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  • Amherst Regional High School
  • 21 Mattoon Street
  • Amherst, MA 01002

  • (413) 362-1700

  • Principal: Mark Jackson

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Child Development

Course Description

Child Development 761 2 Credits

THIS ELECTIVE IS OPEN TO STUDENTS IN ANY GRADE.

Students in this course will study children through a variety of classroom experiences including reading, viewing videotapes, and conversations with guest speakers who work with children in various settings including home child care. Special emphasis will be on pregnancy and birth, language development and gender differences in early childhood.  Students will also study special issues and social problems of particular interest to them that relate to the physical, intellectual, emotional and social development of children. Students who complete this course are eligible to enroll in a one-trimester internship at The Preschool at ARHS.

Curriculum Map for Child Development
Last Updated: Monday, February 20, 2012

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