Welcome  to the School of Education, Health and Human Performance at Fairmont State University. 

From our beginnings as the first private normal school in West Virginia in 1865, Fairmont State University has been committed to the preparation and support of education professionals who are ready to make a difference in the lives of those they serve, and in the communities in which they live. Our commitment is embodied most importantly in the work of our graduates, who are educated in rigorous academic programs and who enter their professional work ready to meet the challenges of the day.  Today that commitment means preparing educators and health professionals who are responsive to the needs for all learers, and who engage in reflective practice.  They have the knowledge, skills and professional dispositions to make a difference in work shaped by increasing diversity, globalization, rapidly changing technology and the opportunities to be found in a creativity-driven economy.

We in the School of Education, Health and Human Performance embrace our responsibility to do what we can do to enhance the educational, civic and economic life of children, families and communities in West Virginia.  We are also commited to engaging in professional eddorts that support the health and wellness of our citizens. 

Building on our history, the School of Education, Health and Human Performance prepares program candidates and partners with schools, agencies, and communities to impact the world through:

• Classroom educators who create innovative, challenging and engaging learning experiences for all of our children;
• Teacher leaders who help bring collaborative skills and build innovative and creative professional communities central to learning in the new economy;
• Special educators who ensure that learning is a right and should be an opportunity for all children;
• Reading professionals who understand that reading is the foundation for all learning, and that literacy is the first and most important civil right;
• Professionals in instructional technology, digital media, and online learning who are changing what, where, how, and with whom we learn;
• Health education, physical education, and exercise science professionals who know that fitness and wellness are cornerstones to the richest quality of life; and,
• Leaders in outdoor recreation who embrace the central importance of life in West Virginia, of our geography, landscape and natural resource.