Elementary Education Major

Getting a solid start in school is critical to lifelong learning. Be one of these teachers to give children a good foundation. As a top college for education majors, our elementary education undergraduate degree program emphasizes experiential learning and offers you the chance to start working in real classroom settings during your first year of study. By the time you graduate, you’ll have completed five to six placements in diverse classrooms, providing you with excellent preparation for the teaching world. Over 90 percent of Goshen College graduates who sought an elementary teaching position in the last three years are now employed as teachers, working in schools from coast to coast.

In conjunction with the elementary education undergraduate degree program, Goshen College’s education program also offers dual certifications in teaching K-6 special education and K-6 English language learners. Additionally, we offer certifications in secondary education and all-grade education.

The GC education program offers unique facilities to expand your own education. At Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center, which hosts over 5,000 pre-K-12 students a year, you’ll have the chance to explore environmental education in a hands-on setting. Our on-campus laboratory kindergarten provides a valuable opportunity for observation of child development and behavior in a rich interactive environment. And if you travel abroad with our Study-Service Term, you’ll get the chance to work with children or youth in another part of the world!

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From students to teachers: GC education alums teach locally

August 4, 2016

More than half of last year’s Goshen College Education Department graduates decided to stick around and set up their first classrooms right here in Northern Indiana. Meet a few of our recent graduates here.

Program will help prepare Goshen High School students for college success - The Goshen News

July 13, 2016

Beginning in August, a Goshen College graduate will work at Goshen High School for one year to serve as a mentor and coach for first-generation college students, according to a proposal shared with the Goshen Community School Board.

Zebulon Holsopple '06 is 2016 Battey National Educator of the Year - Depauw University

May 19, 2016

Zebulon Holsopple '06, a science teacher at J.D. Clement Early College High School in Durham, North Carolina, is the recipient of Depauw's 2016 Battey National Educator of the Year Award.

Celebrated Fenwick teacher Ramzi Farran '68 bids 'classroom heaven' adieu - OakPark.com

May 18, 2016

Colleagues and former students praise Ramzi Farran's human touch

Football was a real game changer for Isaias "Toby" Faustino '16 - The Elkhart Truth

May 16, 2016

Former Goshen High School football player now strives to make a difference for others as a teacher and coach.

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of education faculty have had K-12 classroom teaching experience

88^%

of education alumni say their undergraduate education prepared them for their current career

96^%

of 2013-14 graduates were employed in a school system within a year of graduation

99^%

of student teachers who finish the education program pass qualifying test for licensure

Students & Alumni

Isaias "Toby" Faustino '16

Elementary Education major

Isaias "Toby" Faustino '16, an elementary education major, student teacher at Parkside Elementary and freshman football coach at Goshen High School, is an inspiration to his students and players. Read more

Liz Berg '12 and Marcelle Zoughbi '13

Nursing, Elementary Education Majors

Liz Berg '12, from Canada, and Marcelle Zoughbi '13, from Palestine, came to Goshen College to study nursing and elementary education. While at Goshen, they became activists for peace and justice in the Middle East. Read more

Daisy Gaspar '12

Elementary Education Major

Since middle school, 2012 graduate Daisy Gaspar has known she wanted to be a teacher. At Goshen College, she was able to meet that goal. Read more

Tavo Parral '13

Elementary Education Major, Math Minor

Tavo Parral, a 2013 graduate, came to Goshen College to be a teacher. But while he was here, he was also a first generation college student, a basketball player, a leader in the dorm and a peacemaker. Read more

Ally Medellin '17

Elementary Education Major

Ally, an elementary education major, didn’t have to come far to have the world at her fingertips. One reason she chose GC is because of the opportunities to study abroad. Read more

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