This program is designed to strengthen European Jewish Early Childhood Centers by helping them transition from a traditional holiday curriculum and pedagogy to a Reggio inspired constructivist approach. Our goal is to encourage and support the development of high quality, value based, Jewish education for early childhood educators, young children and their families. Towards this end, currently professional development partnerships are established between participating American Jewish Early Childhood Centers and schools in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Romania.
Provided by our team of Early Childhood Consultants and other Early Childhood Specialists, personalized and customized multi-dimensional educational opportunities and individualized professional development plans are created for our European network educators and their respective school communities. Among the resources and services offered, but are not be limited to:
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On–site visits for consultation and demonstration workshops.
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Professional development invitations to network American Jewish Early Childhood Centers
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International professional development conferences.
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Participation in Reggio Emilia courses and seminars.
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Topic specific Study Groups and Webinars.
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Mentorships.
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Value based educational materials and resources.
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Ongoing online virtual support.
To learn more about the Early Childhood Morim Program, please email info@sosintl.org.
Travel Exchanges
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- August 2024: Lauder Javne Óvoda, Budapest visits JCC Palo Alto
- March 2024: Mentors visit JCC Krakow and Lauder-Morasha, Warsaw
- October 2023: EC Morim Conference in Washington, DC
- January 2020: Sofia and Krakow
- September 2019: Budapest
- May 2019: Reggio Emilia Seminar
- March 2019: JCC Krakow visit JCC Palo Alto
- January 2019: Bucharest
- December 2018: USA
- November 2018: Krakow
- April 2018: Europe
- December 2017: USA