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The Additional Qualification Kindergarten Specialist Course will engage you in creative, interactive, creative, and meaningful activities to expand your leadership capacity, extend and deepen your understanding and application of early-childhood development theories/approaches, and enhance your knowledge of effective practice for children aged 3.5-6 years. Focused on leadership issues and ideas related to outdoor learning environments, …

Course Description Building on the knowledge gained in the part 1 Kindergarten course, early years teachers will be exposed to more in depth curriculum and program development aimed at producing an exemplary all day program. Prerequisites Prerequisites for Part 2: Completion of Part 1 or the equivalent: A current Ontario College of Teachers’ Certificate of …

This course is designed to equip teachers with the diverse theories in types and stages of play and developing a learning-based play for early childhood development. Candidates explore an overview of the ideal structure of the curriculum and developing supportive relations with children and parents alike. Candidates focus on strategies for building a shared understanding …

This course expands on the theories, strategies, and policies covered in part 1 and solidifies integration of a variety of instructional strategies to meet the needs of the whole child. Candidates will be applying their knowledge from Part 1 to take an in-depth look at concepts of active engagement, imaginative play and authentic opportunities for …

This course is based on combining the theoretical and practical knowledge gained in part 1 and 2 to equip candidates with an overview of the ideal program structure. This course is aimed at developing leadership skills for an administrative role in program development and assessment. Topics include: ·    assisting colleagues to apply knowledge of specific …