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Apr 20, 2024
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2017-2018 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
School Age Care and Recreation Certificate of Achievement
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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.
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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.
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