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School-Age Care and Education
School-Age Care and Education is a concentration of the Education major
Students interested in working with and teaching school-aged children, ages 5-12, should pursue a concentration in school-age care and education. Students can prepare for careers as leaders/teachers/administrators of youth programs, such as community-based youth organizations, before and after school programs, and other out-of-school youth related programs. The school-age care and education concentration emphasizes designing challenging and effective youth programs and developing skills in leadership and administration of programs for school-aged children.
| ED 2344 | Field Observation/Participation: School-Age/Youth Setting | 2 |
| ED 2455 | Programming for Positive Youth Development | 3 |
| ED 3198 | Curriculum: School-Age Programs | 3 |
| ED 3454 | Pre-Practicum Field Placement: School-Age Care | 3 |
| ED 4566 | Practicum: School-Age Care | 6 |
| ED 4566SM | Practicum Seminar | 0 |
Suggested Electives:
| ED 2240 | Creative Movement and Games |
| ED 2354 | Creative Arts in Early Childhood |
| ED 2150 | Developing Community Circles |
| ED 2510 | Guiding Behavior |
| ED 2700 | Early Childhood Language Arts and Literacy |
| ED 3200 | Administration of Childcare Programs |
