• The Elementary program prepares teacher candidates to work with the unique learning needs of children who are beginning their school years. This model reflects current thinking about optimizing the match between educational theory and children's levels of cognitive and social development.
  • The Elementary program is designed to educate teachers to combine pedagogical excellence across disciplinary areas with a learner-centred approach to practice. Philosophically, the program is designed around constructivist principles, and it emphasizes approaches to practice such as inquiry-based learning, strategies for instruction, integration of language across the curriculum, the inclusion of diverse learners and perspectives, the development of caring and respectful communities of learners, and reflective practice.
  • Successful applicants to the Elementary program are assigned to a cohort group of students and normally take their Education courses with that cohort group over the two years.