At the Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC), it is our goal to ensure a learning environment which provides our students with opportunities to lead, collaborate, and achieve at their fullest potential. ECDC teachers, university partners, parents, and staff work hard to ensure a strong academic dual language English/Spanish 50:50 program for all students in PreK 3 through 5th grade.
Student success is the result of a strong collaborative partnership with the Corpus Christi Independent School District and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
Academic engagement is evident through diverse teaching and learning methods incorporating advanced technology and a strong fine arts curriculum. Both initiatives provide our students with the foundation necessary for advanced critical and creative thought while enabling each student the opportunity to develop his/her own unique abilities and talents through intellectual and artistic expression.
The Search Institute's 40 Developmental Assets brings to focus our work with parents and with the community as we strive to strengthen our academic program through the support of mentors, volunteers, community partners, and an active parent involvement program.
For more information on how to become a volunteer, please contact the office at 361-825-3366.
The Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) is a dual language elementary school for children age three through the grade 5. We are a collaborative between the Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD) and Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi (TAMUCC). Each year the ECDC accepts 22 new students into the Pre-kindergarten 3 program through a lottery system.
Applicants must be at least three years of age on or before September 1st of the upcoming school year, able to go the the bathroom independently and currently residing within the CCISD boundries. Applicants are not required to be bilingual in order to apply, however, we do maintain a student body which is composed of 50% dominant English speaking students and 50% dominant Spanish speaking students. The ECDC accepts applications for Pre-kindergarten 4 through grade 5 and will only bring students into these grade levels there are vacancies which need to be filled.
Applications are available every year on the first working day of February. Anyone can pick up an application at our location on campus at TAMUCC in the Blanche Davis Moore Early Childhood Development Center building. You may click the link at the very bottom of this page titled, Location. Applications are also available at all CCISD elementary schools and the CCISD Administrative Building, located at 801 Leopard Street.
For more information regarding our school, please view our school brochure by clicking on the link below.