Early Childhood Education - Naropa University

Early Childhood Education from Naropa University is a Campus Bachelor Early Childhood Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. The Early Childhood Education major offers a unique contemplative approach for those who love young children. To nurture and guide the natural unfolding of young children, we begin by developing mindfulness and genuineness within ourselves. This authenticity and respect fosters care and teaching that awakens a broad spectrum of intelligence and creativity within children and teachers themselves. The Program The two-year Early Childhood Education program emphasizes personal observation-based child development and diverse learning and teaching styles. The process of personal awakening, integration and effective teaching begins with mindfulness and awareness practices, such as meditation, space awareness and traditional arts. Such practices draw their inspiration and wisdom from the Buddhist and Shambhala traditions. Once the journey towards compassionate teaching has begun, the student explores contemplative teaching skills drawn from holistic and spiritual traditions, such as Waldorf, Montessori and Shambhala. These skills grow from firsthand observation practice and course study with master teachers in a variety of contemplative preschool settings. Other studies involve experiential anatomy of early movement, observed child development, contemplative teaching methods and current issues in education . The department faculty mentors every student so that their personal educational journey and developing teaching methods are synchronized with their unique, emerging teaching style. View more details on Naropa University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Early Childhood Education courses.