NYU Jumpstart

Jumpstart’s mission is to work toward the day every child in America enters school prepared to succeed. To achieve this mission, Jumpstart NYU trains and supports NYU students to serve as part-time Corps members, working with young children to build skills crucial to school success. Jumpstart focuses on three program areas: building School Success for young children by fostering their early language, literacy, social, and initiative skills; encouraging strong Family Involvement to help families support children’s learning; and training college students to be Future Teachers and leaders in early childhood education. 

During the 2012-2013 school year, 85 Jumpstart NYU Corps members will serve over 240 young children in child care centers on the Lower East Side.

Join Us at Jumpstart NYU!

Jumpstart Corps member have the unique opportunity to inspire young children to learn, serve in a local community, work on a team, and build professional skills. All Corps members receive professional-caliber training to help them implement Jumpstart’s outcome based program, promote children’s school success, and build family involvement.

Jumpstart Corps Members serve part-time, 8-10 hours per week, during the school year, including:

• Jumpstart sessions with team and partner children
  
• Team planning meetings, which include planning and reflection
  
• Communicating with partner child’s family and sharing strategies for extending learning
  
• Participating in intensive pre-service and on-going trainings
• Attending periodic service days, often held on weekends