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Faculty of Education Sciences (FES)

The Faculty of Education Sciences (FES) is one of the undergraduate degree units of the University that offers Early Childhood Education program and handles Professional Education courses.

FES Faculty Goals

1. Provide the best early childhood education preparation and development training through quality, innovative and relevant curricular and co-curricular programs which will nurture early childhood education teachers and professionals who are : excellent in their discipline, globally competitive, deeply rooted in one's heritage, empowered and committed to social transformation. (SDP1: Shared Vision of Excellence and SDP 2: Quality Assurance)

2. Advance knowledge generation through quality researches that are relevant and responsive to the needs of early childhood teacher education which promotes sustainable strategic actions for Nation building and Sustainable Development (SDP1: Shared Vision of Excellence and SDP 2: Quality Assurance)

3. Ensure that the early childhood education program is quality assured and its management system is compliant with the highest quality standards both national and global. (SDP 2: Quality Assurance: SDP 9: Sustainability)

4. Promote a culture of sharing through extension collaboration activities, partnership with communities and organizations, sharing of scholarship and expertise to educational institutions, stakeholders and relevant agencies for resource generation, advocacy, sustainable actions and continual improvement. (SDP 8: Responsiveness to Stakeholders ; SDP 6: Collaboration and Partnership)

5. Expand strategic network of collaboration and partnership that strategically positions the Faculty of Education Sciences as a leader in relevant and scholarly advocacies and initiatives in early childhood education. (SDP 6: Collaboration and Partnership)

6. Develop products and programs, both conventional and digital that are relevant to the needs of instruction, supportive of students’ optimal learning, contributory to the needs of the profession and helpful in addressing issues and problems specific to early childhood education. (SDP 7: Product and Service Development)

7. Design programs, products and services that promote the PNU brand and FES as a respected community of scholars providing insights on early childhood education. (SDP 4: Branding)

8. Expand international presence in the field of early childhood education through effective networking, collaboration, and partnership at the international level. (SDP 5: Internationalization)

9. Support professional development and career advancement of the faculty and staff of the Faculty of Education Sciences through promotion of continual work environment improvement, organizational effectiveness, relevant professional development programs and enhanced faculty-employee-management engagement. (SDP 10: Human Capital Management)

10. Establish well defined systems-based solutions and sustainability practices to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of implementation of early childhood education program and procedures. (SDP 3: Systems Based Solutions, SDP Sustainability 9 )

Bachelor in Early Childhood Education (BECEd)

The Bachelor in Early Childhood Education prepares professionals seeking to bridge the gap between childcare and school, thus ensuring that childhood programs are educationally and developmentally rigorous. It focuses on comprehensive care and education of children from birth to 8 years and professional interaction with their families. It supports R. A. 10410, the law recognizing the age 0 to 8 years as the first crucial stage of educational development. Thus, this education forms the academic framework, which guides developmentally appropriate practices in early childhood education programs (public and private schools or in similar contexts). It emphasizes planning, designing, implementing, facilitating and evaluating curricular activities and appropriate learning environments.

Source: FES Brochure (July 2019)

April Ann Curugan, PhD

Dr. Curugan is the class adviser of IV-14 BECE. She is a professor at the FES faculty and has a Doctorate degree in Early Childhood Education. She handles major course subjects in early childhood education as well as course subjects in professional education.

As a class advisor, she always motivates and challenges her class to do their best. The phrase she always tells her class is-"Make your Mama Proud".

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