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Help us provide our students with an innovative workshop in Design Thinking!
The Developing Child Summer Minor and Certificate Program is an interdisciplinary, developmental science program designed to better prepare those who are interested in working with or on behalf of children ages 0-8. Integrating research, practice and policy with problem-solving skills for the real world, our innovative program enriches students with an interdisciplinary approach to improving children's lives.
During the first and second summers, the program provided the student cohort with a variety of hands-on activities that helped enrich their program experience. We are asking for your support to be able to do the same for the 2021 cohort! Help us provide our students with an innovative workshop in Design Thinking!
Previous experiences included a practicum placement in an Early Childhood Education Program (ECEP) classroom, where they applied their new-found knowledge. Students also participated in a variety of team-building activities to help strengthen the cohort community. In summer 2019 the cohort took a trip to the State Capitol in Sacramento to meet with State Legislators, Policy Analysts and State Assembly Advisors. They also visited the Department of Education where they met with the California Deputy Superintendent. In summer 2018 they visited IDEO and the Design School at Stanford, where they received a private tour and talk by founder, David Kelly.
In Summer 2021, we want to continue providing our students with valuable, one of a kind experiences that will help them apply the interdisciplinary and integrated content our program offers! The funds raised through this campaign will once again support a variety of hands-on activities for our student cohort.
Please consider making a gift today and help us provide theThe Developing Child Summer 2021 student cohort with exciting hands-on experiences! #CalBigGive #ucearlylearning
Read what some of our past students have to say about the program!
"Throughout the whole program we have seminars that integrate cutting edge research with practice."
"Working with kids and applying our skills was a pretty great experience. Being able to visualize the concepts we were learning in the other classes made the work valuable."
ED&LS will give you a shoutout on one of our social media platforms.
A thank you note written by one of our students who you impacted with your donation.
You will be invited to one of our cohort team-building events this summer.
You will be invited to attend on of our 5 program courses.
You will be invited to spend one day experiencing our program. You'll attend our classes and get the opportunity to meet students, faculty and staff!
