All acts of kindness are lights in the war for justice.
-Joy Harjo, First Native American United States Poet Laureate
The program for the
2009 World Forum on Early Care and Education is shaping up to provide a plethora of great ideas and diverse perspectives. The World Forum will open with a hearty welcome from David Robinson, the First Minister of Northern Ireland, and close with an inspirational presentation from the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese. In between there will be
70 sessions with presenters from over 50 nations including the following:
- Dr Agnes Akosua Aidoo, Ghana: "Young Children and Basic Needs — A Global Status Report"
- Stewart Shanker, Canada: "Brain Research and Possibilities"
- Anna Tardos, Pikler Foundation, Hungary: "Caring for Institutionalized Children"
- Lilian Katz, United States: "Teacher Presence"
- Mercy Mesumi, Kenya: "Gender Issues in the Midst of Conflict"
- Paul Connelly, Northern Ireland: "Peace Building with Young Children"
- Ken Jaffe, United States: "Designing Indoor Environments"
- Deepak Raj Sapkota, Nepal: "Programs and Programming for Inclusion"
- Ingrid Praming Samuelsson, Sweden: "Education for Sustainable Development"
- Elanna Yalow, United States: "Engaging Parents in ECE Programs"
- Cornelia Cincilei, Moldova: "Caring for Children in Rural Areas"
- Daphne Dinerman, Israel: "Children's Voices and Understandings in the Real World"
- Yasmina Vinci, United States: "The Charismatic Organization"
In addition, there will be sessions presented by World Forum projects on Nature Education, Men in Early Care and Education, Immigration and Young Children, AIDS and Young Children, Peace Building, Teacher Education, Indigenous Culture, Organizational Management, and Institutionalized Children.
Time is running out if you want to participate in the
2009 World Forum. Rooms at one of the conference hotels have already sold out, and only 145 spaces are still available for registrants.
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I am a bit disappointed as I had applied for the aid to World Forum 2009 in Nov'08, but uptil now there has been no news informing us whether we have recieved the aid or not. It was my long standing dream to attend the 10th World Forum. I guess I will wait but bookings and visas get difficult as time goes by.
Sleepy Hollow Preschool
Annandale, Virginia, United States
I am not able to attend this Forum, but am very interested in reading the presentations that are being made during it.
How can I get copies, or gain access on line, to these very interesting presentations?
Thank you for your help!
Sincerely,
Debbie Brown
Sleepy Hollow Cooperative Preschool
Annandale, Virginia
Bethesda, MD, United States
I'm not sure that "plethora" was the right word. The Miriam/Webster Online Dictionary says:
pleth·o·ra
Pronunciation:
\ˈple-thə-rə\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Medieval Latin, from Greek plēthōra, literally, fullness, from plēthein to be full — more at full
Date:
1541
1: a bodily condition characterized by an excess of blood and marked by turgescence and a florid complexion
2: excess , superfluity ; also : profusion , abundance
— ple·tho·ric \plə-ˈthȯr-ik, ple-, -ˈthär-; ˈple-thə-rik\ adjective
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