our mission

TO ENCOURAGE, ENRICH, AND EMPOWER HUMAN INTERACTIONS AROUND CHILDREN AND THEIR HELPERS.

what we do

Identify and capture developmental adult-child interactions in everyday practice.

Build and facilitate communities to learn and grow from what they already do well.

Communicate the science and practice of human interactions across systems.

Advocate for practices, programs, and policies that empower human interactions.
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SI INSTITUTE 2019: 
ENGAGING PRACTICE TO SUPPORT FACILITATION

Join us for our 2019 SI Institute as we think deeply about the facilitation of Simple Interactions
​and its impact on engaging practice.
SPECIAL THANKS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The development of the Simple Interactions approach included contributions from many individuals and institutions. Current leading partners are Dr. Dana Winters from the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media, Dr. Junlei Li from Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Dr. Tom Akiva from University of Pittsburgh School of Education.

Support for Simple Interactions includes grants and contracts from The Heinz Endowments, Grable Foundation, Richard King Mellon Foundation, National Science Foundation, ​Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, Sprout Fund, Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation and other funding partners.