The Child Development Institute
Through its outreach to teachers, parents, administrators, community coalitions, and others committed to facilitating the growth of healthy, creative children, the Child Development Institute communicates a progressive educational philosophy and provides a forum for the discussion of issues related to children, childhood, and education.
Summer Professional Development Programs
Play’s the Thing: Facilitating Play Program
June 9-13, 2012
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Empowering Teachers Program
July 9-13, 2012
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Longfellow Lecture
Early Childhood Development in the US:
Looking Back and Moving Forward
Joan Lombardi, PhD
April, 4, 2012
In the News
- December 26, 2011 – Pediatrics, "The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bond: Focus on Children in Poverty"
- December 6, 2011 - Education Week, "Common Core Poses Challenges for Preschools"
- November 30, 2011 – Huffington Post, "Fishing Naked in Finland: What’ve PISA Scores Have to Do With It"?
- November 27, 2011 – The New York Times, "With Blocks, Educators Go Back to Basics"
Workshop and Speakers Bureau
As part of the CDI Speakers Bureau, workshops are conducted by early childhood professionals for educators, school administrators, children’s librarians, parents, community coalitions, and others who are engaged in promoting children’s creativity and healthy development.
Contact Us
Child Development Institute
Sarah Lawrence College
1 Mead Way
Bronxville, New York 10708-5999
Tel: (914) 395-2630
Fax: (914) 395-2631
E-mail: cdi@slc.edu
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