Community Partnership template

Choose a community in Chicago that is important to you personally. It may be a community where you live or where you work, or it could be a community where people you care about live or work. Research the community from a variety of perspectives. Plan a collaborative project for your chosen community. Your plan will provide opportunities for young children, families, and early childhood staff to collaborate with members, agencies, or organizations in the community (e.g., sharing information about or organizing visits to libraries or museums, participating in community events, visiting fire houses, helping children get to know their neighborhood, and partnering with other programs and schools to support child and family confidence and continuity during transitions). Purpose Educators take care to learn about the community in which they work, and they use the community as a resource across all aspects of program delivery. The community serves as an important resource for implementing the curriculum as well as a resource for linking families with a range of services based on identified priorities and concerns. Early childhood educators also look for ways that they can contribute to the ongoing development of the community (DAP: Engaging in Reciprocal Partnerships with Families and Fostering Community Connections). The purpose of this assignment is to learn more about one neighborhood in Chicago, and design a project that creates opportunities for young children and their families, and early childhood educators and staff to build collaborative partnerships with one agency, organization, or community member in their community. Student Learning Outcomes Plan experiences that build respectful, reciprocal partnerships between early learning settings and community organizations/agencies. (3d) What to Submit: Completed Community Partnership Project Template