Creating Healthy, Safe Environments for Infants (AIMO640)

Course Available
3 Units
Credit Validation

Course Description

Credit Validation for the Montessori Institute of San Diego (MISD)

This course provides students with the skills to design a prepared environment for infants. The student will learn to plan an entire environment, complete with areas for sleeping, eating, working and hygiene, in order to foster health and safety. There will be a strong emphasis on how interpersonal relationships affect the child. Teaching the students methods of guidance without interference, promoting self-help, and eliminating unnecessary aid to the child are primary goals for the course.

Course Details

Number of Units: 3.0 graduate level extension credit(s) in semester hours

Who Should Attend: This course provides continuing education for teachers at the Montessori Institute of San Diego.

Course Options

Course Date Units Price
EDC-X762J – 012 11 Jan 202413 May 2024 3 $237

Creating Healthy, Safe Environments for Infants (AIMO640)

11 Jan 202413 May 2024
3
$237
Credit Validation
Online

Audience:  MISD Students

Refund Policy:  All Credit Validation enrollments are refundable, less a $25 fee, if requested within 30 days of enrollment date. There will be no refunds for Credit Validation courses after the allotted 30 days.

Enrollment Open Through:  May 22nd, 2024 (11:59pm PT)

EDC-X762J – 013 01 Jan 202431 Dec 2024 3 $237

Creating Healthy, Safe Environments for Infants (AIMO640)

01 Jan 202431 Dec 2024
3
$237
Credit Validation

Audience: MISD Alumni with a finishing date prior to 2024

Refund Policy: All Credit Validation enrollments are refundable, less a $25 fee, if requested within 30 days of enrollment date. There will be no refunds for Credit Validation courses after the allotted 30 days.

Enrollment Open Through: December 31, 2024 (11:59pm PT)

What You Will Learn

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the preparation of the environment from birth to 5 months and from 5 to 12 months and how environment and interpersonal relationships foster healthy and safe development in children
  • Explain Montessori’s theory of education as an “aid to life” throughout the social stages of development and identify obstacles to movement, language, freedom and independence in the children's environment
  • Understand of how to prioritize various techniques of parental support and classroom organization and be able to implement them when practice teaching
  • Prepare an appropriate environment for the different ages in any community. This opportunity will allow them to share with others their knowledge and understanding of how optimum child development can be promoted through a prepared environment
  • Speak at community centers, or other educational facilities which provide community services, on various topics related to child development, independence, nutrition, or anything else they feel addresses the needs of the particular community
  • Employ culturally sensitive strategies, taking into account the child's family history and cultural background in both classroom matters and interaction with parents

Instructors

Professional development courses offered by the University of San Diego’s Division of Professional & Continuing Education are taught by faculty that possess a depth and breadth of academic and real-world professional experience.

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Credit Validation

The University of San Diego’s Division of Professional and Continuing Education offers graduate-level extension credit for work completed in trainings, workshops, conferences, induction, credentials, and other professional development programs not offered directly by USD. Complete one of the above and a member of our division will help you earn credit for your hard work and dedication to continuing your education.

Key Benefits of Credit Validation Courses

Make Your Work Count

Earn credit for your previous work in trainings, workshops, and conferences through a simple process.

Advance Faster

Save money by earning credit for work you completed and get one step closer to salary advancement.

Work Towards a Degree

Many receiving institutions may accept credits towards degree programs, giving you a head start in earning a graduate degree.