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Sheila Williams Ridge, MA, co-director of the Child Development Laboratory School (CDLS) in the Institute of Child Development, has contributed to a Minnesota Department of Education booklet, Early Childhood Outdoor Learning. The booklet outlines the purpose of nature-based learning, what it is, and how it can be implemented in early childhood programs. This resource is… Continue reading Williams Ridge contributes to Minnesota Department of Education handbook on outdoor learning

Mark your Calendars! Our annual Transition to Kindergarten event is coming up on Thursday, November 11th from 8 – 9 p.m.  We will feature an information session with a panel of wonderful guests, including two kindergarten teachers, a Lab School parent with children that have gone onto kindergarten, and a CDLS multiage preschool teacher. School… Continue reading 2021 Transition to Kindergarten event

The new Child Development Laboratory School brings together two high-quality early childhood programs The University of Minnesota Child Development Center (UMCDC) and the Shirley G. Moore Laboratory School are uniting in Fall 2021 to form the University of Minnesota Child Development Laboratory School (CDLS). The new, combined program will be academically and administratively housed in the Institute… Continue reading University of Minnesota Child Development Laboratory School: A model early learning community

The University of Minnesota Child Development Center and Shirley G. Moore Laboratory School are uniting to form the University of Minnesota Child Development Laboratory School. The new, combined program will be academically and administratively housed in the Institute of Child Development (ICD) and integrated with the department’s research and early childhood education training programs.  The new program is set to… Continue reading Introducing the University of Minnesota Child Development Laboratory School