Creating a Green Classroom Certificate
Designed for beginning and experienced Early Care & Education teachers who are eager to increase their skill in creating and maintaining sustainable (green) practices in their work with children of all abilities.
Classes are offered in the evenings with arranged practicum experience.
Employability Requirements
To become a licensed child care provider in Washington, you must participate in a Department of Early Learning (DEL) licensing orientation and apply for and receive licensure. State law requires DEL to run background checks on anyone who is authorized to care for or who has unsupervised access to children in licensed child care facilities.
Program Length
This program is approximately four quarters long, depending on the time students need to satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements and depending on hours of enrollment. All courses must be completed with a minimum of a “C” grade to graduate.
Admission Dates
Summer, fall, winter, and spring quarters.
Completion Requirements
Prerequisite(s)
Successful completion of ENG 091 or equivalent.
Program Course List
| ECE 126 | Nature & Outdoor Classroom | 2 |
| ECE 134 | Issues & Trends Green | 2 |
| ECE 156 | From Seed to Table: Gardening with Children | 2 |
| ECE 158 | Just Recycle It! | 2 |
ECED& 107
| | 5 |
ECED& 170
| | 3 |
| ECS 151 | ECE Curriculum: Math, Science & Technology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 19 |