School of Education

Known for its inclusive, inspiring and caring approach to education, preservice teachers are invited into a rich and complex professional conversation.

The School of Education exists within the ethos of a Christian university of the liberal arts, sciences and professions. Faculty have advanced degrees in education and are actively involved in the profession. We are also engaged with the wider educational community through our investment in advancing educational research and educational practice that nurtures wisdom, compassion and care for all, integral ways of understanding and caring for the world, locally and globally, and transformation of learners and communities.

Programs Offered

Education (BEd)

Educational Studies–Inclusive Education (MA)

Certificates Offered

Certificate in Outdoor Environmental Education

Graduate Certificate in Christian School Education

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Institute of Indigenous Issues & Perspectives

Explores issues of race, diversity, and social justice in practice, policy, and research.

Travel Studies

Every moment spent abroad is an opportunity to learn.

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Teachable Options

Choose from teachable in Biology, English, Geography and many others.

27+

Faculty Members

Undergraduate Field Experiences of any BC program

95% +

Graduates obtain teaching contracts immediately upon graduation

Programs Offered

Dean's Message

Teaching is one of the most complex and challenging vocations. Lee Iacocca highlighted the value of the teaching profession when he noted that, “… in a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something else.” It takes courage and commitment to become an educator who has the utmost positive regard for their students and a fervent belief in their ability to succeed even amongst many challenges. An educator who regards teaching not only as a vocation, but as a calling.

At TWU’s School of Education, our focus is on intentionally connecting the educational practice of teaching and learning with the holistic richness of Christian spiritual understandings. We aim to help all our students develop reflective discernment through wisdom, humility, peace, patience, reverence, gratitude, compassion, hope, courage, faithfulness, attentiveness, and love of beauty. These virtue pathways are our commitment to the teaching profession.

In each of our undergraduate and graduate programs we go beyond acquired technical expertise and expected education standards, to inspire hearts and minds who respond to the varying demands of the profession in equitable and inclusive ways. Pre-service teachers and scholars are guided to the lifelong exploration and development of philosophical and theological understandings of what it means to be human, to be educated, and to live well with others and the created world.