Skagit Valley College

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 Course Title:   School Age Care

 Title Abbreviation:   SCHOOL AGE CARE

 Department:    EDUC&

 Course #:    136

 Credits:    3

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    3

 CIP:    131501

 EPC:    839

 REV:    2019


 Course Description  

Develop skills to provide developmentally appropriate and culturally relevant activities/care for children ages 5-12 in a variety of settings. Topics include: implementation of curriculum, preparation of environments, building relationships, guiding cognitive and social emotional development, and community outreach.

 Prerequisite  

None

Additional Course Details

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 33

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0


Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory Required for ATA degree, Required for certificate  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Other Institution Equivalencies Table
Institution Course # Remarks
N/A

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

  1. Describe the physical, cognitive, social and emotional stages of childen ages 5-12.
  2. Develop a plan to create reciprocal and culturally sensitive relationships with children and families.
  3. Analyze the effectiveness of an environment and recommend changes that are culturally retentive, developmentally appropriate, and conducive to positive social interactions.
  4. Identify guidance strategies that promote cognitive and social growth in the context of school age care enviornment.
  5. Describe state and local school age care regulations and procedures related to group size, health, nutrition and safety.
  6. Describe strategies supporting curriculum that is developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive.
  7. Identify community resources supporting school age care/youth development program personnel.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

  1. Major types of school age before and after school programs available today.
  2. Interrelationship of a child�s development, home, culture and individual temperament, and its implications for program planning.
  3. Role of teachers, qualities required for reflective teaching, and the development of school age children program educator professionalism.
  4. Skills necessary for planning curriculum for children including observation, appropriate behavior guidance techniques, planning for play in curriculum, creating appropriate learning environments, and program evaluation.
  5. Partnerships with families, communities, and professionals who work with young children.
  6. Relationship of cognitive, language, social, emotional and physical development of children and its implication for appropriate interactions and curriculum implementation.