Establishing Professional Contacts

Part 1- Week 1-

For this week's blog assignment I made connections with two countries. I chose South Africa and Asia for my two countries to learn more about. In South Africa, I contacted the OMEP South African National Committee, Mr. Eric Atmore. In Asia, I chose the Mongolian Foundation for Open Society Step by Step Program. I reached out to both committee in hopes to learning more about their work and the field of early childhood education. The issues and trends that are faced each day in education is global. I am looking forward to getting learn more about how they are the same and different in both South Africa and Asia. I don't know much information from other countries on the issues and trends in education. This blog assignment will teach me more about the diversity and similarities with these countries.

Part 2-
"We literally hold the future in our hands."
I chose the website of Center for the Child Care Workforce. The website is
http://www.ccw.org/. I believe this website is most important to me, more than the others because there is always ways to improve the education we give our children. The mission statement of this committee is to improve the quality of early care and education for all children. They promote policy, research and organizing to ensure the workforce is well-educated and being a voice in their workplace.
The CCW works to design a workforce into developing their own leadership and advocacy skills. The CCW looks to commit to the issues on the poilicies and practices that are developed in the field. The workforce believes high quality early education programs result in better higher order thinking and attention skills, better reading, writing and mathematical abilities and better social skills and more. This website provides educators and other professionals to remain informed and active with local, state and federal policies.

　

Resources:
Center for the Child Care Workforce. A Union of Professionals. http://www.ccw.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=54

South Africa

OMEP South African National Committee
The National Early Childhood Development Alliance
Email:cecd@iafrica.com
Mongolia
Mongolian Foundation for Open Society Step by Step Program
Narmandakh Adiya
Email: nmandah@soros.orh.mn