A small number of qualified students may qualify for a year-long internship program at the Pistoia Early Childhood Centers. Organized by the Pistoia Ministry of Public Education, the program offers students the possibility to participate in children's activities, plan lessons, and work under the close supervision of experts in early childhood education.
This course, which carries six credits, may take the place of one course at the Smith Center in the second semester.
Students who apply should have some background in education and psychology, preferably some experience working with young children, and a serious commitment to the internship, which requires one full day on-site in Pistoia each week, keeping weekly journals, helping with or designing projects, giving an oral presentation at the end of the year in Pistoia and writing a serious term paper in Italian.
The internship begins in mid-October and ends in mid-May.
