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Each Fall, schoolteachers and home-schooling parents bring their kindergarten, elementary and middle school students to join the pre-service teachers at Montana Western in explorations using math, science, literature, and arts.

Rural Fridays not only provides Montana youth rich learning experiences, but also gives pre-service teachers at Western an immersive and well-mentored teaching experience.

The mentoring that pre-service teachers receive from professors, schoolteachers, and other education experts helps them develop the skills needed to become highly qualified teachers. 


Daily Schedule

Morning Check-In: 8:00 to 8:15 AM
Morning Class: 8:15 to 11:00 AM
Morning Check-Out: 10:45 to 11:00 AM
Lunch: 11:00 to 12:00 AM
Afternoon Check-In: 12:00 to 12:15 AM
Afternoon Class: 12:15 to 3:00 PM
Afternoon Check-Out: 3:00 to 3:15 PM


To ensure children have a safe learning environment, each pre-service teacher has passed a criminal background check, maintains their good standing with the university, and is prepared to implement our program policies.

If this sounds like a good program for your child, please review our program policies and enroll your K-8 student today!