SECE Stage 1

Suzuki Early Childhood Education Teacher Training – SECE Stage 1

Tuition: CAD 875
Tuition will be collected in CAD by the organizer and not on this event page. After joining the roster below, please follow the link in your confirmation email to finalize your payment and participation.

The Oakville Suzuki Association is pleased to host Suzuki Early Childhood Education (SECE) Teacher Training – Stage One and Stage Two, led by Sharon Jones, one of the first Suzuki students in Ontario and the founder and director of the Thames Valley Suzuki School.

LOCATION:  Thames Valley Suzuki School      958 Crestview Crescent, London, ON  N6K 4W2

Fees: $875CAD  to be paid by ETransfer  or by cheque payable to Thames Valley Suzuki School

Stage one emphasizes the development of a child from birth through age three.

• Discussion of the 7 SECE concepts and their importance in the weekly SECE classes.
• The importance of the Suzuki approach to early education.
• The prenatal and post-natal learning environment
• The baby/toddler class curriculum
• The equipment used in class
• The team teaching approach
• The sequence of the Baby/toddler class curriculum
• Teaching strategies
• Musical integrity
• A brief introduction to prenatal music stimulation
• Daily class assignments are given each teacher participant. Each participant will have an opportunity to lead an activity or assist in the daily baby/toddler class during the training week. (Practice of team teaching)
• A brief consultation will be scheduled for each teacher participant during the training period.
• Upon completion of Stage 1 training, teacher participants are encouraged to gain experience teaching a SECE class before pursuing Stage 2 training.
• A period of 9 – 12 months is required before taking the next consecutive stage of training.

Prerequisites:

• Successful completion of Every Child Can (or its equivalent, Filosofia).
• All training participants for all stages of SECE training must be active members of the Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA).
• SECE candidates must be able to sing in tune, keep a steady beat and must have studied the songs and rhymes of the original English language version of the SECE curriculum CD. Candidates must be prepared to perform the songs and rhymes during the SECE training.
• Completion and approval of the SECE training for registration with the SAA, will be at the discretion of the teacher trainer.
• Note: SECE training stages must be taken in order (i.e. Stage One, Stage Two, Stage Three, ….)

Prerequisite Reading:

• Nurtured By Love by Shinichi Suzuki
• Ability Development from Age Zero by Shinichi Suzuki

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