About the Cary Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies
The Cary Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies is an academic center in the College of Human Sciences. It is the repository of educational programs which involve multi-generational and broad spectrum participants. Cary Center staff work in tandem with the Department of Consumer and Design Sciences to provide instruction in the Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies minor. The Cary Center is located in the historic Halliday Cary Pick house.
About the Auburn University Early Learning Center
The Auburn University Early Learning Center (AUELC) is an accredited, laboratory, preschool serving children ages 3, 4 and 5 years old and is housed in the College of Human Sciences' Department of Human Development and Family Studies. The center, begun in 1926 has been continuously accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children since 1986. The
AUELC is located in the center of Auburn University.
The teaching philosophy of the facility is grounded in the concept of developmentally appropriate practice in which children “learn by doing” and are guided by a curriculum designed to capitalize upon knowledge of how young children learn. The facility also maintains a research mission and is designed to maximize opportunities to conduct developmental research on children and their families
About Notasulga High School
Notasulga High School is committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment that:
-
Promotes positive character, effective teaching, and high achievement.
-
Sustains learning as a lifelong process.
-
Provides experiences that develop the whole child as self-motivated and productive citizens of our global community.
-
Develops students with technological skills necessary to communicate and compete in our global world
Camp iCare began in 2009 as a joint partnership between the Women's Philanthropy Board and the Auburn University Early Learning Center. Both of these programs are part of the Auburn University College of Human Sciences.
Today, Camp iCare is a division of the Auburn University College of Human Sciences' Cary Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies and continues to operate as a partnership with the Early Learning Center. Through Camp iCare, youth ages 6-12 are educated, enabled and empowered to be "money smart" and philanthropically engaged.
Camp iCare is the first of its kind on the Auburn University campus and very rare nation-wide and is dedicated to teaching kids how to be money smart, understand wants vs. needs, and practice philanthropy. Through this unique learning program, campers will develop their leadership and giving skills while making a positive impact on others
REAL Cents REAL Change is made possible through a joint partnership between the Cary Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies and Notasulga High School.
This four-day series is produced by the Cary Center for the Advancement of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies and College of Human Sciences and empowers teens (ages 13-18) through education, leadership and philanthropy.
Throughout REAL Cents REAL Change, teen participants learn the basic skills of financial management and how to maximize their philanthropic impact.