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，该项目将使公众、政策制定者和护理人员参与到关于儿童早期发展（ECD）最新研究的讨论中来，这些研究解决了将博物馆建设成为公众对话和讨论场所的基本问题。它还将在加深对幼儿发展重要性的理解的基础上，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：从出生到幼儿园（或五岁）大脑是如何发育的；儿童的环境和经历是如何塑造大脑的，一些经历增强了孩子的自我控制和学习能力，而另一些经历实际上阻碍了孩子的发展；以及项目受众可以做些什么来确保所有儿童都有一个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.