Men From Around World Gathering in Hawaii

03/06/2008

Men From Around World Gathering in Hawaii

The true method of knowledge is experiment.
William Blake

The issue of male involvement in early childhood centers will be the focus of the first ever Working Forum on Men in Early Childhood Education taking place in Honolulu, Hawaii, May 20 - 23, 2008. Early childhood professionals from Canada, Scotland, Senegal, Belgium, Kenya, Malawi, Slovenia, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States will be making presentations on topics such as...

What history and research tell us about male involvement
Promoting transformations in gender balance
Non-competitive games
Sculpting conversations
Leadership worldwide in promoting gender balance
Recruiting men into the profession
Dealing with fears of abuse and neglect
Training perspectives on male involvement
Building relationships with parents and staff
Getting organized to increase male involvement

The agenda for the Working Forum on Men in Early Childhood Education is now up on the World Forum web site. Check it out and be sure to register now before the late registration fees go into effect.

Call for Children's Nature Art

Mother Nature will be celebrated in the July/August issue of Exchange magazine. We invite the children (under age 8) in your program to create artwork in celebration of Mother Nature. Selected artwork will be included in that issue of the magazine. Send art, ideally in JPEG format, and any questions to [email protected] no later than March 30, 2008.

GOOGLE HIRING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS: Google has expanded its employee child development program by opening a world-class children's center in Mountain View, California and is now hiring teachers.

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