On the Harvard University’s “Global Children’s Initiative” website (http://developingchild.harvard.edu/initiatives/global_initiative/), I explored the site thoroughly, and gained three new ideas or insights about early childhood systems around the globe.
The core mission of the centre is to globally implement a compelling research, public engagement and leadership development agenda in child health and development that is grounded in science and engages researchers, public leaders, practitioners, and students from a wide range of institutions around the world.
Maintaining the interest of Early Childhood education, the aim is to energize and reframe the global dialogue around investments in the earliest years of life. Focusing on countries Zambia, Chile and Sierra Leone.
Another area of interest was in the "children and crisis" which aims to developing an agenda in
research, education, and public engagement to address significant gaps in knowledge. One of the projects is to address child maltreatment and mental health outcomes in three Caribbean nations
Barbados, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and Suriname. As a Caribbean national I see this
as an area of interest.
Lastly, I signed up for the newsletter because the work that comes from this initative is of intrest to
me and to gain more knowledge and insight.
References
Children in a Line. Harvard Center for Developing Children. (Website). Retrieved June 07, 2013 from http://developingchild.harvard.edu/about/
Harvard Graduate School of Education. Retrieved June 07, 2013 fromhttp://www.gse.harvard.edu/news-impact/tag/center-on-the-developing-child/
It's good to hear that other countries are doing more to help the younger children.
ReplyDeleteThe section on children and crisis seems like a really interesting one. It seems to have a great target for children in other countries who are in desperate need of food and other resources.
ReplyDeleteHello Kalisa, I enjoy reading your. it make sad every time I learn about children and families that in greater need of food as well as other resources for a better life style. Sophia
ReplyDeleteHi Kalisa
ReplyDeleteI think the newsletters are a great resource. When life becomes busy we often forget about the tools available to us. Newsletters help us work more efficiently.