The course focus is on planning aesthetically pleasant, safe, healthy learning environments for children that nurture and promote learning. Students will study and apply play-based curriculum incorporating early learning standards implementing and assessing children’s progress through observation and portfolios. Emphasis will practice teaching and learning in age-appropriate classrooms and outdoor learning environments. The focus is on interest areas such as blocks, art, music, movement, art, manipulatives and dramatic play supported by emergent literacy and anti-bias curriculum. Students will experience observing, assessing and designing developmentally appropriate environments and/or modifying existing ones to be child and family friendly, barrier free and inclusionary. This course includes field study observation and practice in to NAEYC accredited centers and/or centers that are Licensed Plus. Students will observe and assess curriculum and environments in approved settings for at least 20 hours.
Berlin (Main Campus)
2020 Riverside Drive
Berlin, NH 03570
Littleton Academic Center
646 Union Street
Littleton, NH 03561