Between classes: Katie Kump

Katie Kump

is a Douglas College ECE pioneer.

Education:
Early Childhood Education Program, 2008

Currently:
I am completing my ECE diploma. I will be working on my special needs practicum in Uganda as part of the Douglas College Uganda Project.

About me:
If someone gave me a million dollars tomorrow I'd finish school and volunteer my time and skills in areas of need in developing countries.

My must-visit web site is www.thehungersite.com

The hardest thing about college  

was American Psychological Association (APA)-style papers! And group projects - I completely understand their importance, but it's extremely difficult to coordinate schedules with group mates.

The best thing about college

was getting the opportunity to go to Uganda as an ECE student and hopefully setting the stage for future ECE students to have the opportunity to take part in this annual project as well.

After I return from Uganda

I plan to complete a Bachelor of Arts in Child Youth Care (at Douglas College), and hopefully continue my education after that. I am very interested in working with infants and toddlers, but I'm also interested in the field of child welfare. I hope to find myself with more opportunities to travel abroad and work with children in developing countries after this experience.

In ECE we are lucky

to have a variety of instructors with a variety of backgrounds. They each bring such unique ideas while all sharing a passion for children and the care they receive. Each of the instructors I've had throughout this program taught me so much and supported and sustained my own passion for the field.

Practice makes perfect because

working with children requires a lot of hands-on experience. The Douglas College ECE Program sees this and provides us with opportunities to practice the many things we learn through practicums and Children Teaching Teachers, a weekly class where we create an environment for children and invite community child care centres to take part in a two-hour program with us. As important as all the theories and lessons we learn through lectures and textbooks are, it is equally if not more important for us to test and practice these theories and lessons in order to truly understand them.

Links

Early Childhood Education Program
The Douglas College Uganda Project
Bachelor of Arts in Child and Youth Care