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OMEP and the 2006 World Assembly in Norway
September 13, 2006
Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
-French proverb
-French proverb
The World Organization for Early Childhood Education, commonly called OMEP for the initials of the French title, held its annual World Assembly and International Conference in Tromsø, Norway, 7-11 August. Tromsø, a small city located over 200 miles above the Arctic Circle, hosted over 250 early childhood educators from over 40 countries from all five OMEP regions: Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and the Caribbean, Latin America, and Europe. Plenary sessions and break-out workshops addressed the theme of ”The Little Researcher,’ developed on the idea of the “scientist in the crib.”
The World Assembly elected Dr. Dorothy Hewes and Dorothy “Dodie” Sailor, early childhood educators from California, Honorary OMEP Members. This annual event acknowledges the lifetime work of world early childhood educators. Their names will be recorded in the World OMEP archives. Other Americans and Canadians presented workshops and listened to Selma Simonstein, World OMEP president (Chile), and other plenary presentations in English, French, and Spanish. Other attendees visited ECE programs in the Tromsø area.
OMEP, established in 1948 as a NGO, has consultative status with the United Nations, working closely with UNICEF. The OMEP Triennial World Congress will be hosted by OMEP Mexico in Mexico City, 16-20 July 2007. More information about the Congress will be available on the OMEP-United States website early next year. Also, visit www.omep2007.org.mx. In addition to World OMEP events, at its Annual Conference in Atlanta, NAEYC will co-sponsor the third International Children’s Film Festival with OMEP-USNC. In addition, OMEP-USNC will conduct a session on international ECE and host the International Coffee Hour and Poster Session. Look for details in the NAEYC Final Program.
OMEP-USNC is an Exchange Strategic Partner. For more information, go to www.omep-usnc.org.
Contributed by Edna Ranck
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Ikare Ak0KO, ONDO STATE, Nigeria
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I THANK YOU FOR A GOOD WORK BEING DONE FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, THAT IS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM ALL AFRICAN COUNTRY ARE FACING NOW EXPECIALLY NIGERIANS.MORE POWER TO YOUR ELBOW,MY ORGANIZATION BIG CONCEPT ORGANIZATION IN OUR OWN SIDE WILL DO OUR BEST IN OUR VICINITY.
Delson Pascals Ventures Ltd
Akure, Nigeria
My organisation is involved with early childhood education, please update us regularly.
Delson Pascals Ventures Ltd
Akure, Nigeria
The child rights bill was passed not quite long ago in Nigeria and my organisation is involved in early childhood education so keep us abreast of latest development.
ZAMBIA PRESCHOOL ASSOCIATION
lusaka, zambia, United States
good and kindly consider full participation Involve trained people from Zambia in this field we need revival
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