Welcome to The Institute of Child Study

At ICS, we have a tripartite mission ~ bringing together graduate teacher education, research, and exemplary education practices. We offer a 2-year Master of Arts Degree in Child Study and Education that includes Ontario Elementary Teacher certification; the Dr. R.G.N. Laidlaw Research Centre with an international reputation for leadership in educational research, and a Laboratory School for children aged 3-12, fostering educational excellence.

The Institute of Child Study is part of the Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology (HDAP) at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.

MA PROGRAM

A 2-year Master of Arts Degree in Child Study and Education including Ontario College of Teachers Certification

LAB SCHOOL

The ICS Laboratory School for children in Nursery through Grade 6 fosters educational excellence

LAIDLAW CENTRE

The Dr. R.G.N. Laidlaw Research Centre with an international reputation for research in education and across the life span

HIGHLIGHTS

Leading developmental cognitive neuroscientist Adele Diamond will give the 2010 Robbie Case Memorial Lecture on Thursday, February 11, 2010, 5:30 p.m. in the OISE Auditorium at 252 Bloor St. W. For more information and to RSVP, email Jeannie Tam, or call 416-934-4526.

The deadline for submissions for the Institute of Child Study's Edward Burtynsky Award for Teaching Excellence in Environmental Education is April 15, 2010. For complete details about the Institute of Child Study Environmental Education Initiative and application forms for the award, please visit here.

Congratulations to Prof. Kang Lee, who was recently elected Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science
2009 R.W.B. Jackson Lecture: A conversation on the implementation of Charles Pascal's recent report to the Premier of Ontario Moderated by the Hon. Kathleen Wynne, introduced by Charles Pascal, and featuring a panel of OISE experts: George Dei, Ben Levin, Janette Pelletier, and Kimberley Bezaire

Congratulations also to Prof. Janette Pelletier, winner of the 2009 David E. Hunt Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching.

Read about the ICS Lab School in "Head of the Class", a feature story in the Spring 2009 issue of UofT Magazine

Prof. Janette Pelletier appointed to the governing body of the newly formed College of Early Childhood Education

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