Preschool on campus proves positive Published: Thursday, January
31, 2013 Updated: Thursday, January 31, 2013 13:01 The Adele and
Dale Young Child Development Laboratory is providing an
educational experience for young children so they can explore,
be creative and not just look for praise. The preschool stays up
to date with all the newest research. They create activities for
the children to cultivate things like creativity, critical
thinking and problem solving skills. “Some of our philosophies
that we use is that children learn through play and they learn
through exploration,” said Camille Gilbert, a graduate student
majoring in family, consumer and human development with an
emphasis in early childhood. “So in our preschool we don’t
provide models for them. Like in art, we don’t say, ‘Ok here,
make this,’ we just provide materials and then let them explore
and create.” Gilbert said allowing the kids to play and explore
helps them become more creative and better critical thinkers
while at the same time helpi