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
The NLR/NLC Program has multiple opportunities available in the summer!!!
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We have multiple opportunities available for Spring 2023 for engagement with the area’s children, focusing on literacy, math, and science development.
Park Forest Preschool
Park Forest Elementary School
Mount Nittany Elementary School
Family Pathways
Jewish Community Center Nursery School
Other community schools
Welcome to the NLR/NLC Program to our new Community Partners at Fayette Campus…
Marshall Elementary School
East End United Community Center
Head Start/Early Head Start of Fayette Campus
We are looking for amazing Penn Staters to support these programs as NLR/NLC Mentors!!!
We are so happy to begin the Nittany Lions Read/Nittany Lions Count Program at Behrend! Our first Community Partner, The Multicultural Community Resource Center, has been confirmed! WE ARE… accepting applications now for Penn State students to join us to support MCRC’s after school programming!!!
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We couldn’t be more excited to announce that Nittany Lions Read/Nittany Lions Count Program is coming to Penn State Fayette!!!
We are currently securing Community Partner Organizations in the communities surrounding the campus and will begin accepting student applications soon! For more information, please contact us!
Our Early Childhood Programs are opening back up to us!!!
The NLR/NLC Program has multiple placement opportunities both on-campus (for students living on-campus) and within the State College community!!! Contact us now for more information!
Bennett Family Center
Childcare Center at Hort Woods
Easter Seals of Central PA
Grace Lutheran Preschool
Jewish Community Center
Our Children’s Center Montessori School
Park Forest Preschool
St. Paul’s Preschool
Stay & Play Preschool
NLR/NLC students at University Park can engage in opportunities to support two family literacy programs in the community:
Family Pathways
Mid-State Literacy Council
Contact us now for information on joining NLR/NLC!!!
We are thrilled to welcome back two of our Early Childhood Programs as Community Partners for the 2022/2023 Academic Year!!! Multiple placement opportunities are available at both of these sites in the State College community!
JCC Nursery School
Stay & Play Preschool
Beginning with the 2022/2023 Academic Year, the starting hourly rate for NLR/NLC students is $14.00/hour!