Villanova Nursing students are placed in a variety of learning sites such as, James Alcorn Elementary School, a public school which serves one of the financially poorest areas in Philadelphia. Students design and implement health classes for over 300 kindergarten through second grade children each clinical day. The nursing students develop teaching materials that are culturally relevant and appropriate for them. Students also meet with eighth graders to help them with health related service learning projects and to talk about nursing. 

Graduate students from our pediatric nurse practitioner program also contribute to the health of the children at the Alcorn School by providing vision screening as part of their Independent Study course. The success of this university-community relationship is widely recognized by the surrounding community.