ECCLES EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
October 2012 Exhibit
History of the Eccles Lab School
The Eccles Early Childhood Development Lab provides an environment of optimum growth for children, their parents, and the students of the Family & Human Studies Department.
The Eccles Early Childhood Development Lab is devoted to “developmentally appropriate practice” which is a framework of principles and guidelines that promotes children’s optimal learning and development. The Eccles Early Childhood Development Lab provides programs designed for children who are two through five years of age. The foundation of “developmentally appropriate practice” is the notion that children learn most effectively through active exploration. Each child has specific interests, curiosities and talents which are nurtured and enhanced.
Children standing in front of the UTC Day Care practicing digging with shovels and a small wheelbarrow.
Children with balloons at the reception after the ground breaking for the new Eccles Lab School building.
Children, posing as construction workers, dig at the Eccles Lab School ground breaking ceremony, 1989.
Children, dressed as construction workers, at the Eccles Lab School building ground breaking ceremony.
Boy practices digging with a shovel in preparation for the Eccles Lab School Building Dedication Ceremony.
Children standing in front of the UTC Day Care practicing digging with shovels and a small wheelbarrow. This is in preparation for the Eccles Lab School Building Dedication Ceremony.
Exploration Is Essential For The Learning And Growth Of Children
In the Eccles Early Child Development Lab School, each classroom provides children with a wide variety of developmentally appropriate activities. The children experience a multi-sensory environment with opportunities for discovery and decision making. They also engage in interpersonal interactions, and situations that foster age appropriate independence. The classrooms are designed to help each child develop emotional, social, physical, and intellectual character.
In this online exhibit we have included some interactive activities and games which demonstrate how one can promote the development of fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, cognition, creativity, brain development, and fun!
Make a lite-brite, create sand art, make Pollock paintings, and explore your creative side. Embrace your inner child and try the games for yourself!
Floor plan of the new Eccles Lab School with pictures of the people and places associated with the school.
Paintings of faces made by the kids who are students at the Eccles Lab School. Displayed on the stairs at the Markosian Library
Close up of the Lab School sign along with some of the paintings made by children who attend the Eccles Lab School.
Column with children’s art
Paintings, made by the children at the Eccles Lab School, are hung on a supporting beam in the Markosian Library.
Close up of the children, from the Eccles Lab School made along side the Eccles Lab School History sign.
At the History of Eccles Lab School exhibit patrons were able to write on butcher paper things they learned, liked or loved from their childhood. This is a close up of one such message.
The face portraits made by the children at the Eccles Lab School. were made using natural materials glued to paper
A string of splatter paintings, made by the children at the Eccles Lab School, hang from the second floor balcony.
Paper sunflower, with photographs of moments from the Eccles Lab Schools past and latest developments.
Colored little foot and hand prints designed to guide visitors to different exhibits in the library.
Aerial view, from the second floor balcony, of the colored foot and hand prints on the floor and wall.
Physical Exhibit
Come to the Markosian library and experience the excitement of childhood. Follow the hand and foot prints to interactive displays featuring rock frame art, wall writing, photo slide show, a historic time line of the Eccles lab school, and of course art from the children themselves. So come explore the exhibit. Write on the wall, make rock art, view the children’s art work displayed on the main floor, and relive the joy of childhood.
Story Time with Mother Goose Event
On Tuesday, October 16, 2012, SLCC Archives & Digital Collections hosted a “Story Time” event at the Redwood Markosian Library on the main floor. Mother Goose made a special appearance to read stories to children, students, and parents. Staff and supporters of the Eccles Lab School also joined the event. Everyone was able to explore the Exhibit, play with the rock art area, write on the butcher paper on the window, and the Eccles Children were able to show their artwork with their parents. In addition, story time was accompanied by, what else, cookies!
Salt Lake Community College
Taylorsville Redwood Campus
4600 South Redwood Road
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
Markosian Library
801-957-4602