Cradle to College Archives - Northwestern State University

Adult Learning and Development, Educational Leadership partner with Early Childhood to support early literacy

NATCHITOCHES – In support of Northwestern State University School of Education’s service learning and experiential learning initiatives, the NSU Adult Learning and Development and NSU Educational Leadership programs continue to partner with the Early Childhood Education program to support family literacy programs in Louisiana. Faculty in both programs donated resources to increase the […]

IP Foundation, NSU School of Education and Counseling Program supports Cradle to College service learning project

October 29, 2024

NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University’s School of Education Director Dr. Katrina Jordan and Clinical Mental Health Counseling graduate students Lane Alford and Diego Almanza donated resources and made and distributed family literacy bags with items purchased with International Paper Foundation funds to preschool children enrolled at the NSU Marie […]

IP Foundation supports Cradle to College initiative

NATCHITOCHES – The International Paper Foundation presented a literacy grant of $1,000 to the Cradle to College service-learning initiative at Northwestern State University. Funds will be used to purchase materials for literacy bags that are given to at-risk children in the Natchitoches area. The Cradle to College initiative provides youngsters and their families […]

Demons on Fire – Aiming to be a positive role model, Jalen Wilson pursues a career in elementary education

NATCHITOCHES – Jalen Wilson, an education major at Northwestern State University, is focused on a career path in which he can be a role model for elementary age students. Wilson, a Natchitoches native, is part of the Call Me MISTER program, which recruits minority males to become leaders in education. MISTER is an acronym for […]

NCHS Beta Club supports NSU’s Early Childhood Cradle to College service learning project

NATCHITOCHES – The Natchitoches Central High School Beta Club, sponsored by Anne Stultz, collected books and school supplies to donate to NSU’s Early Childhood Education Cradle to College service-learning project. The books and school supplies they collected will be compiled into family literacy bags and donated to local preschool through 12^th grade students. “Sustaining this […]

FUMC Youth support Cradle to College

NATCHITOCHES – The Youth of Natchitoches First United Methodist Church, led by Colby and Lindsey Session and NSU FUMC interns Phillip Coleman, Rachael Smith and Garrett Wells visited the Northwestern State University Teacher Education Center recently to engage in a service learning project and tour the building. Following a discussion of how literacy impacts school […]

Magnet Pre-K, Kindergarten students get literacy bags

Northwestern State University’s Early Childhood Education program provided Natchitoches Magnet preschool children and their families with literacy activities, resources and support so they can engage in reading and play activities at home. The donation was made possible by a grant from the International Paper Foundation to support the Cradle to College initiative.

Dr. Michelle Brunson started […]