Cultural Competency in Early Learning and Child Care II

Cultural Competency in Early Learning and Child Care II

Course number: ELCC 0201

Course length: 45 hrs

Course credits: 3 credits

Course description:

This course will broaden and deepen students’ understanding of current Indigenous issues in Canada and the NWT and how this has shaped Canadian beliefs and values for practice in the field of early learning and child care. Grounded in personal awareness, students will have the opportunity to reconsider their own approaches and beliefs regarding early childhood learning, and developing positive relationships with children, families, and communities. Students will learn about Indigenous relations today, how government policies and agreements have shaped Indigenous families and communities and the role they play when working with families and communities in the North. Students will engage in research to become familiar with the rights of Indigenous people and design educational activities based on Northern Indigenous curriculums.

Course delivery:

• In Person