The CHIME Institute provides model educational programs in family, school, and community centered environments that support all children including those who are typically developing, gifted, or have special needs to achieve their maximum intellectual, social, emotional, and physical potential. CHIME provides dynamic research and training environments for the development, implementation, and dissemination of best practices for educating a diverse learning community from birth on. We emphasize:

• a caring, nurturing, intellectually challenging learning environment
  
  
• a appreciation of human diversity including culture, background, ability, preferences, and learning style
  
  
• a philosophy that promotes inclusion of children with special needs and their families in their broader community
  
  
• collaboration between families and educational teams to plan for and support children’s learning
  
  
• individualized education based on each child and family’s unique strengths and appropriate to their developmental, age, and stage-related needs
  
  
• embedded supports within natural learning environments
  
  
• a commitment to research, innovation, and dissemination