As a demonstration program, we model respect for our teachers as professional decision makers. We have no mandatory approach to curriculum; each teacher interprets and acts out our philosophy in unique ways that are soundly grounded in current research. We do value, include, and/or integrate elements from all four of the curricula formally approved for use in South Carolina public schools (High Scope, Montessori, Creative Curriculum, and the Project/Reggio Emilia Approach). We also feel a responsibility as leaders in the Lowcountry early childhood community and as part of the School of Education to support, document, articulate, and share with others how children in our program acquire the concepts and skills defined in the newly adopted (2005) South Carolina Early Learning Standards. Therefore, we are beginning to make extensive use of digital media to document and visually represent the learning process at ECDC and to provide up-to-date information about our curriculum activities by sharing our project documentation.

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• The Snake Encounter
• The Crystal Stick of Egypt
• The Dinosaur Project

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