Overview:
The Child Development internship is for college-age women seeking multicultural, inner-city experience working with children. Participants will assist the Champa House staff and residents in providing quality care and enrichment for children in a setting of Christian values.

Program Description:
Interns will assist in all classroom activities including instructional preparation for children up to 12 years of age. Through nurturing, teaching, and partnering with parents, interns will assist a child’s growth physically, socially, academically and spiritually. Hours worked per week and duration of assignment are negotiable, depending on total program hours needed. (Please consult your sending agency’s internship requirements.)

Activities/Assignments:

• Supervise and assist children during all activities
• Counsel children when social, academic or adjustment problems arise
• Participate in staff meetings, facility events, and parent gatherings
• Develop, plan and prepare classroom activity materials
• Create a curriculum incorporating motor skill, social skill, and speech development activities
• Assist with daily logging, student incident reports, attendance records and head count
• Observe and document behavior and development needs of the children
• Ensure classroom safety, cleanliness, and appearance
• Assist in planning and implementing facility-wide events

Other responsibilities that the interns have:

• Facilitating lessons in the childcare that they have planned and prepared
• Help in giving directions to volunteers who come to spend time with the children
• Help in planning lessons that will provide spiritual growth for our children
• Answering phones and the door

Required Reading:

• Miscellaneous staff training materials, including staff handbook

For all interns:

• Some meals available when on site
• Computer/internet access if applicable to specific placement

For Full-time Interns only:

• Room and board provided
• Computer and Internet access
• $150 monthly stipend
• $250 monthly tuition reimbursement

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Revised 09/04

At-A-Glance

"Campus to the World" - hosting students from places like Germany, New Zealand, Canada, Kenya, Czech Republic, Ireland, England, Scotland, South Africa, and the U.S.

Formal, supervised training provided to approximately 60 interns each year.