What is Nittany Lions Read/Nittany Lions Count?
The Nittany Lions Read/Nittany Lions Count Program is designed to support the development of early reading and math skills of children of the communities surrounding the Penn State while offering Penn State students a chance to gain valuable experience and give back to their community. Nittany Lions Read/Nittany Lions Count places eligible Penn State students in schools, childcare centers, museums and other community non-profit organizations in and around University Park, State College, and the surrounding communities.
Nittany Lions Read/Nittany Lions Count students assist and support the Community Partner’s staff, engage directly with the children, and provide one-on-one and/or small-group instruction for children through eighth grade in qualifying community sites. Penn State students applying for a position with Nittany Lions Read/Nittany Lions Count select a Community Partner that best fits their interests, qualifications, location and availability. Mentors work to support the children’s development of the core competencies related to early literacy, mathematics, and science skills.
Nittany Lions Read/Nittany Lions Count History
Nittany Lions Read/Nittany Lions Count at University Park
Nittany Lions Read/Nittany Lions Count at the Commonwealth Campuses
We continue to engage University Park students for the following placement opportunities:
ACRES Project
Calvary Kid Care
Centre County Library – Bellefonte
Easter Seals
Family Pathways
Friends School
Jewish Community Center Nursery School
Lifelink PSU
Park Forest Preschool
Strawberry Fields
Learn more about these opportunities by visiting these organizations pages on this site. Contact Us now for more information.
The NLR/NLC Program is still hiring qualified Penn State students to support the literacy, mathematics, and science development of children!
Opportunities remain at many of our campuses!
Contact Us today for more information!
Interviews and Placement Meetings for FALL 24 will begin in mid-July!
New students should contact us for an invitation to interview.
Returning students will receive their Placement Meeting invitation via email in mid-July!
We are thrilled to expand our support of the children of the communities surrounding the Penn State Campuses!!!
Welcome to Clark Elementary School! The newest addition to the Fayette Campus Nittany Lions Read/Nittany Lions Count Program!
For more information about the NLR/NLC Program at Fayette, click here.
Our schools need us! Please consider a placement at a local elementary school!
YOUR SUPPORT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!
We have a new Community Partner and we are looking for Penn Staters who are ready join them!!!
Calvary Kid Care partners with families to provide quality early childhood education to children ages 6 weeks to 6 years old.
Interested??? Contact us now to schedule an interview!
Interested in joining the NLR/NLC Program? Our children, families, and classroom teachers need us more than ever!
Contact us to schedule an interview now!
This spring, the Biden-Harris administration and the U.S. Department of Education issued a ‘call to action’ encouraging colleges, universities, and school districts to work together to use Federal Work Study (FWS) to increase the number of college students supporting school-aged children and youth in our nation’s K-12 schools and out-of-school time programs. Penn State is proud to already be doing so through the NLR/NLC Program!
INTERESTED IN JOINING US? Reach out now for more information.
Information Sessions on joining the NLR/NLC Program for Summer ’23 have been scheduled! Register NOW!
Summer ’23 Information Session via Zoom
We are thrilled to expand our opportunities with Career and Family Pathways! This summer, they are offering a new opportunity for NLR/NLC students to support literacy development for CFP clients – via a remote instruction/learning environment!
For more information on this placement opportunity please visit their page.
To join our program, contact us now!