Student Teaching Internship Amidst the Pandemic: The Lived Experiences of Early Childhood Education Student Interns

Student Internship offers hands-on experiences that contribute to the total development of future teachers. This is the time that student interns’ have the chance to apply the previously learned theories to actual practice. However, the sudden changes in the teaching-learning delivery, from face-to-face to online teaching brought a whole new set of experiences and learning. This study focused on the lived experiences of the early childhood student interns who took their internship amidst the pandemic. This is a phenomenological study that focused, explored, and explained the meaning of the experiences of student interns. The student interns revealed that they were Facing Challenges along the way however with the help of a positive mindset and having a strong support system, they were able to obtain success as shown in their feeling of fulfillment and satisfaction and their meaningful experiences earned. Indeed, the teaching internship experiences of student interns amid the pandemic are remarkably distinctive. The results of the study can be valuable sources of novel information. The teacher education institutions may refer to this valuable information to give the appropriate training and adjustments to their individual internship program..