EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (322.A0) DEC
An individual who has received a college diploma in Early Childhood Education works with children from 0 to 12 years old and can take part in daycare center management. The main function of this educator is to create an environment promoting the physical, motor, cognitive, language, socio-affective and moral development of the child by establishing with him or her a significant affective relationship. In addition, the educator’s role is to develop, organise, lead and evaluate educational activities that promote overall child development.
Furthermore, the educator must not only ensure the health, security and well-being of the children under his care, but also see to his own health (physical and mental) by organising a secure daycare environment where daily activities are not overwhelming and by using stress management skills. In this respect, learning to balance and renew one’s energies through a healthy lifestyle represents an essential competency that an educator must master in order to assume his or her numerous responsibilities and tasks.
Also, the educator must develop his or her ability to reflect on his or her own practice within the context of his or her life-long development. A reflection on one’s practice is considered as a useful means of personal or professional development in the field of education.
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Program Structure
- Term 1
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Physical Education and Active Living
Code: 109-104-02
PON: 0-2-1
Hours: 30
Units: 1
In this course, students are expected to take physical activity a step further from simply relating to a healthy lifestyle but take acquired knowledge from the introductory physical activities and improve their efficiency by using a goal-oriented approach.
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Components of Discourse
Code: 603-101-04
PON: 2-2-4
Hours: 60
Units: 2,66
In this course the student will be trained to analyse and to produce various forms of dialogue to improve their oral and written communication skills. This is the first of three compulsory courses, which will prepare the student for taking the Ministerial Examination of College English (the English Exit Exam).
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Child Psychology: 0-6 years
Code: 350-111-MV
PON: 3-1-2
Hours: 60
Units: 2
The student will examine the fundamental concepts, which serve as models to explain the overall development and behaviour of a child.
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Introduction to the Profession
Code: 322-101-MV
PON: 2-1-1
Hours: 45
Units: 2,33
This course enables the students to explore the occupation of teaching in an early childhood setting and to familiarize with the context of the garderie services in Quebec.
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Fundamentals and Practices of Educational Action
Code: 322-105-MV
PON: 2-2-2
Hours: 60
Units: 2
This course aims to establish the basis of educational action within the educational program in the daycare centers. The goal is to introduce the student to an appropriate approach to teaching in the early childhood classroom.
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Health and Nutrition in Early Childhood Settings
Code: 322-106-MV
PON: 2-1-2
Hours: 45
Units: 1,66
In this course students will study the conditions necessary for promoting good health, hygiene and safety of children in garderies. Students will be taught the hygienic needs of children attending garderies (healthy, sick or disabled) and be able to respond to their needs.
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Prevention and Intervention in Risky Situations
Code: 322-107-MV
PON: 2-1-2
Hours: 45
Units: 1,66
This course will allow the student to gain the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to ensure the health, safety of children in the early childhood setting. It includes a section on “First Aid”.
- Term 2
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Knowledge
Code: 345-103-04
PON: 3-1-3
Hours: 60
Units: 2,33
This course examines the concept of “knowledge” as it focuses on critical thinking. Upon completion of this course, the student will have bridged the gap between simply memorizing and blindly accepting information and learning how to make critical analyses and syntheses.
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Literary Genres
Code: 603-102-04
PON: 2-2-3
Hours: 60
Units: 2,33
This course examines various forms of contemporary writing with the intention of producing works of literary criticism or viable contributions to the genre.
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French as a Second Language
Code: 602-100-03
PON: 2-1-3
Hours: 45
Units: 2
Ce cours s’adresse aux étudiants qui possèdent au départ une certaine connaissance du français. Il a pour objectif principal: de leur apprendre à communiquer avec aisance dans le cadre des situations le plus fréquemment survenues, de poser les bases de la grammaire du français fondamental
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Psychology from Childhood to Maturity
Code: 350-213-MV
PON: 3-1-2
Hours: 60
Units: 2
In this course, students will study the overall development of school-aged children and teenagers. Furthermore, students will examine problems associated with adulthood and old age in relation to child development.
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Psychomotricity
Code: 322-201-MV
PON: 2-1-2
Hours: 45
Units: 1,66
This course will give the student the opportunity to take into account the physical and motor dimensions in the overall development of a child in an educational practice.
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Communication and Teamwork
Code: 322-206-MV
PON: 2-2-2
Hours: 60
Units: 2
This course will enable the student to interact with other professionals and acquire team work skills in the student’s teaching, so that he or she may work efficiently and harmoniously among a team.
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Children’s Literature and Dramatic Expressions
Code: 322-202-MV
PON: 1-2-2
Hours: 45
Units: 1,66
This course will help students develop the skills to use children’s literature in their educational program. Different mediums of children’s literature in a variety of sources will be examined.
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Language Stimulation in Children
Code: 322-207-MV
PON: 2-1-3
Hours: 45
Units: 2
This course gives the students the opportunity to consider the dimension of language in the child’s overall development in their educational practice. Students will learn how to stimulate and promote language development and detect difficulties that may be experienced by some children.
- Term 3
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Health and Physical Education
Code: 109-103-02
PON: 1-1-1
Hours: 30
Units: 1
This course is primarily designed to assist students in the development of a positive attitude toward physical activity and healthy living.
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Literary Themes
Code: 603-103-04
PON: 2-2-3
Hours: 60
Units: 2,33
The student will study various literary examples in English Literature to understand how well-known authors unify their works around Theme . This is the third of the three compulsory courses, which will prepare the student for taking the Ministerial Examination of College English (the English Exit Exam).
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French as a Second Language
Code: 602-100-03
PON: 2-1-3
Hours: 45
Units: 2
Ce cours s’adresse aux étudiants qui possèdent au départ une certaine connaissance du français. Il a pour objectif principal: de leur apprendre à communiquer avec aisance dans le cadre des situations le plus fréquemment survenues, de poser les bases de la grammaire du français fondamental
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Cognitive Development in Children
Code: 322-306-MV
PON: 2-1-3
Hours: 45
Units: 2
This course gives the students the opportunity to take into account the intellectual dimension of the child's overall development within their educational practice. The students will learn how to help the child be less apprehensive of the world and improve his or her thought process.
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Artistic Expression
Code: 322-303-MV
PON: 1-2-3
Hours: 45
Units: 2
This course gives the students the opportunity to use arts and crafts in their educational practice. The students will learn how to use this medium to promote the overall development of the child.
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Sound and Movement
Code: 322-305-MV
PON: 1-2-2
Hours: 45
Units: 1,66
This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to learn about early child development and the use of sound and movement as a medium in educational practice to facilitate overall development of skills and promote success in learning.
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Emotional, Social and Moral Development in Children
Code: 322-307-MV
PON: 2-1-3
Hours: 45
Units: 2
This course allows the student to handle the emotional, social and moral development of the child’s education.
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Educational Practice with Children from 5 - 12 Years
Code: 322-309-MV
PON: 1-2-3
Hours: 45
Units: 1,66
This course gives the students the opportunity to interact with children between the ages of 5 to 12. The students will learn how to act and respect the needs of the children of this age group, while taking into account their developmental stages.
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Educational Practice with Children from 18 Months - 5 Years
Code: 322-308-MV
PON: 1-2-2
Hours: 45
Units: 1,66
This course enables the student to use all knowledge related to education developed in the course of child development and areas of activity. It is meant to integrate and transfer learning in the garderie.