{"id":5916,"date":"2019-05-08T13:37:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T18:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/education\/?page_id=5916"},"modified":"2019-05-08T13:37:40","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T18:37:40","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/education\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brandon University \u2014 Faculty of Education\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/205976755?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><script type=\"application\/json\" data-arve-oembed>{\"type\":\"video\",\"version\":\"1.0\",\"provider_name\":\"Vimeo\",\"provider_url\":\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/\",\"title\":\"Brandon University \u2014 Faculty of Education\",\"author_name\":\"Brandon University\",\"author_url\":\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/brandonuni\",\"is_plus\":\"0\",\"account_type\":\"pro\",\"html\":\"&lt;iframe src=&quot;https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/205976755?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;281&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; allow=&quot;autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write&quot; title=&quot;Brandon University \u2014 Faculty of Education&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\",\"width\":\"500\",\"height\":\"281\",\"duration\":\"52\",\"description\":\"Your learning is our passion. The Faculty of Education at Brandon University mentors educators to thrive as caring and engaged innovators in diverse communities.\",\"thumbnail_url\":\"https:\/\/i.vimeocdn.com\/video\/620878810-1c69dc9e81eb3079536ff95e6e978bfb17d74899b6adc8a34f25fd261012bbd9-d_295x166\",\"thumbnail_width\":\"295\",\"thumbnail_height\":\"166\",\"thumbnail_url_with_play_button\":\"https:\/\/i.vimeocdn.com\/filter\/overlay?src0=https%3A%2F%2Fi.vimeocdn.com%2Fvideo%2F620878810-1c69dc9e81eb3079536ff95e6e978bfb17d74899b6adc8a34f25fd261012bbd9-d_295x166&amp;src1=http%3A%2F%2Ff.vimeocdn.com%2Fp%2Fimages%2Fcrawler_play.png\",\"upload_date\":\"2017-02-27 18:57:24\",\"video_id\":\"205976755\",\"uri\":\"\/videos\/205976755\",\"arve_cachetime\":\"2024-06-26 08:11:14\",\"arve_url\":\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/205976755\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.4em;margin-bottom: 0.75em;line-height: 28px\">Established in 1952, the Faculty of Education prepares teachers for Manitoba classrooms.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning as a liberal arts college, Brandon College was founded in 1899. Training for high school teachers was added in 1952 and then expanded to include training for elementary teachers in 1955. Brandon University was established in 1967 and the Education Building was erected the same year. The Bachelor of Teaching program was added in 1969 and the first graduates of the program received their degrees in 1971.<\/p>\n<p>The Faculty of Education has a tradition of commitment to serving rural, northern and Indigenous students. It provides a range of degree programs at the undergraduate level: the Bachelor of Education After Degree (BEdAD), the\u00a0 integrated Bachelor of Arts\/Bachelor of Education (BA\/BEd), the Bachelor of Music\/Bachelor of Education (BMus\/BEd), and the Bachelor of Physical Education Studies (BPES). In addition, the affordable and accessible graduate program &#8211; Master of Education (MEd) is available with specialization areas in Educational Administration, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Inclusive Education, and Counselling. The Faculty of Education also includes the Centre for Applied Research in Indigenous, Rural, and Remote Settings (CARES) and the Program for the Education of<br \/>\nNative Teachers (PENT).<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"1\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  full count-1\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/education\/about-us\/education-academic-plan\/\" class=\"imglink\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/education\/files\/plan-150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"img1col_left alignleft wp-image-6329 size-full\" \/><\/a>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/education\/about-us\/education-academic-plan\/\">Academic Plan<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Our Academic Plan establishes priorities, identifies actions, provides indicators of success, and is revisited and revised annually.<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<\/div><!-- .flex-row -->\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"2\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  full count-1\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/education\/about-us\/departments\/\" class=\"imglink\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/education\/files\/departments-150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"img1col_left alignleft wp-image-6328 size-full\" \/><\/a>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/education\/about-us\/departments\/\">Departments<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The Faculty of Education is comprised of a number of departments including Educational Administration, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Educational Psychology and Student Services, Physical Education Studies, Joint Department of Music Education and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/master-education\/\">Graduate Studies and Field Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<\/div><!-- .flex-row -->\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"3\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  full count-1\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/education\/about-us\/faculty-of-education-policies\/\" class=\"imglink\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/education\/files\/policies-150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"img1col_left alignleft wp-image-6330 size-full\" \/><\/a>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/education\/about-us\/faculty-of-education-policies\/\">Policies<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>A full listing of Faculty of Education Administrative and Undergraduate Program Policies.<\/p>\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<\/div><!-- .flex-row -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Established in 1952, the Faculty of Education prepares teachers for Manitoba classrooms. 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