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Education Department

Welcome to the Education Department!

At Saint Martin’s, we believe that learning happens everywhere, and our education department prepares educators to support learners in nearly every setting imaginable. 

Whether they’re teaching students in a K-12 classroom, training employees in a corporate boardroom, designing an LMS for a technology vendor, or developing curriculum for families in a community center, our graduates use their educational skills to serve the people and communities in their care, recognizing that education is first and foremost a relational activity, and that technique matters most when it’s meeting human need.

Consequently, our award-winning faculty and staff are not just experts in their fields; they are champions for student learning. So whether you’re interested in our fully-accredited undergraduate and graduate K-12 teacher preparation programs, our graduate programs and district partnerships in inclusive education and ELL, or our new undergraduate pathways in educational studies, the education department at Saint Martin’s is committed to helping you become the educator that the world needs you to be.

Not sure which degree pathway is for you?

Check out our guide below to match your desired career outcome with the Saint Martin's pathway that will get you there!

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Scholarships can range up to full tuition coverage.

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Accreditation

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Authorized endorsements

Saint Martin's has been authorized by the Washington Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) to offer teacher certificate competency-based endorsements.

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Saints stories

Teaching with Heart
"I think Saint Martin’s helps you grow into the person you thought it wasn’t quite possible to be. When you look back, you think, wow, they helped me discover myself."
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Bethany Partin '03 and Mariah Partin '18
Elementary Education and English Studies
Class of 2003 and 2018
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Living Our Benedictine Values
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Community Living
To become who we are by our relationships with others. “Let all things be common to all.” — Rule of Benedict 33
Teaching with heart
Bethany Partin '03 and Mariah Partin '18
Elementary Education and English Studies
Class of 2003 and 2018
Advocating for diversity and equity in the public school system
"We all talked about the need for more teachers of color and what could be done to recruit and retain them."
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Terae Harris ’16
Post-graduate School Administrator Certification
Class of 2016
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Living Our Benedictine Values
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Respect for Persons
To respect each person regardless of class, background or professional skill. "No one is to pursue what is judged best for oneself, but instead, what is better for someone else." — Rule of Benedict 72
Advocating for diversity and equity in the public school system
Terae Harris ’16
Post-graduate School Administrator Certification
Class of 2016

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College of Arts, Sciences and Education

Spanning the arts, humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, education and leadership studies, and characterized by an educational environment that is both rigorous and supportive, the College of Arts, Sciences and Education offers more than 20 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate degrees in Education, Leadership Studies and Theology.

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