The National Association for the Education of Young Children helps students and new teachers shape their futures as educators. NAEYC also has many ways for you to help shape the future of the early childhood profession.

Maryland AEYC is committed to helping in the formation of college student groups in all our affiliate areas. Currently, we have three affiliates with active student groups, and more in the early stages. Students are a vital resource to our organization with their fresh ideas, high energy, and potential to become leaders in the field. These students come together and plan projects that benefit young children both globally and in their communities. If you would like more information on starting a student chapter through your college, please contact mdaeyc/membership.

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Carroll Community College ECE Club

On April 5, 2008, the ECE Club proudly presented a workshop at the Training Day for Child Care Professionals on April 5, 2008. Their workshop was called "Gotta Play, Gotta Eat! Healthy Nutrition Habits and Activities for Kids". Below are several pictures from the successful workshop.

Training Day for Child Care Professional - April 5, 2008 Click on any image below to see it larger.

The College of Southern Maryland (http://www.itc.csmd.edu/soc/maryh/aeyc)

The CSM is a student club sanctioned by the Student Government Association at the College of Southern Maryland. Any student taking early childhood education or early childhood development courses is a member of the club. To be an active member, students must participate in at least two activities per year. These activities can include club meetings as well as other projects the club undertakes.

CSM undertook several projects this fall. First, they planned and implemented a fundraiser that earned the club $366.50. These funds were raised by selling Home Interiors candles to friends and families. The members contributed the entire $366.50 from the fall fundraiser to Catholic Charities Angel's Watch. Angel's Watch is a shelter for women and their children located in Hughesville, Maryland. The students included several appropriate children's books with their gift check.

The students also decided to adopt a family for Thanksgiving through Children's Aid Society of Charles County. They shopped for food that would feed a single mother and her two young children for Thanksgiving and for several other days as well. The club members selected several books appropriate for young children to be given to the family. Once purchased, the food and books were attractively bundled up into three large baskets and taken to the family. The students who delivered the baskets reported that the family was very happy to see them and grateful to the students for making their Thanksgiving complete.