Study Jam: Tots welcome too
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
This year’s Study Jam has a childcare component called Kids Jam, and it will be offered on Saturday from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Students looking to take advantage of Kids Jam should sign up at the Student Life and Leadership office, next to the Hot Shot Cafe.
According to Stephanie Larrison, Associated Student Government Student Service and Education representative, this is the first term they will be offering Kids Jam, so they are keeping the number of kids low, at around 30.
Volunteers will be at the Kids Jam to watch and play with the children. Some of the lead volunteers will be from the Periwinkle Child Development Center. Other volunteers will be honor roll students from local high schools.
According to Larrison, lunch will be provided for the children. However, she suggests that if your child has any food allergies, that you should pack a lunch for them and bring it to a volunteer’s attention.
During the last hour of Kids Jam, a volunteer from the Albany Public Library will present a puppet show to the children.
Larrison says that children need to be potty trained, and can be no older than 10 years of age. Other than these requirements, space is the only limiting factor. Kids Jam is already a third full.
“I think the Kid Jam is going to be really popular,“ said Vikki Maurer, Learning Center co-coordinator, “I have extra math help in that time frame.”
Kids Jam was added to the Study Jam because of student request. At the end of the Study Jam, students fill out a comment card on what can be improved. In the past, students have asked for the addition of some kind of childcare. The ASG took notice.
“We want this to be a service for students that lack those resources, that could use this facility for their children while they’re in Study Jam,” said Larrison.
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