Preschool Counts

Preschool Counts is a community-engaged learning program in which Stanford students have an opportunity to engage with young children as they develop their math skills in preparation for elementary school.

In Preschool Counts, Stanford students are taught to provide an engaging, state-of-the-art early math program for preschool-age children at St. Elizabeth Seton School. The program is a collaboration with the Haas Center for Public Service and the Stanford Graduate School of Education.  Jennifer Osuna, who serves as the faculty advisor for Preschool Counts and Renee Scott, the Haas Center Program Director of Early Education Partnerships, co-teach Education 171: Engaging Young Children in Math, a course in early childhood education with a focus on mathematics instruction for Preschool Counts instructors.

Young children gain the opportunity to develop their love and understanding of math through games and activities with our undergraduates. And our Stanford students gain the opportunity to investigate and challenge prevailing narratives about the mathematical capabilities of young learners from low-income communities, recognizing and building on young children's natural mathematical brilliance and curiosity. The Preschool Counts model is expanding into other universities and service-learning contexts, as described in this news article.

The program runs in the Winter and Spring quarters. Tutors who are new to the program must take EDUC 171 to participate. Tutors who have already taken the course may participate without enrolling in EDUC 171.

Submit an interest form to become a Preschool Counts tutor

For more information, please contact Renee Scott.