Elementary Education

Elementary school teachers make a real difference in the life of a child. With a North Park degree in elementary education, you’ll have the strong academic foundation and extensive classroom experience to make an immediate impact at schools and institutions nationwide. Our mission to prepare students to lead lives of significance and service creates courses, extra-curricular activities, and campus-wide discussions that will challenge you to become a teacher who is a competent, respectful, and reflective professional comfortable serving diverse learning communities.

In most education programs, teachers-in-training are expected to go directly from teacher aiding to full-time student teaching. At North Park, we ease the transition with a “mini-teaching” experience. For seven weeks, you will teach a single lesson in a single subject each day to a class in one of our 125 partner schools. This allows you to concentrate on developing, teaching, and revising one excellent lesson plan. Our education majors agree it’s the best way to start.

Along with mini-teaching, you’ll also complete teacher aiding and student teaching experiences. Learn more about classroom experiences.

Personal attention is a hallmark of the North Park experience. Since we are a smaller school, you will have the opportunity to work closely with your professors and academic advisors. By knowing your personal teaching goals and learning needs, they can match you with the best schools and mentors for your student teaching experience and eventual job placement.