Project Description

Project Description: Sacramento State students will examine theory and research in human development as it applies to the elementery classroom. Students will integrate knowledge gained from studying cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development and apply them to the classroom setting. Students will observe, learn, and participate in many facets of elementary school education.

Community Partners:Florin Elementary  

Project Description: Students will examine theory and research in human development as it applies to the elementary classroom or community agency/resource that works with children. Students will integrate knowledge gained from studying cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development and apply them to the classroom or community agency/resource setting. Students will observe, learn, and participate in many facets of working with children in various school or community agency settings.

Community Partners:Sutter Memorial Child Life Program, Sac State Children's Center, Kaiser (Morse), Project Ride, People Reaching Out, UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute, Florin Elementary, Sacramento Food Bank, Saint John's Shelter, Tahoe Elementary 

Project Description: Students will be engaged in understanding political issues related to community development and neighborhood services. Major objectives of the course is for students to gain knowledge about power relationships between the public and private sector as well as to reflect on the interrelatioships between course readings on urban politics and the community service work they are engaged in the community. Also the learning activities will allow students to become more aware of race and ethnic dimensions of issues in the Sacramento community.

Community Partners:City of Sacramento - Mayor's Office City of Sacramento - Neighborhood Services Dept. City of Sacramento City Planning Dept. County of Sacramento - Planning Dept County of Sacramento - Neighborhood Services 

Project Description: Students will have direct interaction with children and/or childrearing families with sufficient consistency to allow for establishing relationships (individual and/or agency population) that allow the student to assess individual and group learning needs with regards to wellness, and to allow development/demonstration of communication skills in a community setting. Students will have an opportunity to collaborate with staff in assessment and evaluation of health education needs of the population.

Community Partners:Jesse Baker School, Sierra Nueva High School, Westfield Village Elementary, Strategies for Change, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Elk Grove Unified School District, Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, City of Sacramento Dept. of Parks & Recreation, Will C. Wood Middle School, Hiram Johnson High School, Valley High School Health Start. 

Project Description: Students will have direct interaction with children and/or childrearing families with sufficient consistency to allow for establishing relationships (individual and/or agency population) that allow the student to assess individual and group learning needs with regards to wellness, and to allow development/demonstration of communication skills in a community setting. Students will have an opportunity to collaborate with staff in assessment and evaluation of health education needs of the population. The will then work as advocates to address those needs.

Community Partners:Jesse Baker School; Sierra Nueva High School; Westfield Village Elementary; Strategies for Change; Boys & Girls Clubs of America; Elk Grove Unified School District; Folsom-Cordova Unified School District; City of Sacramento Dept. of Parks & Recreation; Will C Wood Middle School; Hiram Johnson High School; Valley High School Health Start; and more to be determined in partnership with the OCC  

Project Description: In small groups, students will work with a nonprofit agency and develop fundraising project that will assist students learning the fundraising process and provide a useful product to the community partner.

Community Partners:St. John's Shelter, Housing Now, Sacramento Self Help Housing, The Green House 

Project Description: Students interact with developmentally disabled children to expose them to children with special needs; observe and identify traits characteristic of genetic abnormalities; and, view similarities & differences between disabled children's disablilities at the various age levels.

Community Partners:Project R.I.D.E. 

Project Description: Students interact with developmentally disabled children to expose them to children with special needs; observe and identify traits characteristic of genetic abnormalities; and, view similarities & differences between disabled children's disablilities at the various age levels.

Community Partners:Project R.I.D.E. 

Project Description: Students interact with developmentally disabled children to expose them to children with special needs; observe and identify traits characteristic of genetic abnormalities; and, view similarities & differences between disabled children's disablilities at the various age levels.

Community Partners:Project R.I.D.E. 

Project Description: Students interact with developmentally disabled children to expose them to children with special needs; observe and identify traits characteristic of genetic abnormalities; and, view similarities & differences between disabled children's disablilities at the various age levels.

Community Partners:Project R.I.D.E. 

Project Description: Sacramento State students learn about the tasks and functions of an Early Childhood Program Administrator. Students demonstrate the mastery of course content as evidenced by the completion of Administrative Projects with information from the Community Partner.

Community Partners:ASI Children's Center 

Project Description: Sacramento State students develop an expanded knowledge of community program and resourses that serve children and families with children. Students demonstrate the mastery of course content, critical thinking and problem solving as observed by the site supervisor.

Community Partners:Sutter Memorial Child Life Program, Sac State ASI Children's Center, Kaiser (Morse), Project R.I.D.E., People Reaching Out, UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute, Florin Elementary, Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, Saint John's Shelter, Tahoe Elementary 

Project Description: Sacramento State students develop and expanded knowledge of community program and resourses that serve children and families with children. Students demonstrate the mastery of course content, critical thinking and problem solving as observed by the site supervisor.

Community Partners:Sutter Memorial Child Life Program, Sac State ASI Children's Center, Kaiser (Morse), Project R.I.D.E., People Reaching Out, UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute, Florin Elementary, Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, Saint John's Shelter, Tahoe Elementary 

Project Description: Sacramento State students develop and expanded knowledge of community program and resourses that serve children and families with children. Students demonstrate the mastery of course content, critical thinking and problem solving as observed by the site supervisor.

Community Partners:Sutter Memorial Child Life Program, Sac State ASI Children's Center, Kaiser (Morse), Project R.I.D.E., People Reaching Out, UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute, Florin Elementary, Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, Saint John's Shelter, Tahoe Elementary 

Project Description: At the elementary schools students develop and implement a Bullying curriculum based on the school's safety plan. The focus is grades 4-6 and the students work with individual teachers to address specific developmental needs of the children at each grade level. Students conduct a needs assessment and develop 1-2 modules. At Project R.I.D.E. students provide assistance to special needs children and adults learning therapeutic horseback riding. Sierra Nueva students are working with pregnant and parenting teens who are graduating seniors using CHOICE, a computerized career development curriculum. The students offer support to the teens as they assess their skills and explore career choices.

Community Partners:Thomas Jefferson Elementary, Harmon Johnson Elementary, Project R.I.D.E., Sierra Nueva Continuation High