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Caring for School Age Children (ECE 1200)

Term: 2022 Summer Semester

Description

Intended to provide a developmental overview of children ages five to twelve years of age. It focuses on after school and summer care of school-age children. The child's learning environment will be identified through the planning and implementation of school-age activities, materials and equipment needed in the program. The students will plan and implement DAP lessons and activities. The family and community involvement will be used to prepare the student for needed resources to enhance the program's effectiveness in caring for school age children. The learning environment will be identified through the utilization of observation in a Developmentally Appropriate (DAP) environment. Five hours of required observations are assigned throughout the semester. NOTE: Assigned artifacts reflecting the core competencies will be collected for the capstone course.