Internship Information - Elementary Education

Internship Sequence

Fall, Winter, Spring Sequence

(same classroom for all terms)
  • Fall (part-time): To engage in school start-up activities, interns are required to be in their classrooms the day before school starts, the first day of school and full days on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the few weeks leading up to the start of WWU's quarter. When WWU classes start, interns continue attending their internship classrooms all day Tuesday & Thursday for the remainder of WWU term.
  • Winter (part-time): Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday all day during WWU term.
  • Spring (full-time): Starts Monday of WWU’s Spring Break (candidate may not take the WWU Spring Break); ends the Friday before WWU's spring final's week.

Winter, Spring, Fall Sequence

(same classroom for all terms)
  • Winter (part-time): Tuesday & Thursday all day during WWU term.
  • Spring (part-time): Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday all day during WWU term.
  • Fall (full-time): Starts when teachers report back to work after the summer break; ends the Friday of WWU's fall final's week.

Spring, Fall, Winter Sequence

(same classroom for all terms)
  • Spring (part-time): Tuesday & Thursday all day during WWU term.
  • Fall (part-time): Interns are required to be in their classrooms the day before school starts, the first day of school and full days on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for the few weeks leading up to the start of WWU's quarter. When WWU classes start, interns continue attending their internship classrooms for full days on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for the remainder of WWU term.
  • Winter (full-time): Starts when teachers report back to work in January; ends the Friday before WWU’s winter final’s week.

Grade Level and Location Requests

When you apply to student teach, you will indicate your preferred grade ranges. We will do our best to place you according to your preferences, however these choices are not guaranteed.

The Elementary Education program has developed partnerships with local school districts and places applicants exclusively in the Whatcom and Skagit regions. Interns participate in a cohort model at specific schools selected by the Elementary program and in collaboration with our partner districts. Cohorts meet regularly at school sites to engage in Professional Development and share internship experiences. This model does not support placing students in schools outside of the cohort, therefore the ELED program does not accommodate Out of Area Requests. Please consider the location of your placement before you apply for your internship.

Fall:  North of Bellingham

Winter: Bellingham

Spring: Skagit Valley

What's Next?

After submitting your internship application, you can plan ahead for this exciting time in your program by reviewing the following information: