Resident Mayflower Nanny (Level 5)
Learning Objectives
MD312: Nutrition, Food, & Foundational Cooking 2 (RESIDENTIAL)
MD313: The Art of Sewing (RESIDENTIAL)
MD401: Child Spirituality & Personal Identity
MD402: Applying Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)
MD403: Early Emotional Development & Attachment Theory
MD404: History of Child Welfare, Education, & Nurturing Practices
MD406: Mayflower Nanny in Residence 1
Requirements
- 20 credits (cumulative 92)
- 5-day residential requirement ($1200 Dorm & Activity Fee)
- Cont. Ed: 1 course every 2 yrs required to maintain certification.
- + 1020 practice hours (6-mo FT)
Curriculum
20h
MD312: Nutrition, Food, & Foundational Cooking 2 (1 Credit Hours)
The focus of this unit is to extend on cooking skills and planning well-balanced, nutritious, and appealing family meals. This this unit focuses on family meals, batch cooking, safe storage, freezing, thawing, and reheating. Healthy lunches and picnic food will also be explored. Students will develop their cooking skills during the practical sessions with an extended variety of recipes. Each practical session is underpinned during the online lectures.
Students will develop their cooking skills during the practical sessions, extending their repertoire of nutritious recipes. Each practical session is underpinned during the online lectures.
The aims of the course are to give students the basic knowledge, skills, and confidence to prepare nutritious meals to accommodate a range of dietary requirements, to be aware of the dietary requirements of pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and to consider cost-effective meal planning and using leftovers to minimize waste.
This unit builds on all the previous units with a focus on preparing food for celebrations. We look at cooking for picnics, BBQs, birthdays, Christmas, and other celebrations. In this unit students are encouraged to use their skills and creativity.
During the practical sessions, alongside the compulsory recipes, students have a wide selection of optional recipes to extend their skills and techniques. Each practical session is underpinned during the online lectures.
Students will build on existing skills and explore decorative and creative cookery skills, to understand the importance of food within celebrations and the nutritional reasons for balance, in relation to sugar, fats and processed foods.
This course will prepare students for family cooking while working and build on nutritional knowledge, extending skills, managing time and equipment.
Students will develop their cooking skills during the practical sessions, extending their repertoire of nutritious recipes. Each practical session is underpinned during the online lectures.
The aims of the course are to give students the basic knowledge, skills, and confidence to prepare nutritious meals to accommodate a range of dietary requirements, to be aware of the dietary requirements of pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and to consider cost-effective meal planning and using leftovers to minimize waste.
This unit builds on all the previous units with a focus on preparing food for celebrations. We look at cooking for picnics, BBQs, birthdays, Christmas, and other celebrations. In this unit students are encouraged to use their skills and creativity.
During the practical sessions, alongside the compulsory recipes, students have a wide selection of optional recipes to extend their skills and techniques. Each practical session is underpinned during the online lectures.
Students will build on existing skills and explore decorative and creative cookery skills, to understand the importance of food within celebrations and the nutritional reasons for balance, in relation to sugar, fats and processed foods.
This course will prepare students for family cooking while working and build on nutritional knowledge, extending skills, managing time and equipment.
Learning Objectives:
- Enhance Cooking Skills: To advance students' cooking skills for preparing well-balanced, nutritious family meals, including batch cooking and meal planning.
- Understand Food Safety: To understand and apply food safety principles in meal preparation, including safe storage, freezing, thawing, and reheating techniques.
- Prepare Healthy Lunches: To learn how to prepare a variety of healthy lunches and picnic foods that are both nutritious and appealing.
- Diversify Recipe Repertoire: To expand the students' repertoire of recipes, focusing on nutritional value and accommodating a variety of dietary needs.
- Adapt Meals for Dietary Requirements: To gain knowledge in adapting meals to meet specific dietary requirements, including those of pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.
- Implement Cost-effective Cooking: To develop cost-effective cooking and meal planning strategies that minimize waste and maximize resource use.
- Prepare for Celebrations: To prepare meals for special occasions such as picnics, BBQs, birthdays, and Christmas, encouraging creativity in cooking.
- Develop Decorative Cookery Skills: To enhance decorative and creative cookery skills for celebrations, focusing on the presentation and appeal of dishes.
- Balance Nutritional Content: To understand the importance of balancing nutritional content in meal preparation, particularly in relation to sugar, fats, and processed foods.
- Manage Kitchen Resources: To improve time and equipment management skills in the kitchen to increase efficiency and productivity in family cooking.
MD313: The Art of Sewing (1 Credit Hour)
In this course, students will advance their competencies in both hand and machine sewing. The curriculum is designed to produce a variety of samples that demonstrate skills applicable to a domestic environment, such as hemming, attaching buttons and name labels, as well as mending tears in fabric.
Instruction will encompass a comprehensive set of sewing techniques, with students producing examples of the methods taught. This hands-on approach ensures that students learn both the theoretical aspects of sewing and apply them. Further into the course, the students will craft a child’s apron, which introduces them to advanced skills including patchwork, pattern-cutting, understanding color theory, embellishment techniques, and the art of block printing.
Instruction will encompass a comprehensive set of sewing techniques, with students producing examples of the methods taught. This hands-on approach ensures that students learn both the theoretical aspects of sewing and apply them. Further into the course, the students will craft a child’s apron, which introduces them to advanced skills including patchwork, pattern-cutting, understanding color theory, embellishment techniques, and the art of block printing.
Learning Objectives:
- Master Fundamental Sewing Skills: To develop fundamental sewing skills including hand stitching, hemming, button attachment, and the application of name labels.
- Learn Fabric Mending Techniques: To learn and practice techniques for mending tears and reinforcing fabric to extend the life of garments and household textiles.
- Produce Sewing Samples: To create a variety of sample pieces that demonstrate proficiency in both hand and machine sewing techniques relevant to domestic sewing needs.
- Construct a Child's Apron: To apply advanced sewing skills such as patchwork, pattern-cutting, and embellishment techniques in constructing a child's apron.
- Integrate Design Principles: To understand and incorporate color theory and block printing in sewing projects, enhancing the aesthetic appeal of handmade items.
MD401: Child Spirituality & Personal Identity (3 Credit Hours)
This course, specifically tailored for nannies and childcare professionals, provides insightful exploration into the formative aspects of children's spiritual development and their emerging sense of self. Recognizing that spirituality is a broad term that encompasses various dimensions of human experience, the course approaches the topic from a non-denominational perspective, emphasizing the universal aspects of spiritual growth and personal identity formation in early childhood.
Students will engage with a variety of topics including the foundations of spiritual development, the role of wonder and imagination in childhood, moral and ethical upbringing, and the influence of cultural and familial beliefs on a child’s developing identity. The course will also delve into practical strategies for fostering a nurturing environment that respects individual differences and promotes a positive self-image.
Students will emerge from the course with a deeper appreciation of their role in guiding children towards a well-rounded sense of self and spirituality. This understanding is crucial for nannies dedicated to providing holistic care that attends not just to the physical and emotional needs of children, but also to their spiritual well-being and personal identity.
Students will engage with a variety of topics including the foundations of spiritual development, the role of wonder and imagination in childhood, moral and ethical upbringing, and the influence of cultural and familial beliefs on a child’s developing identity. The course will also delve into practical strategies for fostering a nurturing environment that respects individual differences and promotes a positive self-image.
Students will emerge from the course with a deeper appreciation of their role in guiding children towards a well-rounded sense of self and spirituality. This understanding is crucial for nannies dedicated to providing holistic care that attends not just to the physical and emotional needs of children, but also to their spiritual well-being and personal identity.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand Spiritual Development: To understand the key components and stages of spiritual development in children from a broad, non-denominational perspective.
- Explore the Role of Wonder: To explore the role of wonder and imagination in fostering spiritual growth and a sense of awe in the world around us during childhood.
- Foster Moral and Ethical Values: To learn strategies for nurturing moral and ethical values in children, recognizing their importance in spiritual and personal identity formation.
- Consider Cultural Influences: To examine the influence of cultural, religious, and familial beliefs on children’s spirituality and developing sense of self.
- Respect Individual Differences: To develop approaches that respect and honor individual differences in children’s spiritual expressions and experiences.
- Promote Positive Self-Image: To identify methods for promoting a positive self-image in children, contributing to a healthy spiritual self-concept.
- Integrate Spiritual Practices: To integrate age-appropriate spiritual practices into daily care in a way that supports children's overall well-being.
- Support Identity Formation: To support the formation of children’s personal identity through careful guidance and nurturing interactions.
- Create Nurturing Environments: To create and maintain environments that are conducive to children’s spiritual development and exploration.
- Apply Holistic Care Principles: To apply holistic care principles that address the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of children in a childcare setting.
MD402: Applying Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) (3 Credit Hours)
This course will support students’ competence in incorporating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) into care programs. Students will be encouraged to think creatively about how their approaches to STEM can be embedded in their practice with children, and to demonstrate and explore how excitement can generate children’s engagement and learning.
The aims of this course are to establish skills for measuring children’s math knowledge, and how learning theory can support children’s understanding and enjoyment of STEM subjects. Students will create a resource that explores these ideas and rationalize them with support from reading.
The aims of this course are to establish skills for measuring children’s math knowledge, and how learning theory can support children’s understanding and enjoyment of STEM subjects. Students will create a resource that explores these ideas and rationalize them with support from reading.
Learning Objectives:
- Integrate STEM Concepts: To develop the competence to seamlessly incorporate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) concepts into childcare programs.
- Foster Creative STEM Approaches: To encourage creative and innovative approaches to teaching STEM subjects that are engaging for children.
- Stimulate Engagement in STEM: To demonstrate methods that spark excitement and interest in STEM subjects among children, enhancing their engagement and willingness to learn.
- Assess Math Knowledge: To establish skills for effectively measuring and assessing children’s mathematical knowledge in a care setting.
- Apply Learning Theory to STEM: To understand and apply learning theories that support children's comprehension and enjoyment of STEM subjects.
- Develop STEM Resources: To create educational resources that explore STEM concepts and learning strategies for children.
- Support STEM Enjoyment: To identify and implement strategies that promote enjoyment and understanding of STEM among children.
- Rationalize STEM Approaches: To rationalize chosen approaches to STEM education with supportive evidence from academic readings and research.
- Encourage Problem-Solving Skills: To encourage the development of problem-solving and critical thinking skills through STEM activities.
- Implement Technology Safely: To safely and effectively integrate technology into care programs as a tool for enhancing learning in STEM areas.
MD404: History of Child Welfare, Education, & Nurturing Practices (3 Credit Hours)
This course provides an in-depth exploration of the history of child welfare and nurturing practices, in the United States.
The course will cover significant milestones in child welfare, including the establishment of the first orphanages, the evolution of foster care, and the legal reforms that have shaped child protection policies. We will examine the varying societal and cultural perceptions of children's roles and needs across different historical periods and how these have influenced caregiving practices.
Through a mix of lectures, readings, and case studies, students will gain a nuanced understanding of various child welfare settings, including adoption, foster care, and family preservation services.
Moreover, the course will highlight the impact of technological, medical, and psychological advances on child nurturing practices, considering the role of public health campaigns, education systems, and parental guidance literature. Students will also delve into the controversial aspects of child welfare history, such as the influence of eugenics on early child-saving efforts and the ongoing challenges in balancing children's rights with parental autonomy.
Through this course, students will develop critical thinking skills and a historical perspective necessary to appreciate the complexities of child welfare. They will leave with a comprehensive understanding of how historical trends and theories continue to shape contemporary practices and policies regarding the care and nurturing of children.
The course will cover significant milestones in child welfare, including the establishment of the first orphanages, the evolution of foster care, and the legal reforms that have shaped child protection policies. We will examine the varying societal and cultural perceptions of children's roles and needs across different historical periods and how these have influenced caregiving practices.
Through a mix of lectures, readings, and case studies, students will gain a nuanced understanding of various child welfare settings, including adoption, foster care, and family preservation services.
Moreover, the course will highlight the impact of technological, medical, and psychological advances on child nurturing practices, considering the role of public health campaigns, education systems, and parental guidance literature. Students will also delve into the controversial aspects of child welfare history, such as the influence of eugenics on early child-saving efforts and the ongoing challenges in balancing children's rights with parental autonomy.
Through this course, students will develop critical thinking skills and a historical perspective necessary to appreciate the complexities of child welfare. They will leave with a comprehensive understanding of how historical trends and theories continue to shape contemporary practices and policies regarding the care and nurturing of children.
Learning Objectives:
- Trace Child Welfare History: To trace the history of child welfare and nurturing practices in the United States, understanding key developments and milestones.
- Understand Welfare Milestones: To understand the significant milestones in child welfare, such as the establishment of the first orphanages and the evolution of foster care.
- Analyze Legal Reforms: To analyze the legal reforms that have shaped child protection policies and their impact on child welfare.
- Explore Societal Perceptions: To explore how societal and cultural perceptions of children’s roles and needs have changed over time and influenced caregiving practices.
- Examine Child Welfare Settings: To gain a nuanced understanding of various child welfare settings, including adoption, foster care, and family preservation services.
- Assess Technological Impacts: To assess the impact of technological, medical, and psychological advances on child nurturing practices.
- Consider Public Health Initiatives: To consider the role of public health campaigns, education systems, and parental guidance literature in shaping child welfare practices.
- Critique Controversial Practices: To critique the controversial aspects of child welfare history, including the influence of eugenics on child-saving efforts.
- Balance Rights and Autonomy: To investigate the ongoing challenges in balancing children's rights with parental autonomy within the realm of child welfare.
- Develop Historical Perspective: To develop critical thinking skills and a historical perspective necessary to understand and appreciate the complexities of past and present child welfare systems.
MD406: Mayflower Nanny in Residence 1 (6 Credits)
This placement-based course focuses on consolidating theory into practice. Whilst working in employment as a Nanny in Residence (NIR), the NIR collates the necessary evidence to demonstrate best practice when working within a family home or other childcare setting.
Building on learning from semesters, NIRs will compile a portfolio of evidence, demonstrating their ability to execute the professional nanny skills.
The aims of this course are for NIRs to accumulate the necessary paperwork and evidence to demonstrate the skills required of a Mayflower Nanny. NIRs will be guided, coached, and assessed throughout their NIR placement.
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