Antoinette's Early Childhood Blog

  Childhood Education International Childhood Education International has been committed to one primary objective: ensuring children’s access to quality education worldwide since 1892. They create programs and projects that support pre-primary to primary school-age children so they can learn, grow, and develop optimally. They also collaborate with teachers, education leaders, families, community leaders, health professionals, government agencies, the private sector, and civil society organizations. Together they provide innovative solutions that enhance learning and development for all children (Childhood Education International, n.d.) Its mission is to develop and amplify innovative solutions to education challenges that affirm children’s learning and development as the pathway to sustainable futures for all. Their vision is to elevate education and learning as the foundation of all aspects of human development and world progress. Childhood Education International is curre...

This week, I explored the web to find three national organizations or federal agencies that work to foster the well-being of children, families, and the early childhood field. I chose them because I like and align with their vision and mission statements. The two last ones also align with the challenge I am addressing in the Capstone Project. They work with policymakers to establish positive changes that include plant-based food in schools and promote healthy eating in children. National Head Start Association The National Head Start Association's mission is to unite, inspire, and support the Head Start field as a leader in early childhood development and education (NHSA, n.d.). NHSA is committed to the belief that every child, regardless of circumstances at birth, has the ability to succeed in life. They are the voice for more than 1 million children, 275,000 staff, and 1,600 grant recipients in the United States. Since 1974, NHSA has worked for policy changes that ensure all ...

This week, I explored the web and found different local organizations that work on behalf of the early childhood field. I chose them because they align with my passion for offering children and families the best possible educational opportunities in a safe environment and providing them with chances to develop to their full potential. The first one is the YMCA in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is a non-profit organization whose objective is to offer various social, cultural, recreational, educational, and sports activities to contribute to the health and well-being of the community. Their mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that strengthen a healthy spirit, mind, and body for all (YMCA, n.d.). Their focus areas include education of boys, girls, and young people, healthy life, and social responsibility. The second is the PRAEYC- Puerto Rico Association for the Education of Young Children. The PRAEYC is a Puerto Rican non-profit entity affiliated with the Nat...

Hello everyone! I am taking this moment to thank all my colleagues for all the support, experiences, resources, and motivational words that we have shared throughout these past eight weeks of the course. I am happy to have taken this course and had the opportunity to work with each of you during this time. We have shared and learned so much together. I wish the best to all of my colleagues during the Master's journey and in the following courses. Let's keep learning and supporting each other along the way. There is little left to complete our goal. I wish you all the success in your studies and your personal and professional life.

                              O'Hair et al. (2018) define adjourning as the stage of group development in which members reflect on their accomplishments and failures and determine whether the group will disassemble or take on another project. Some groups choose to celebrate their achievements with a final get-together or a termination ritual. Members may also opt to maintain friendships even if they will no longer be working together (O'Hair et al., 2018). One group that was difficult to leave was the group of Early Head Start teachers I worked with a year and two months ago. We were a united group of seven teachers who got along very well; we worked as a team, we supported each other, we celebrated our birthdays, in short, it was like an extended family. I went through the adjourning process when I resigned to move to the United States. At the moment, due to the Covid, we could not hold a farewe...

One disagreement or conflict that I have recently experienced is in relation to compulsory vaccination against Covid. I can't entirely agree that the government forces people to get the Covid vaccine. Everyone decides about their body, and no one can force you to make a decision with which you do not feel safe or disagree. Some members of my family and other close people have commented and insisted that we all should get it, which has created friction and discussions between the family. O'Hair et al. (2018) stated that the styles we use for managing conflict, whether simple or complicated, generally fall into one of three basic categories: escapist, competitive, or cooperative. Escapist strategies such as avoiding or obliging prevent or avoid having to deal with conflict altogether. Competitive strategies such as direct and indirect fighting engage in conflict to pursue own goals. And, cooperative strategies including compromising and collaborating, engage in conflict to purs...