Statement of Principles
The Learning Child Series is about nurturing the whole child, attending to cognitive development in the context of a child’s social and emotional growth, recognizing that each child is unique and every child’s needs are different. Guided by the Child Development Institute at Sarah Lawrence College, our programs offer educational approaches that can guide children to become motivated, questioning and thoughtful learners. Our programs promote such “habits of mind” as personal curiosity, problem solving abilities, “as-if” thinking and acceptance of different points of view. Finally, the Series is premised upon a partnership between parents and educators in contributing to a child’s lifelong development as a “genuine learner.”
For children to become active learners, they need to enjoy the learning process and to see it as meaningful in relation to their own lives.
