What’s next
Tuesday and Wednesday we observed, along with Szonja, classrooms and then met with educators focusing on next steps for each individual team. Our closing faculty meetings, with two different groups, ...
Working with a child is a passion
A great two days at a conference organized by SOS International Early Childhood Morim Program. The beginning of September I started with the new knowledge and motivation, which awesome ...
Our Journey Continues
Today along, with Szonja, we observed classrooms and meet with class teams. Our discussion focused on next steps for each individual team. Tomorrow will observe the second half of the school and ...
Ritual Items coming home
As your school year is about to begin, I wanted to send you my best wishes for a great year from all of us at SOS. I also wanted you to know about a very special pair of candlesticks that Mara will ...
Intra European Early Childhood Conference
So exciting to start our first day of the SOS Early Childhood Morim conference. We began the Conference welcoming everyone with a special welcome to our friends from Krakow. Our meeting started ...
School Begins
What a wonderful first day! We received an extremely warm welcome from Szonja and all of the educators at the Lauder Ovoda School. It was a productive day as we discussed logistics for the upcoming ...
Wrapping up and wrapping my head around it
Old cobblestones of the city and me with half a leg out already. We have left Reggio Emilia but as we left our shadows there, so did the ideas leave an effect on us that we took on the train, bus, ...
Reflecting
Wednesday was the peak and fill point of our visit. I felt like a cup of water filled over the rim, when only the surface tension allows the water not to spill, the tension ...
My journey to the fantastic world of Reggio Emilia
During the week we had adventurous trips, we visited preschools and to an infant-toddler center, where we have the opportunity to learn more about the Reggio Emilia Approach and we could see it in action. ...
Where to now?
That’s it! It is finished! I packed my bags, I said goodbye to old friends ( my Europe support group Sonya and Vera from the Lauder kindergarten in Budapest, Beti and Vanessa from Gan Balagan ...
Opportunities
Life serves us so many opportunities on a daily basis – obvious and hidden, big and small, the ones we miss and the ones we seize. In the end, it’s all about having the eyes to see them, the ...
The colors of the rainbow
It’s been 5 days since I am here in Reggio Emilia, looking at projects that children and teachers are developing together, but more importantly discover the magic that is behind this projects – ...
An impressive visit
Today was a really special day. We visited one great preschool – Freire. The first thing I was impressed was the 
formidable yard that belongs to the preschool – it is like you are in ...
HINENI
How do you put into words something that transcends your whole body, it affects your senses and your mind is overwhelmed.
It’s been a year and half since I first discovered these words: the Reggio ...
A Fairytale
At the beginning of an amazing Shabbat in an amazing place, there was a sacred place. This Shabbat we pause, we disconnect to connect, we move from action to reflection and back from reflection to action. ...
Dreams do come true
On Monday we could see what we have been dreaming of for months. The Malaguzzi Centre opened its gates to us. The study continued through presentations and conversations. We could hear about the principles ...
Beresheet
Feelings ranged from overwhelmed to awe, thoughtless to whizzing with ideas, energized to dead tired. It was an intense first day and it seemed super long. The visit to the school seemed surreal in ...
My journey to the fantastic world of Reggio Emilia
My experiences started with the discovery of the city. In this fairy small town there are so many little streets, squares, coffee shops and restaurants. The squares are very special, they always show ...
Reflection on Budapest
It is now approximately two weeks past our departure from Budapest. I have had a lot of time to reflect and think about all the wonderful memories and friends I made. I am happy to report that I keep ...
If We Don’t Do Anything, Who Will?
The trip to Budapest, Hungary was life-changing. Even though I come from a Jewish background, the experiences I was given could not have been matched in America. As a result of the trip, I have a newfound ...
