Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Elementary Education] From Wheaton College Illinois

The Wheaton Teacher Education Program (WheTEP) is an experience-oriented program based on the liberal arts. The conceptual framework for the program is Preparing Educators Who Teach and Lead for Human Flourishing. In order to develop teachers to the best of their potential, Wheaton provides students with opportunities for hands on experience in the classroom, as well as instruction and mentorship from teachers and professors. The Education Department partners with the Cleveland Public Elementary School in Chicago, international teaching organizations, and HoneyRock to provide a wide range of teaching experiences for its students.

Because of our unique heritage and commitment to public education, the department infuses its pedagogy with a commitment to reforming our nation?s schools. Equal to that spirit of reformation is an overriding concern to maintain the development of moral character within the context of our nation?s Judeo-Christian heritage. (It is important to note, however, that Wheaton recognizes, respects, and supports the separation of church and state.) We reclaim the same nineteenth century ideals that drove a nation to abolish slavery, reform social ills in urban areas and commit to making education available to all regardless of class, gender or race.