School Age Programming

Catalog description

PREREQUISITES: Demonstrated competency in college-level English CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Examines environments, materials, methods, and teaching strategies for providing enriching experiences for the school age child. Explores developmentally appropriate experiences in the arts, science, math, technology, literacy, health and fitness, and social and emotional development in a school age child care setting. Reviews theories of school-age growth and development, the importance of partnerships with families, and positive guidance techniques for school age children. Students are required to complete observations and field experiences with children in this course (12 field hours). Students may be required to meet personnel requirements for child care licensing which may include, but are not limited to: FBI fingerprints, 5 panel drug screen, TB test, physical/vaccination history, criminal history checks, CPS registry checks, reference checks, Covid-19 protocols, and completion of the ILEAD mandatory training modules- Health and Safety Modules 1-4, Intro to the Indiana Early Learning Foundations, and Child Abuse Prevention and Detection.