Student Chapters
Policy
All student chapters must be sanctioned by their college or
university, meet NAEYC guidelines and Illinois AEYC student group guidelines. When student groups are formed in conjunction
with local affiliate chapters, affiliate chapters must notify the state of
these affiliations.
Some examples of Potential Roles and Activities of
Sponsoring Affiliates:
- Provide
workshop leaders and speakers
- Assist
students with program planning/implementation
- Involve
students in larger advocacy efforts in the community
- Ask
students to volunteer at local conferences and events in exchange for
admission
- Provide
materials to recruit other students, including event posters and member
leaflets
- Offer
to send Affiliate representatives to meetings of student groups
- Provide
technical assistance and models for student group organization and bylaws
- Advise
students on lesson plans and career plans
- Offer
office resources for mailing, website outreach, newsletter articles, etc.
- Provide
opportunities for emerging leaders to work with existing leaders in the
field
- Cultivate
new student groups by participating in local school events
Some examples of Potential Roles and Activities for
Students:
- Volunteer
at the Local or State Conference
- Organize
workshops for other students, featuring local experts and leaders
- Conduct
information fairs and events on campus during the Week of the Young Child
- Attend
Local Affiliate events
- Send
students representatives to meetings of affiliates
- Engage
in Worthy Wage campaigns and other advocacy efforts in the community
- Network
and build relationships with leaders in the field
- Raise
funds for field trips to other schools, NAEYC Annual Conference, etc.
- Sponsor
volunteer service projects at child care centers, elementary schools,
homeless shelters, children's hospital wards and other community
organizations
- Write
articles about the student groups for the Affiliate newsletter
- Gain
skills in program planning, outreach, implementation and evaluation, as
well as confidence in themselves as leaders
- Connect
with the Student Interest Forum - at the NAEYC Annual Conference or on www.naeyc.org - to share ideas with other
student groups around the country