Family Development and Children's Research Centre

Past Events

*For information on 2011 Events, click here.
*For information on 2015 Events, click here.
*For information on 2016 Events, click here.

2017 Events

Learning Event 9: Enhancing children’s engagement in social and cognitive activities

On 16^th March, 2017, The UWI-FDC hosted its 9th Learning Event at The UWI School of Education from 8:30 am to 12:00pm. The facilitators included Professor Jaipaul L. Roopnarine, Pearl S. Falk Professor of Human Development and Family Science, Syracuse University, New York; Adjunct Professor of The UWI-FDC, Professor James E. Johnson, Professor–In-Charge of Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Pennsylvania state University, Pennsylvania; Adjunct Professor of The UWI-FDC and Professor Michael Patte, Professor of Teaching and Learning, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.

Participants developed an awareness of how play serves as a medium for promoting creativity and imagination in adult learning, higher education, professional development, and classroom practice.

Professor Michael Patte facilitates Learning Event: Enhancing children’s engagement in social and cognitive activities

Participants for Learning Event: Enhancing children’s engagement in social and cognitive activities

UWI-FDC Mall Promotion

On Saturday 25th February 2017, the UWI-FDC Team promoted our educational workshops, free counselling services and publications at Trincity Mall. We promoted public awareness of the organisation through flyers/brochures and activities which will be used to compile persons’ email addresses and promote the organization’s Facebook page. The staff of The UWI-Family Development Centre carried out these events and will continue to make these efforts. Through these interactions with mall patrons we aim to obtain email addresses and other contact information to maintain our database of persons interested in child and family development.