CYCB 121

Foundations of Curriculum Planning (ECCE)

Units: 1.5, Hours: 4-0

Builds on the knowledge students acquired in Introduction to Play (CYCB 120). Provides students with the foundation knowledge and skills needed to plan culturally and developmentally appropriate programs for young children in their communities. Students are introduced to the guidelines for curriculum planning. Students explore three common philosophies of program planning with an introduction to specific contact areas while discussing the role of the child, the educator and the parent. Throughout the course Elders and students generate insights into program planning from the perspective of their own community and culture.

Prerequisites: 120.

Undergraduate course in Indigenous Community-based Child and Youth Care offered by the School of Child and Youth Care in the Faculty of Human and Social Development.