SECE Stage 2

Suzuki Early Childhood Education Teacher Training – SECE Stage 2

Tuition: CAD 875
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Thames Valley Suzuki School is please 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.

Stage Two delves more deeply into topics.

• Study of the baby/toddler class curriculum and goals
• The importance of the baby/toddler class sequence and key teaching strategies
• Discussion of the skill level of babies and toddlers
• An emphasis on parent education
• An outline of a prenatal music stimulation program for expectant families
• Guides to prenatal resources
• Analysis of flow and balance of the curriculum
• There is a minimum of one written assignment required during this week. Each teacher participant has an opportunity to lead an activity and assist in the daily 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 2 training, teacher participants are required to teach a SECE class during the 9 -12-month period before pursuing Stage 3 training. If a teacher has not yet started a class, participants are encouraged to repeat Stage 1 or 2 training before pursuing Stage 3
• 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, Filosophia) and completion of SECE Stage 1.
• 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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