Family, Community and Education

Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development

Creates programs and projects that use the framework of applied developmental science to promote healthy, positive development among diverse children, adolescents, families, and communities.

Eliot-Pearson Children's School

Serves children from 2.9-to-8 years of age, preschool to second grade; reflects a developmental approach to education. Through spontaneous, structured and integrated play opportunities teachers and children encourage problem-solving, creativity, and learning in a wide range of curricular areas.

Tufts Educational Day Care Center

Offers innovative year-round, full-day educational pre-school and kindergarten programs for children within the Tufts community and in its surrounding cities.

Center for Interdisciplinary Studies

Encourages and initiates multidisciplinary dialogue and practicums necessary to nurture new approaches to curriculum, pedagogy, research and outreach; builds links between programs and develops new courses; trains faculty to use interdisciplinary approaches in the classroom, sponsors speakers and conferences, and promotes interdisciplinary research.

Center for Engineering Educational Outreach

Coordinates engineering and education experts with teachers to design engineering standards-based curricula into the K-12 classroom; increases the engineering, science, and design literacy of the public.

Center for Reading and Language Research

Conducts multi-disciplinary, cutting-edge research on reading, language, and dyslexia, and applies this knowledge to enhance the lives of children; offers cutting-edge research in cognitive neuroscience to increase understanding of reading development and reading disorders.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Offers alumni, community residents and friends the opportunity to return to the classroom with on-campus study groups and online distance learning courses.

Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching

The university-wide center for teaching and learning, CELT collaborates among campuses to promote faculty excellence. The center facilitates faculty professional development through seminars and workshops, offers individual faculty consultations, and provides electronic and print resources to support faculty programs.

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	v Centers & Institutes > International Centers and Institutes > Nutrition and Aging > Medicine, Science and Technology > Family, Community and Education > Animals and Environment	Home » Centers & Institutes » Family, Community and Education Family, Community and Education Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development Creates programs and projects that use the framework of applied developmental science to promote healthy, positive development among diverse children, adolescents, families, and communities. Eliot-Pearson Children's School Serves children from 2.9-to-8 years of age, preschool to second grade; reflects a developmental approach to education. Through spontaneous, structured and integrated play opportunities teachers and children encourage problem-solving, creativity, and learning in a wide range of curricular areas. Tufts Educational Day Care Center Offers innovative year-round, full-day educational pre-school and kindergarten programs for children within the Tufts community and in its surrounding cities. Center for Interdisciplinary Studies Encourages and initiates multidisciplinary dialogue and practicums necessary to nurture new approaches to curriculum, pedagogy, research and outreach; builds links between programs and develops new courses; trains faculty to use interdisciplinary approaches in the classroom, sponsors speakers and conferences, and promotes interdisciplinary research. Center for Engineering Educational Outreach Coordinates engineering and education experts with teachers to design engineering standards-based curricula into the K-12 classroom; increases the engineering, science, and design literacy of the public. Center for Reading and Language Research Conducts multi-disciplinary, cutting-edge research on reading, language, and dyslexia, and applies this knowledge to enhance the lives of children; offers cutting-edge research in cognitive neuroscience to increase understanding of reading development and reading disorders. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Offers alumni, community residents and friends the opportunity to return to the classroom with on-campus study groups and online distance learning courses. Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching The university-wide center for teaching and learning, CELT collaborates among campuses to promote faculty excellence. The center facilitates faculty professional development through seminars and workshops, offers individual faculty consultations, and provides electronic and print resources to support faculty programs.
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