Childhood Education Course

Through local experiences and practical training and learning at kindergartens, nurseries, and elementary schools, students will become childcare workers who can respond to an increasingly international and diverse society.

We train childcare workers (nursery school teachers and kindergarten teachers) who can flexibly adapt to an increasingly globalized and diverse society.

Students will learn alongside classmates in the "School Education Course," which focuses on elementary school education, and acquire the necessary skills for future childcare professionals through rich experiences and practical training integrated with the local community. Through the "Self-Design Challenge (SD Challenge)," students will confront their own aptitudes before proceeding to childcare and educational practical training (kindergarten) from their second year.

Qualifications you can gain from this course

By obtaining a childcare worker qualification or a kindergarten teacher qualification type 1, you can also try to obtain an elementary school teaching license.

Characteristics of learning

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  Connection between kindergartens, nurseries, and elementary schools
  Emphasis on collaboration and exchange
  With an eye to the future of our children, students will study not only early childhood education and childcare but also elementary school education. It will be extremely important for future children's education to be carried out systematically and organized, with smooth cooperation, connections, and exchanges between kindergartens, daycare centers, and elementary schools.
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  1st year compulsory subjects
  Self-Design Challenge
  (SD Challenge)
  Through various experiences and practical training in the local community, students will gain a broad perspective and practical skills. In today's increasingly international and diverse society, students will hone their ability to respond flexibly to not only children, but also parents and the local community.

  [Volunteer location]
  Children's cultural facilities, after-school care centers, kindergartens, daycare centers, nearby elementary schools, etc.

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  At the end of the first year
  To the "School Education Course"
  Course changes are also possible.
  Upon enrollment, students study in the Early Childhood Education and Care course, learning a broad range of fundamentals related to children and education throughout their first year, allowing them to identify their aptitudes and interests. At the end of the first year, they can choose to continue their studies in childcare and early childhood education, or switch to the "School Education Course," which focuses on elementary school education. Because students can consider their career paths through actual classes, practical training, and on-site experiences, the learning system is flexible, allowing them to choose the path that suits them best after enrollment.

Four years of learning flow

List of specialized subjects

Required Elective subject