Beschreibung des Angebots

Le Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) est une formation postgrade donnée par les hautes écoles et elle équivaut à au moins 10 crédits ECTS.

Program

6 modules compulsory for the CAS - 1 module optional. Two elective modules.

• Children Thinking Made Visible. Video Analysis - Documentation - Constructivism
• Design Thinking, Empathy and Innovation
• Advanced Design Thinking*
• Forest Schools and Outdoor-Nature Education
• Advanced Forest Schools and Outdoor-Nature Education*
• The Project Approach
• The Reggio Emilia Approach to Education (Part 1). Lego Foundation, and brain architecture (Part 2)
• Digital Learning
• The Economics of Early Childhood Education

* Elective module. Please contact: eced@unige.ch

Objectives

• Build a deep understanding of the most innovative educational methods; learn to apply them in any context
• Obtain a unique international perspective, through expert instructors from the US to Scandinavia
• Obtain a multidisciplinary understanding of education: pedagogy, neuroscience, psychology, and economics
• Hands-on learning with direct and interactive, deep-dive experiences
• Learn to integrate project-based learning, constructivism and visible thinking, design thinking for education, outdoor education and forest school practices, digital learning and technology, the Reggio Emilia approach, and learning through play as promoted by the LEGO Foundation
• Become an innovator and problem seeker-solver alongside the children
• Build strategies for onsite training, capacity development, and investment in early childhood education
• Acquire expertise in assessing and designing educational programs and policies for early childhood education

Aufbau der Ausbildung

1 crédit ECTS correspond à environ 25-30 heures de travail.