Academic Programs
Elementary Programs
IU Blooington's early childhood education and elementary education programs give young children a strong foundation to build upon throughout their academic careers and their entire lives.
Early childhood education (sometimes referred to as “ECE”) is a sphere of academia that focuses on teaching very young children, ranging from infants to roughly eight years of age, preparing them for life inside and outside the classroom. In addition to helping students develop cognitive skills, social and emotional learning, and fine motor skills, ECE also grounds them in fundamentals such as literacy and reading comprehension required for formal education.
Elementary education (sometimes called “primary education”) is a child’s first foray into a formal classroom setting, beginning with kindergarten and extending through 6th grade. Elementary education builds on top of social, language, and literacy skills learned earlier, but expands upon them by immersing children in a structured curriculum that develops curiosity and retention of information around a variety of subjects.