EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Course number 909
Grades 11, 12
2 hour block               2.0 credit / year

Prerequisite:  A desire to work with young children.
Recommended:   Child Development and 2 years of English, Math and Science

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  In this program, high school students are provided classroom training in the licensed "Teens for Tots" preschool program with approximately 20 preschool children (ages 3 1/2 to 5 years) from the L'Anse Creuse community.   First year students act as teacher aides writing lesson plans and performing these lessons with the preschool children.  Students in the early childhood program learn about careers, guidance & discipline, communication in the workplace, health care of children and workers, safety & first aid / CPR, child abuse, nutrition & food service, classroom maintenance and employability skills.

EXTERNSHIP (co-op) ELIGIBLE PROGRAM
 
COURSE OBJECTIVE: To teach high school students in Early Childhood Education I  curriculum and provide hands-on teaching experiences in the licenses "Teens for Tots" preschool lab.

STUDENT OUTCOME:  Students will gain hand's-on experience working as teacher aides in the preschool lab setting and acquiring the necessary skills needed to obtain an entry-level job in the child care field. 

CAREER TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION:  FCCLA Family, Career and Community Leaders of America

CERTIFICATION:   Pankow's 2-year CTE Skills Certificate upon successful completion of program

ARTICULATION AGREEMENT: Macomb Community College

RELATED CAREERS:  Elementary Education, Preschool Aide, Nanny, Home Day Care Provider, Preschool Director / Teacher and related fields  in education.

School-To-Registered Apprenticeships (STRA)
Available only at the Pankow Center