Diploma in Kindergarten Teaching
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Course Overview
No matter whether you call it Kindergarten, Nursery, Playgroup, Preschool or Reception – early learning environments for children all have the following in common:
- educational establishment
- usually starts from age 4 or 5
- teaches children rules
- teaches children healthy interaction
- nurtures a child’s growth and cognitive, social, mental and physical development
- allows children to become more independent
- allows children to understand the outside world from a safe space
- allows children to learn through play
- allows children to discover and improve their skills allows children to learn about and understand different concepts
Course aims: confidence – understanding – planning - teamwork
By the end of this course, we want you to:
✓ be more confident dealing with children, colleagues and parents / carers
✓ be a respected member of your team, bursting with enthusiasm
✓ have excellent time management and planning throughout the year
✓ have an excellent understanding of how each child learns best
Course content
- Understanding children: young learners’
- How do children learn?
- What makes you a good Early Years teacher?
- Building a class community
- Kindergarten subjects
- Organising the day: successful routines
- Lesson planning – absolutely!
- Assessments - really?
- Safeguarding & welfare
This Diploma course is suitable for teachers of Early Years / Kindergarten age around the world. It is a very comprehensive course which deals with all aspects of teaching and learning for children aged 4-6. This course will give you insight into how children learn, what subjects / topics they should be learning, how you can build a successful network of relationships amongst the children in your charge, how best to organise your day and what to look out for if you encounter problems. This course deals with all subjects as laid out by the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework. In addition, we have included particular emphasis on ideas and teaching techniques for children who are learning English as a second or foreign language. This course is therefore particularly suitable for Early Years teachers around the world who want to introduce English as a subject, as well as for teachers in English-speaking countries with children whose first language is not English.