The Bernice M. Wright Child Development Laboratory School is a high quality, developmentally appropriate inclusive early childhood education program accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The school's three-fold mission is to provide an optimal early childhood setting for the community; serve as a teacher training facility; and support research that adds to the body of knowledge about children, families, and early childhood education.

The school serves children of diverse language backgrounds and ability between the ages of two and five years. Services to children with disabilities are provided through community collaboration with an early intervention provider.

Duration of Program:
The school's academic calendar is based on the semester system, with classes offered during two 14-week semesters (September to December, and January to April). A summer session, which runs mid May through late June, is available for existing students.

• Active curiosity and an enthusiasm for learning
• Problem-solving skills
• Individual creative expression
• Cooperative interpersonal interactions
• Feeling part of a classroom community where each member is valued
• Self-confidence and positive self-awareness

The school embraces inclusion, celebrating cultural and developmental diversity. It is vital to recognize the similarities and differences that make the world an exciting place. Through collaboration with community-based service providers, the school serves children with varying developmental abilities, adding greatly to the overall classroom experience.

Teacher Training
Supervising teachers are graduate students in the Department of Child and Family Studies who have extensive training in child development and early childhood education. Assistant teachers are undergraduate students who are participating in a field placement (or internship) experience. The school's director, in collaboration with child and family studies faculty, oversees the teachers and serves as an advisor.

Research Center
Research at the school continues to inform the body of knowledge regarding how young children develop and learn and how families and teachers can promote these skills and dispositions. Families of children enrolled in the school are asked to participate in ongoing research through family questionnaires, interviews, and child observations.

Applications for the fall semester are accepted beginning in February. For further information or to make an appointment to visit the school, please call 315-443-2471.

Classes:
Following the University's academic calendar, the school offers classes during two fourteen-week semesters (September to December and January to May). A summer session is also available for children already enrolled in the school.

Toddler (two years old by December 1); Preschool (three years old by December 1)

Monday/Wednesday/Friday	9 a.m. to noon
Tuesday/Thursday	9 a.m to noon
Monday-Friday	9 a.m. to noon

Tuition:

Student rate*: $712 (2 day); $1,068 (3 day); $1,781 (5 day)

Non-student rate: $890 (2 day); $1,336 (3 day); $2,226 (5 day)

(Rate applies to academic year)

* Applies to students at Syracuse University or the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) taking at least six credits per semester as graduate students or nine credits per semester as undergraduate students.

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