SUNTEP continues culturally responsive education degree program
For over forty years, SUNTEP Regina has offered a fouryear, fully accredited Bachelor of Education program, delivered by the Gabriel Dumont Institute (GDI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Advanced Education and theuniversity of Regina.
The SUNTEP program focuses on pre-service teacher training in elementary education that includes a cross-cultural specialization, with an emphasis on Métis/first Nations history, culture and the Michif language. Foundational education theories embrace the pedagogy of relations, culturally responsive education and skills of teaching.
The provincial curriculum and societal issues are framed in anti-oppressive and anti- racist education lenses which extend to the schools and classroom experience. SUNTEP pre-service student teacher candidates spend a significant amount of time in urban schools working with students, teachers and the school community to gain invaluable experiences that initiate a career pathway in education. The professional school placement experience progresses each year in the program finishing off with a sixteen-week internship in year four.
The primary goals of SUNTEP are: To ensure that people of Métis ancestry are adequately represented in the teaching profession, and to ensure that SUNTEP graduates are educated to be sensitive to the individual needs of all students, and those of Indigenous ancestry.
SUNTEP has graduated over 1,300 pre-service student candidates who have gained excellent reputations as teachers, role models and leaders in Saskatchewan schools, across western Canada, and internationally. The program offers post-secondary academic education with extensive classroom experience and a thorough knowledge of issues facing students in our society.
Contact us to learn more about our program and the application process embracing a community of practice that continues to build. We are waiting for you!