MCC's R.E.A.C.H. Conceptual Framework
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The Education Department’s R.E.A.C.H. Conceptual Framework provides an overarching
set of principles, grounded in guiding ideology, which serves as the foundation for
our academic programs. The Framework synthesizes the nine Principles of Child Development and Learning from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) into five
central themes that reflect MCC’s mission, vision, and values and NAEYC’s Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators. The Education department strives for students to understand, apply, and embrace these
principles and integrate them into their work with children and families, in concert
with a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Each of the acronym’s principles applies not only to work with children and families,
but also to the department’s work with students and its professional preparation of
Early Childhood Education candidates. The five principles are:
Research • Engagement • Active Learning • Context • Holistic Practice
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