Childhood Education
Russell Sage College offers four-year degree programs leading to a degree in Childhood Education with Liberal Arts major in a variety of areas. The childhood education program prepares students for NYS teacher certification in grades one through six. Students will have the opportunity for extensive formalized experience in school settings during their years at RSC. Students have the option of extending their certification to include Middle Childhood and through Sage Graduate School may complete graduate degrees required for professional certification. With careful planning of the undergraduate program, students may accelerate their graduate study by beginning graduate coursework in the senior year.
Be an Education major at Sage and discover
Where youll go
The education of children is perhaps one of the most important and meaningful professions. Education is a very demanding fieldbut the rewards are many. You have the opportunity to touchand perhaps changethe lives of young people and give them a legacy of learning to last their lifetimes.
With a degree in education from Sages nationally accredited program, youll be ready to take on the challenges of teaching fully prepared with a solid background in your chosen subject and a broad education in a variety of fields. If you are driven by a passion to teach, then your place is here.
What youll do
- Teach children in grades 1 through 6.
- Help students of differing learning levels and capabilities learn and flourish.
- Navigate the 21st century classroom, keeping current on educational technology and best practices for teaching and learning.
What youll earn
Teachers can earn from $39,000 to more than $68,000 a year.
At Sage youll
Be a part of the first Capital District Education Program to achieve national accreditation through NCATE (the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education).
Log hundreds of hours of classroom time working with children in various educational settings, with faculty guidance and supervision.
Attend education courses in public schools.
Tutor neighborhood children in literacy and implement lessons in schools.
Every education class has a classroom observation component which typically begins in the spring of the students freshman year.
You can stay with Sage to earn a masters degree in teaching. And youll have the opportunity to complete a field experience with stipend for a year of teaching experience while completing a graduate degree at Sage.
Students in childhood education who have liberal arts majors in English, mathematics, or history may choose to complete the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT), giving them certification in grades 1-12. For all childhood education majors, graduate study in Literacy, Special Education or the dual program in Literacy and Special Education, leads to a second teaching certification.
You may have the opportunity to accelerate into Sage Graduate School earning 6 credits as an undergraduate, if you maintain 3.0 GPA.
