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- We are the laboratory demonstration early childhood school for the College of Education,
Health and Human Sciences since 1959. We are members of the National Association of
Laboratory Schools and hosted the national conference in spring, 2009.
- We maintain our national accreditation through the National Association for the Education
of Young Children.
- We are the only lab school in the U.S. that has both a Montessori and a Reggio Emilia-inspired
classroom demonstration in a constructivist learning environment.
- All of our supervising teachers are master's level, clinical faculty for the University
and we employ graduate students as teacher assistants. In 2008, the supervising teachers
won the Dean's Award for Excellence in Teacher Education.
- We have collaborated research with university Colleges of Arts and Sciences, College
of Communication and Fine Arts, College of Education, Health and Human Sciences.
- We are collaborating with researchers from Japan, Mexico, China, and Sweden.
- In October, we have an annual International Peace Day celebration to correlate with
our Anti-Bias Peace Curriculum and Barbara K. Lipman's birthday.
- We are a very diverse school with as many as 11 countries represented in our enrolled
children and their families.
- We have designated the Dr. Leslie C. Phillpsen Outdoor Classroom for observing and
engaging in the natural world which is funded by our Parents Association of Lipman
School. In April of each year P.A.L.S. sponsors a school wide celebration of Arbor
Day.
- We have presented research at the TN Assoc. for Education of Young Children, the TN
Assoc. for Childhood Education International, and the National Assoc. for Laboratory
Schools.
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