School of Education
Start your career as a teacher with the Bachelor of Education degree.
Advance your career in education with the Master of Education in Educational Leadership and Mentorship.
Play a critical role in the lives of children with a certificate in Early Childhood Education.
The School of Education is moving to the UFV Mission campus
UFV is redeveloping the Mission campus to become a state-of-the-art home for equipping educators. Learn more about the vision for UFV's Mission campus [PDF].
The mission of UFV’s School of Education is to prepare graduates who are recognized for their ability to integrate educational theory and knowledge into a reflective teaching practice that is critically minded, pedagogically sensitive, and socially just.
Five values inform everything we do within the School of Education.
Learn more about the five values
Our School is situated on the homelands of the Stó:lō (people of the river) in what is now referred to as Mission, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack. The Stó:lō Peoples have an intrinsic relationship with Stó:lō Temexw (Stó:lō land); therefore, we express our gratitude and respect for the honour of living and working in this place. We strive to support Indigenous learners and decolonize our practices through de-centering Western ways of teaching and learning. We seek to incorporate Indigenous Ways of Knowing into the environments we create.
Read more about our commitment to decolonization & Indigenization
Social Justice, as one of the five School Values, is a tenet that we expect all faculty, staff, students, and teacher candidates to uphold. This value will be demonstrated through the ways in which we work together, and the ways in which we work with children. We will create inclusive learning environments that are ethical and safe by using individualized and equitable approaches that engage learners and include their voices, and by exposing gaps in education and curriculum that serve to minimize or marginalize children, students, and teachers.
Read more about our commitment to social justice & anti-racism
Yuri, Teacher candidate
"I had very engaging and passionate science teachers that made me passionate and interested in the topics."
Yuri & Suman share why they're pursuing careers in education, what they love about teaching, and offer advice for anyone who's interested in becoming a teacher.
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