ESA Teacher Trainer for Suzuki ECE: Dorothy Jones (Canada)
See also: www.suzukiece.com

 

ESA Teacher Training: A course is being planned by the British Suzuki Institute.  Teachers who are interested in taking the ECE course should  contact the BSI's Administrator Minette Joyce.

 

Entrance Qualifications for Suzuki Early Childhood Teacher Training:

Courses will be open to teachers who have at least the equivalent of ESA level 2 on a Suzuki instrument plus 3 years' experience as a Suzuki Teacher For further information see the ESA Teacher Training and Examination Manual - Appendix C and below.

SUZUKI EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (ECE) 

Audition requirements: Course participants must have at least ESA Level 2 in one of the recognised Suzuki Instruments plus 3 years of experience as a Suzuki teacher; if these conditions are fulfilled no further audition is required. 

Suzuki Early Childhood Education is divided into three separate and independent sections        

        1. Prenatal and Baby Years
        2. Preschool Years
        3. Elementary School Years

The ESA currently offers courses only for the Prenatal and Baby Years. The other sections may be offered at a later date.  Each section is a discipline in its own right.

Assessments and Exams: There is no performance element in the ECE Exams, which rely instead on teaching practice, interviews, extensive written assignments, videos and self-assessments. Instead of exams at each of 3 levels there will be continuous assessments at each of 4 stages plus one final exam for the ECE certificate, which is the equivalent of ESA level 3.

An advanced course leading to the ESA’s ECE Diploma will also be offered for those who have taken the Certificate.  This is based mainly on wider research, and requires two longer dissertations.  It will be the equivalent of ESA level 5 and open only to those who have taken the certificate and gained further experience.

Full details are a available from the ESA office and a syllabus of the courses will be provided by the national Suzuki associations offering the training.