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Teacher Training

As the lab school of Smith College, we welcome student teachers into our classrooms to supplement their education coursework with practical experience. Under our supervising faculty’s careful guidance, these aspiring teachers lead lessons, provide one-on-one instruction, and form affirmative relationships with our students. They learn the art of encouragement, the science of instruction, the importance of engagement, innovation, and exploration—and, most importantly, the transformative potential of truly inspired teaching.

Improving Education, Everywhere

Smith College’s student teachers begin their careers here, setting their professional baselines to Campus School’s high standards. They then carry what they have learned about teaching methods and forging connections to children and schools across the country. Our families and faculty members are proud to play a role in our shared mission to improve education for all students everywhere.

I am proud to teach in a school that prepares educators. We can’t bring every child to the Campus School, but we can prepare teachers to go work in public schools serving cities and small towns across America, and give a little bit of what we do here to the next generation.
A Campus School Faculty Member

Ample Preparation

Several courses of study at Smith College—from a bachelor’s degree to a master’s in teaching—prepare students to work with and educate elementary-aged children at the Campus School. Learn more about these programs.