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Child Development Institute

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A Professional Advisory Board provides consultation and support for various projects.

The Child Development Institute was established in 1987 to develop programs for early childhood and elementary school teachers, administrators, child development professionals, parents and the community at large. Through the Empowering Teachers Program, The Learning Child Series, lectures, and occasional papers, we provide a progressive perspective on child development and education. In this perspective, the child is viewed as an individual in the social context, actively engaged in constructing knowledge through interactions with other people and the physical environment. We believe that the child's educational experience should encompass social, emotional, and imaginative aspects of life in concert with intellectual development. Further, we are concerned that schools and other institutions be developed as communities that attend to the interests and needs of children from diverse backgrounds. The activities of the Child Development Institute, while developed primarily as outreach programs, enhance the educational experience of undergraduate and graduate students on campus. CDI staff and the Faculty Advisory Committee work cooperatively with the College's Early Childhood Center, psychology faculty and graduate programs in Child Development and the Art of Teaching.

10/01/2026

Registration is now open for Centering Children’s Experiences! 🎟️

November 7, 2026 | 9am-4pm EST | On SLC Campus

Link in bio!

Join us for a full day of conversations and workshops as we consider together the current landscape of early childhood, which is changing rapidly and significantly. How are we seeing these changes play out in schools and in children’s lives in general? Are the shifts actually aligned with what we know children need? We know that quality early childhood education is an important factor in children’s wellbeing, both in the short term and for overall long term success, but what does “quality early childhood education” mean and look like?

Made possible by the Wright Lecture Series.

SLC is an approved CTLE sponsor and offers 7 CTLE hours for this program.

09/14/2026

📆 Save the Date! 📆

Centering Children’s Experiences: Contemporary Childhood, Wellbeing, and Education

Saturday, November 7th, 2026 | 9am to 4pm EST | On SLC Campus

Join us for a full day of conversations and workshops as we consider together the current landscape of early childhood, which is changing rapidly and significantly. How are we seeing these changes play out in schools and in children’s lives in general? Are the shifts actually aligned with what we know children need? We know that quality early childhood education is an important factor in children’s wellbeing, both in the short term and for overall long term success, but what does “quality early childhood education” mean and look like?

Stay tuned for more information and registration details!

07/14/2026

The Child Development Institute of Sarah Lawrence College is pleased to invite proposals for workshops, presentations, and posters at our annual CDI Conference on Saturday, November 7, 2026.

Use the link in our bio to learn more!

The current landscape of early childhood is changing rapidly and significantly. How are we seeing these changes play out in schools and in children’s lives in general? Are the shifts actually aligned with what we know children need? We know that quality early childhood education is an important factor in children’s wellbeing, both in the short term and for overall long term success, but what does “quality early childhood education” mean and look like?

We invite professionals (clinicians, therapists, teachers, administrators, graduate students, researchers, etc.) to share their expertise and experience in a 90-minute workshop (focused on facilitating discussion among participants) or presentation (focused on sharing key information and discussion) or in a 60-minute poster session.

05/31/2026

We are very excited to announce a new partnership with our friends at , offering NYS CTLE Hours for Writing Institute courses!

For over 40 years, the Writing Institute has provided a variety of creative writing programing. Their workshops and craft classes are open to people at all writing levels and are rich with experiences educators can bring to their students. Many of their courses are virtual through Zoom, and scholarships are available via application.

How it Works: Before or after you register for a WI course, email us at [email protected] with the name of course(s) you would like hours for. You must email us *before* the first day of the course. After the course ends, you will get an email with your certificate.

CTLE Hours are provided at no additional cost. Certain courses are not eligible for CTLE, such as the Advanced Novel & Memoir Workshop and asynchronous courses.

03/31/2026

Join us on April 21st for a screening and post-film discussion of Counted Out, a documentary film by Vicki Abeles.

RSVP now at the link in our bio!

In our current information economy, math is everywhere. The people we date, the news we see, the influence of our votes, the education we have access to, the jobs we get—all of it is underwritten by an invisible layer of math that few of us understand, or even notice.

Counted Out investigates the biggest crises of our time. Political polarization. Racial biases. Social injustice. Economic inequity. Climate change. And a global pandemic. All viewed through a previously unseen lens: math.

Sarah Lawrence College is an Approved CTLE Sponsor and offers 3 CTLE hours for this program. This event is in-person only on Sarah Lawrence College’s Bronxville Campus and attendance will be required to receive CTLE hours.

03/04/2026

We’re very excited to share that Arietta Slade, ‘73, Ph.D. Will be our guest speaker for the 2026 Longfellow Lecture!

Arietta is a clinical psychologist and internationally recognized theoretician, clinician, researcher, and teacher. She is currently Professor Adjunct of Child Psychology at the Yale Child Study Center, Professor Emerita in the doctoral program in Clinical Psychology at the City College of New York, and Co-Founder of Minding the Baby, an interdisciplinary reflective home visiting program for high-risk mothers, infants, and their families at the Yale Child Study Center and School of Nursing. Her lecture will center on how to help parents, caregivers, clinicians, and teachers “hold the child in mind”, thus inspiring the joy and connection that come from understanding and knowing each other.

02/17/2026

One of our Child Development Graduate Students is looking for participants for their thesis research! Please share with anyone you know who might be interested. Link to survey in our bio!

“Participants Needed for LGBTQ+ Parenting Study - Seeking LGBTQ+ Caregivers and Their Children”

02/05/2026

Join us for an evening with author as he presents his debut book Trauma Proof: Healing, Attachment, and the Science of Prevention. Described as “visionary” by both Bessel van der Kolk (The Body Keeps the Score) and Bruce Perry (What Happened To You), Trauma Proof is a story-driven tour of everything we know about child trauma and its lasting and costly impact on individuals and society. With testimony of recovery and resilience from around the world, Trauma Proof’s ultimate destination is the idea that child trauma is not an insurmountable problem. Its passion comes from the authors own journey of a childhood in care and 25 years spent working for the UN on child rights.

RSVP at the link in our bio!

Books will be available for purchase by .

Sarah Lawrence College is an Approved CTLE Sponsor and offers 1.5 CTLE hours for this program. This event is in-person only on Sarah Lawrence College’s Bronxville Campus and attendance will be required to receive CTLE hours.

Address

123 Boulder Trail
Bronxville, NY
10708

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
	6:30pm - 8pm

Telephone

+19143952630

Website

https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/cdi/

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