It started as a way to reduce the gap between early childhood education and research. Today, RRC Polytech's Science of Early Child Development (SECD) initiative has impacted the work of early childhood educators (ECEs) both here in Canada and on a global scale.
"There's been a massive explosion in neuroscience and understanding of the child's brain and how that has informed early brain development," says Jamie Koshyk, a research faculty member in the School of Health Sciences and Community Services at RRC Polytech.
"These new discoveries impact your life. It's a lifelong trajectory that starts very early on."
SECD began as a partnership between RRC Polytech, the Atkinson Centre at the University of Toronto and the Aga Khan Development Network. It's what's known as a "dynamic knowledge mobilization initiative" essentially, bridging complex research on understanding a child's brain and turning that research into resources and courses that professionals and students can easily understand.
