Children & Education Career Academy

Have you ever thought about becoming a teacher? Do you enjoy working with children and their families? Help shape the future. If you would like to a have career involving children or become an elementary, preschool or special education teacher, Career & Tech's Children & Education Career Academy is the place to be! 

Located at Cobleskill-Richmondville High School, the Children & Education Career Academy is an exciting program that unites the best qualities of career and technical education and academic study with the ability to earn up to 18 college credit while still in high school. By the time you complete your studies at the Academy, you'll be well on your way to earning an associate's or bachelor's degree in education or child development. 

As an Academy student, you'll enjoy learning with peers who share your interests and talents. Through focused study, hands-on experiences and specialized academics, you'll explore the worlds of elementary, preschool and special education and child development, and have fun, too!

Your teachers will provide you with a great foundation of knowledge and a solid base for continued study at college. You'll also put classroom theory into practice by working with young children in a variety of settings, including local elementary schools, preschools and child development centers. Your academic classes - Regents math, English, social studies, science - will relate lessons to the field of education whenever possible.

Lots of students enjoy afterschool clubs, sports and community projects. Students who enroll in the full-day option of the Children & Education Career Academy return to their home schools in time to participate in such activities.

Children are our most precious resource. If you want to work with them and help shape our future, consider Career & Tech's Children & Education Career Academy.

Units of study:
- Child growth and development
- Introduction to elementary and early childhood education, birth to age 8
- Expressive arts
- Guidance, discipline and observations of young children
- Parent/teacher/community involvement
- Special needs children
- Establishing & maintaining a safe, healthy learning environment
- Curriculum methods/program management
- Specialized Regents English, math, social studies, science

Career possibilities:
- Preschool director
- Child and/or family agency professional (social worker, parenting educator, etc.)
- Teacher -any level (preschool, elementary, etc.)
- Special education teacher
- Teacher assistant
- After-school program coordinator or aide
- Head Start or family day care provider
- Special needs assistant
- Speech therapist
- Child psychologist

Prerequisites:
- Academically on track to graduate on time.
- Highly recommended: Successful completion of Math Regents, Global Studies Regents and once Science Regents exam.
-Record of positive attendance and behavior.
-Current physical, TB Mantoux test, fingerprinting, child abuse clearance.
-Recommended: Child development or human development, food and nutrition, parenting, art or music.

College credits:
College in the High School credits through SUNY Cobleskill:
ECHD 101 Basics of Early Childhood (portfolio articulation)
ECHD 130 Intro to Early Childhood Programs
ECHD 150 Curriculum & Methods in Early Childhood
ECHD 170 Child Growth & Development
ECHD 121 Expressive Arts
ENGL 101 Composition

Why an Academy?
A Career Academy provides a unique opportunity for students to spend their entire school day immersed in study centered on their interests.

As an Academy student, you will:
Learn academic subjects within the context of something you enjoy.
Learn alongside peers who share your interests.
Explore your future career and all it has to offer.
Gain hands-on experience through job shadowing and internships.
Earn college credits while still in high school.
Earn college credits at a reduced cost.
Be able to complete college sooner.
Showcase your education, experience and talents.

Portfolio
Children & Education Career Academy students create a portfolio that showcases their experience and talents for presentation to career professionals and college officials.

Application:
Students interested in attending the Children & Education Career Academy are requested to complete and mail back an application. Click below:
Children & Education Career Academy

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LINK TO CAREER & TECH SCHOOL, ALBANY CAMPUS. HALF-DAY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM

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