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Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development News
Eliot-Pearson Students Implement Mentorship Program
To attempt to make the transition to graduate school more seamless, a pair of master's students are implementing a new mentorship program that pairs first-year master's and Ph.D. students with a more experienced student mentor.
Kindergarten Philosophers
Learning about philosophy at the Eliot-Pearson Children's School isn't new - this is the third year in a row that Russinoff's students have brought their lessons to the K-1 class.
Study Brings Character Education to Robotics Across Religions and Countries
As part of a project funded by the Templeton World Charity Foundation, the DevTech Research Group has developed a robotics curriculum specifically tailored to cultivate and practice character virtues in young children.
House Speaker Pelosi visits Tufts' Eliot-Pearson
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congresswomen Katherine Clark, and Lori Trahan made a special visit to the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development and accompanying lab school.
TIER Researchers Brief MA Legislators
Recently, Tufts Interdisciplinary Evaluation Research (TIER) participated in a briefing for Massachusetts legislators where their article describing the positive effects of the Healthy Families Massachusetts home visiting program.