Grounded in the social constructivist approach to early care and education, candidates in the Early Childhood Program develop a view of young children as meaning-makers, creative innovators, problem solvers and theory builders who are proactive in constructing their schema of the world. With the goal of creating critical, multicultural and democratic contexts, teacher candidates strengthen their awareness of children's literacies, languages, layers of identity and universal modes of learning so that they can fully support them as learners. Through civic engagement and field practice at child care centers, camps, pre-schools and public and private schools, teacher candidates are challenged to pursue an in-depth inquiry of questions such as "How do children learn?"; "How do early childhood learning environments support children's investigations?" and "In what ways do teachers generate and shape curriculum to reflect the questions and interests of young children?" As part of the transformative experience of becoming teachers, Early Childhood teacher candidates conceptualize ways to create contexts that foster learners' curiosity, honor diversity, and support multi-modal learning.

High School transcripts Optional: TOEFL/IELTS/PTE SAT/ACT