School of Child Education｜Shukutoku University

School of Child Education

Saitama Campus

Introduction of School

Students will receive practical training at elementary schools, kindergartens, and nursery schools from their first year, so they can acquire the practical knowledge and skills required for actual school education and child welfare. They will cultivate the rich human abilities required of teachers and learn the knowledge necessary for future teachers from their field experience. In addition to classes, we offer rich extra initiatives according to the courses, such as the Shukutoku Teacher Training School and Shukutoku Child-Rearing Support Program.

Licenses and Qualifications that can be Acquired

<Elementary Education Course>
■ Class 1 elementary school teacher’s license
■ Class 1 kindergarten teacher’s license

<Preschool Education Course>
■ Class 1 kindergarten teacher’s license
■ Qualification for nursery teachers
■Child caretherapist (Level 1)
■ ABM attachment, baby massage Instructor

Anticipated Future Career Paths

<Elementary Education Course>
■ Elementary school
■ Kindergarten
■ Education industry, etc.

<Preschool Education Course>
■ Nursery school
■ Kindergarten
■ Certified ECEC center
■ Various child welfare facilities
■ Childcare centers in private companies, etc.

Points of Learning

Experience actual educational settings to know the issues from the first year

Students will have practical training in actual educational settings in their first to third yearsin order to cultivate their practical teaching skills. They will cultivate the rich human abilities required of teachers and learn the knowledge necessary for future teachers from their field experience.

Deepen learning with small group seminars

We offer seminar-style classes with about 15 students throughout the year. Students can acquire the specialized knowledge and skills required of a teacher.

Direct guidance from active experienced educators

Students will learn directly from active teachers, kindergarten/school principals, board of education members, and foster home staff, and through role-plays and workshops based on the latest case studies.

College of Education's
On-Site Education for Teachers-to-Be

For students who want to be teachers in nursery schools, kindergartens, and elementary schools, the actual educational setting is a great place to learn. At Shukutoku University, in particular, based on the philosophy of “practical education,” the Elementary Education Course offers two-week visit to an elementary school in the “School Internship” class, and the Preschool Education Course offers one-week visit to a kindergarten in the “Field Study” class, from the first year, where students will acquire practical skills through direct contact with children. We offer a variety of programs to help students combine hands-on learning in educational settings with theoretical learning at the university in order to cultivate their high-quality practical teaching skills, and experience the depth of education that cannot be found through classroom learning alone.

Elementary Education Course

A course for students aspiring to be elementary school teachers. Students can also get a kindergarten teacher’s license.

We offer practical training at an elementary school from the first yearandopportunities for experiencing learning-support volunteer activities. There are many opportunities to experience actual educational settings, where students can learn while interacting with children every day.

Train Students with High English Skills and Teaching Skills

In March 2017, a new Course of Study was announced, English education courses have been adopted as “Foreign Language Activities” in the middle grades, and “Foreign Language Course” in the upper grades of elementary schools. Accordingly, there is an urgent need to secure personnel who can teach at elementary schools as specialized teachers with advanced English teaching skills. Thus, it is required to train and produce elementary school teachers with excellent English teaching skills. The School of Child Education offers opportunities for systematic and practical English learning over four years in order to train students with high English skills and teaching skills.

School Volunteer (Shukutoku Teacher Training School)

In cooperation with the Board of Education, we offer opportunities for experiencing volunteer activities in actual scenes of education from the first year. In the fourth year, students will participate in internships for training teachers to acquire practical teaching skills equivalent to the level of a graduate school for teaching profession.
“Shukutoku Teacher Training School” is a general term for school volunteer activities.

Preschool Education Course

Students can obtain a kindergarten teacher’s license and the qualification for nursery teachers.

In addition to practical training, students have opportunities to visit a nursery school as volunteers, where they can interact with infants and see senior nursery teachers in work up close on a daily basis, receiving various stimuli.

Panel Theater

The panel theater is a cultural and educational material that originated at Shukutoku University. Under the guidance of teachers who are active at the forefront of the panel theater, students not only create works, but also perform many in front of children to develop their practical skills.

Preparatory Course for Civil Service Examination for Nursery Teachers

For students who wish to work in publicnursery schools, we offer preparatory courses for civil service examinations for various municipalities. Many of our students have successfully passed the civil service examination for nursery teachers.
Teachers from the Teacher and Nursery Teacher Training Support Center offer preparatory courses in cooperation with the “Ueno Law Seminar,” a civil service preparatory school (additional fees will be charged).

Contents of preparatory course

Liberal arts
Specialized subjects
Essay
Interview preparation

Mock examinations
Mock examinations by an outside vendor are offered three times a year (additional fees will be charged).

Child-Rearing Support Program

This program provides a playground for local parents and children, where students acquire practical teaching skills through interaction with children, making use of “specialized knowledge” and “childcare skills” they have learned at university. Students will form small groups and visit local nursery schools and childcare support facilities as “Shukutoku Waku Waku Play Team” or invite local parents and children to the university. Through interactions with children making use of what they have learned at university, such as towel play and panel theater, students will meet many smiling faces and learn childcare skills and how to relate to children and their parents. Upon completion of the semester-long group-based hands-on program, participants receive a certificate, and in the second semester, we provide consultation and referrals to volunteer destinations so that students can move on to their own initiatives. Through a series of such efforts, students will realize round-trip learning between experience and theory, and acquire more practical teaching skills.