Building the Foundation

Southeastern’s elementary education program begins with our Christ-centered liberal arts (general education) core curriculum, through which you will develop an understanding and appreciation of God and His creation, human creativity and reason, and our place of responsibility as stewards in the world God has made. As you forge links between what you’ve learned in the core and the more specialized courses in your major, our hope is that you will also begin to relate all that you’ve learned to your life and your faith.

The Road to Mastery

Within the elementary education program itself, you won’t have to wait until you graduate and land a job to understand what it takes to be a teacher. Teaching is a hands-on ministry, and Southeastern believes that allowing you to practice the craft in real classrooms through ongoing field studies is the best way to prepare you to manage, teach, and assess learners of different ages and learning styles. At Southeastern, you also will have the opportunity to complete the culmination of the program — your student teaching — in a local classroom.