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in Elementary Education
Learn how to become a teacher from award-winning faculty who are deeply committed to the field of education. Our education requirements for teachers include diverse approaches to pedagogy, content knowledge from math to social studies, and personal contemplative coursework. The result is a 120-credit bachelor’s in education program that will fuel your passion for teaching.
Courses in the Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education include:
The Naropa Difference
Among schools of education, Naropa is unique in its inclusion of mindfulness practices. Our contemplative approach, when integrated with traditional methodologies, prepares you for the needs of today's diverse classroom. By looking inward, Naropa elementary education majors are better able to create compassionate and culturally responsive learning environments.
Personal Growth
Not all degrees in teaching address the self-care skills you’ll need to support yourself as you support the emotional growth of your elementary school students. Pedagogical methodology and content knowledge are crucial, but when you choose teaching as a career, you also need tools to stay inspired and connected with your students. Transform yourself as you learn how to become a teacher. Then, transform the world through teaching.
Commitment to Diversity
At Naropa, we believe that education requirements for teachers should be rigorous, introspective, and culturally responsive. Upon completing the Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education, our graduates will hold both a fully accredited professional licensure and the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Endorsement.
Throughout our undergraduate program curriculum, you’ll engage in culturally and linguistically diverse coursework and field placements. The CLD Endorsement increases cultural responsiveness, making our graduates prime candidates for school districts in Colorado and beyond.
Interdisciplinary Opportunities
Our Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education program appreciates students who are highly motivated to serve. That’s why we make it possible for undergraduate students to add elementary teacher licensure to majors beyond education, a trajectory that can be completed in 4 to 4.5 years. For example, you could successfully combine a BA in Environmental Studies with teacher licensure, grounding your education in both your passion for teaching and your love for nature.
Students Transformed
Mindfulness
Full Accreditation
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Become an elementary school teacher upon completion of your bachelor's.
Contemplative Psychology
Cultural Responsiveness
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Learn to address cultural and linguistic diversity in today's classroom.
Students are kind and understanding towards oneself and others
Compassion
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Develop compassion by connecting deeply with yourself and others.
Students are kind and understanding towards oneself and others
Mindfulness
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Stay grounded and present, even amidst challenging classroom dynamics.
Contemplative Psychology
Foundation in Best Practices
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Apply best practices from Eastern wisdom traditions and Western pedagogy.
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