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Application & Information: » For additional information about course registration and financial aid please contact Damali Dublin at (646) 943-8848 or e-mail with "Foundations in After-School: Hostos" as the subject. |
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Hostos Community College, in collaboration with The Center for After-School Excellence at TASC, will offer a four-course, credit bearing program during the 2008-2009 academic year entitled "Foundations in After-School."
After-School Programs
This course introduces students to the growing field of after-school. It will provide students with an understanding of how politics, government, and society have impacted the after-school profession. Students will also become familiar with the components and resources needed to implement, manage, and evaluate after-school programs serving diverse communities.
Core English
This class emphasizes analytical and critical thinking through writing assignments across academic disciplines. The student will learn how to use class discussions and readings as the basis for composing organized and well-developed essays. Students work in collaborative groups to analyze and challenge ideas and learn how to revise and edit their work effectively.
* Can be waived if requirement is fulfilled.
Foundation of Education
This course introduces students to a variety of critical contemporary and foundational issues and themes that influence modern urban education models.
Choose one of the following as your second spring course:
Introduction to Special Education
The student will become acquainted with current theories and techniques of identification and treatment, and with methods and materials found to be effective in educating the disabled or exceptionally able child. The student will gain basic understanding in preparation for teaching the mainstreamed child and the bilingual special child.
Adolescent Development
This course focuses on students’ development (cognitive, affective, and physical), on the factors and processes that influence development and how teachers can help their students to grow and develop. Role of culture, ethnicity, race, gender, and social class will be examined.
Program participant fee: $50 ($25 per semester)
* All classes meet on Saturdays between 9am - 3pm.
