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Child Development Center

CDC Friends Caps and Gowns

‘No Matter Where Life Takes Us, We Will Always Have These Friendships’

Three friends who attended schools together their entire lives, beginning at žžÀ² State’s Child Development Center, have graduated together in žžÀ² State’s spring Class of 2025. Now, they are contemplating where their post-graduate lives will take them and how they will maintain their close friendship. 

Tags: Child Development Center, Students First, Profiles, Student Life, Alumni

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Tom McNeal with a student at the CDC.

IN A FLASH: Building Skills With 'Bots

Kid-friendly 'bots help young people learn about programming, counting, logical thinking and more. 

Tags: Community Impact, Research & Science, Child Development Center, College of Education Health and Human Services, School of Teaching Learning and Curriculum Studies

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CDC Walkathon 2024

IN A FLASH: Tiny Steps, Big Purpose

Some of žžÀ² State's smallest Flashes took steps to help fund a unique part of their learning experience at žžÀ² State's Child Development Center. 

Tags: Research & Science, Child Development Center, Community & Society, Community Impact, College of Education, Health and Human Services

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Bioblitz 2024

IN A FLASH: Into the Woods!

Each spring, students in žžÀ² State's Child Development Center look forward to "Bioblitz." It's a day spent in the woods near their center with exploration, discovery and hands-on learning about nature. 

Tags: Research & Science, Child Development Center, Biology, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive, Community & Society, Earth Day

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The Child Development Center visits the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

IN A FLASH: žžÀ² State's Smallest Scientists

Curious, young minds from the Child Development Center enjoyed hands-on learning about the ways the world works during a visit to žžÀ² State's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. 

Tags: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Chemistry, Child Development Center, Community Impact, Research & Science, Community & Society

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CDC kindergarten class visiting the Giving Tree at the CARES Center

A Kindergarten Class That CARES

A student from žžÀ² State's Child Development Center inspired his class to donate to žžÀ² State's CARES Center. 

Tags: Community & Society, University News, Community Impact, Child Development Center, Early Childhood Education, CARES Center, žžÀ² Student Center

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Main Street žžÀ²'s Family Friendly Halloween with Flash the Mascot

IN A FLASH: Family Friendly Flash-o-Ween

On Friday, Oct. 27 Flash the Mascot made new friends at Main Street žžÀ²'s Family Friendly Halloween event. 

Tags: Community Impact, Town-Gown, downtown kent, Main Street žžÀ², Child Development Center, Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

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Drone education at Bioblitz 2023

IN A FLASH: Everybody Wave to the Drone!

Young explorers participating in the Bioblitz event had an opportunity to learn about how drones can help ecology efforts. 

Tags: Research & Science, ESDRI, Center for Ecology & Natural Resource Sustainability, Department of Geography, Child Development Center, Community Impact, Organizational Sustainability

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Patrick Tomaswick meets with one of his heroes, žžÀ² State Police Officer Joe Knotek

All for Patrick! žžÀ² State Police Surprise Toddler Crime Fighter

Patrick Tomaswick wants to be a police officer, but not just any member of law enforcement. He wants to be a žžÀ² police officer.

Tags: University News, žžÀ² State Police Services, Child Development Center, Department of Public Safety, COVID-19 HUB, Success Story

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