Our Professional Development & The Outdoor Classroom
A Model Program and Training Site
The CEC serves as a renowned model for developmentally appropriate and play-based programs for children, as well as an observation and training site for child development college students.
Professional Development
The CEC and its initiative, The Outdoor Classroom Project, offer a myriad of professional development opportunities to educators, with a focus on early childhood education.
The Outdoor Classroom Project ® (OCP) is an initiative of the CEC and an outgrowth of our long-standing whole-child approach. To learn more about our OCP professional development, educator workshops and trainings offered, please visit the Outdoor Classroom Project website!