Brighter Futures: Public Deliberation About the Science Of Early Childhood Development.

通过项目(包括小组对话、公民会议和公共论坛)、互动展览和两项研究研究，该项目将吸引公众、政策制定者和照顾者围绕最新的儿童早期发展(ECD)研究进行讨论，这些研究解决了将博物馆建立为公共对话和讨论场所的根本问题。它还将加强对幼儿发展的重要性的认识，以扩大围绕这一紧迫社会问题的公民参与。该项目的总体目标是帮助其受众了解儿童发展、环境和经历如何影响发展，以及我们作为一个社会可以做些什么来支持我们最年轻的公民。具体来说，观众将探索：大脑是如何从出生到幼儿园(或五岁)发育的；儿童的环境和经历如何塑造大脑，一些增强儿童自控力和学习的经验，以及其他实际上阻碍发展的经历；以及项目受众可以做些什么，以确保所有儿童都有坚实的学习和成长基础。

Through programs (including small group conversations, citizen conferences, and public forums) an interactive exhibition, and two research studies that address issues that are fundamental to establishing museums as places of public dialogue and deliberation, this project will engage the general public, policymakers, and caregivers in deliberations around the latest early childhood development (ECD) research. It will also build on an increased understanding of the importance of ECD to expand civic engagement around this urgent social issue. The overall goal of the project is to help its audiences understand child development, how environment and experiences impact development, and what we as a society can do to support our youngest citizens. Specifically, audiences will explore: How the brain develops from birth until kindergarten (or age five); how a childs environment and experiences sculpt the brain, with some experiences enhancing the child's self-control and learning, and other experiences that actually impede development; and what the project audiences can do to ensure that all children have a strong foundation to learn and thrive.