School Age Care and Recreation Certificate of Achievement

This certificate provides a system of professional development for individuals working as before and after school recreation leaders and care givers in a variety of settings that serve school age children. It meets the coursework requirement for the School Age Child Development Permit at the Teacher level.

A minimum grade of “C” in each course is required to receive the certificate.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students who complete this program will be able to:

Describe developmental milestones for children in the areas of physical, psychosocial, cognitive, and language development.
Identify environmental, cultural, family, economic, political, historical contexts that influence all children’s development.
Demonstrate skills and knowledge related to the unique needs of children in school age in a before and after recreation settings.
Use the ongoing cycle of curriculum development to plan, implement, and evaluate early childhood curriculum including environments based on developmentally, culturally, linguistically appropriate practices.
Apply developmental theory, knowledge of child development, and research based teaching strategies to meet the unique educational needs of young children individually and in group care settings.
Demonstrate professional skills including ethical practices, written and verbal communication, collaboration, advocacy, and identification of personal qualifications in relationship to state and national requirements for teachers.

Core Courses

CD 101 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF TEACHING YOUNG CHILDREN 3 Units *
CD 105 CHILD, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY 3 Units*
CD 107 CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 3 Units*
CD 110 INTRODUCTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM 3 Units*
CD 111 CHILD GUIDANCE AND COMMUNICATION 3 Units *
CD 112 HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION 3 Units *
CD 117 TEACHING IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY 3 Units *
CD 120 OBSERVATION AND ASSESSMENT 3 Units *

School Age Course

CD 121 PRACTICUM: THE STUDENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE 5 Units *
Lab placement must be in a before/after school care setting with children ages 6-12
CD 125 SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN AND YOUTH 3 Units

General Education (16 units)

A course in each of the following 4 areas must be included.
See Associate Degree, CSU or IGETC General Education lists found in class schedule or student handbook for acceptable courses.

English/Language Arts
Science or Math
Social Sciences
Humanities/Fine Arts 16 Units

Total Units for the Certificate: 48

*Course has a prerequisite, corequisite, limitation, or recommended preparation; see course description.