commitments to children's success are accomplished through engaging OSU students in service to the community. Students involved in the program gain professional experience as well as a better understanding the importance of community involvement. The community as a whole benefits not only from its children developing school success skills, but also from the partnership with the university and access to additional resources.
The OSU Kid Corps program serves approximately 170 preschool children (and their families) enrolled in early childhood centers that provide services for children who are considered at-risk for achievement in school. The program focuses on enhancing the physical, cognitive, behavioral, and social-emotional development of the children along with providing respectful support to families.
Kid Corps engages approximately 90 OSU students who receive work-study awards as part of their financial aid package in work as mentors and teachers. Students across academic disciplines are welcome in the program as well as those students who are majoring in child development and early education.
As a part of the College of Education and Human Ecology, OSU Kid Corps activities will facilitate families' and community centers' access to knowledge and other resources available through the college and the university.
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