Education Assistant

The Education Assistant (EA) certificate prepares students to work at the para-professional level in the field of education. Education Assistants work under the supervision of classroom or resource teachers to support students with exceptionalities and challenges in elementary and secondary education settings. The program builds the knowledge and skills students need to work as part of an educational team, supporting the integration and education of students with exceptionalities and challenges into a regular school classroom. The Education Assistant program at CMTN consists of Indigenized curriculum.

The program explores the definition colonization and the effects of colonization on Indigenous education realities in Canada and B.C. The program also focuses on traditional Indigenous parenting models, effects of colonization on Indigenous parenting and parent/family/community relationships with the school. Pathways to build trusting, meaningful relationships with Indigenous students, their families and communities are core parts of the Coast Mountain College Education Assistant curriculum. — Coast Mountain College