Three insights that I have gained from the site http://developingchild.harvard.edu/index.php/activities/global_initiative/
are:
The organization Global Children’s Initiative is launching
Nucleo Ciencia Pela Infancia in Brazil to help raise the level of education for
young children. Some of the activities
they will engage in is translating material for the Brazilian audience as well
as strengthening leadership roles around the field of early childhood development.
In Chile there is a program, Un Buen Comienzo or A Good
Start in English that was developed to help improve early childhood education through
teacher professional development. They
want to make the quality of education that is being presented to four-six year
olds better, especially in the language development. This will also help to improve school
attendance. It will help to involve the
families more in their children’s education as well.
A humanitarian named Betancourt is currently helping
families in Rwanda gain a better understanding of HIV. Most parents see it as a death sentence and
do not understand that they can live a long life with the disease. Their children are developing fears as well
due to their parent’s misunderstanding.
Hello Jacqueline
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing such valuable resources. It is important to learn about the everyday people who want to make a difference in their communities.
So many great initiatives have started from one person's vision.
Hi Jacqueline,
ReplyDeleteThe program in Chile sounds promising. Language development is very important. Some children come to the United States with limited Englsh, therefore, it's difficult for them to learn because they don't understand. To involve the families is a plus. We need more family involvement. Thanks for sharing.
Brenda
I think it is amazing that there is so much being done around the world to better early childhood for all children. I think that as professionals in the early childhood field we can all learn from one another even if we are thousands of miles apart. Its one of the positive benefits of technology.
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Jackie, thanks for sharing this information with me. I reported my week's 5 blog assignment on Center on the Developing Child: Harvard University. The organization is also doing some wonderful things to help children across the world globally. This is exactly the type of leadership we need, developing professions to work with children in areas of deficiencies and breaking the cycle of language barriers.
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