ECCIF 2021

Virtual Event

Virtual Platform For ECCIF

Early childhood is an especially critical time for language learning, giving even more urgency for Chinese immersion educators to access one another and the collective wisdom of practitioners in this exciting, developing field. In partnership with a fantastic group of peer schools, CAIS is hosting the fourth annual Early Childhood Chinese Immersion Forum (ECCIF) for educators in Chinese immersion preschool and Kindergarten programs to network and learn from one another. The forum includes a keynote presentation by Cow Hollow School Executive Director Darcy Campbell, along with a plenary panel, breakout sessions led by conference participants, roundtable discussions, and networking opportunities.

We are thrilled to gather early childhood educators online to discuss topics and share best practices in Chinese immersion in these critical, formative years for students.

The Speakers

Darcy Campbell is a mother, teacher, leadership coach, educator and early childhood advocate. As a coach, Darcy works with educators, schools, and parents to remove fear and fantasy from their practices and instead raise and teach children with respect and dignity. As the Executive Director of Cow Hollow School since 2002, Darcy has over 30 years of experience working with teachers, families and children in the Bay Area and around the world. To empower teachers with tools and skills to teach from values, Darcy teaches early childhood and elementary education courses at San Francisco State University. She is a strong advocate for children and specializes in reflective, responsive, collaborative teaching and parenting practices.

主讲人 Keynote Speaker - Darcy Campbell

The beginning of this school year feels like a lifetime ago! But the difficulty and triumph of this year is not lost on any of us. We have so much to be proud of! We stayed safe and healthy. We learned to teach with dignity and beauty, with restrictions and regulations, together, but physically distanced. We fell in love, once again, with the brilliance of children and with the children themselves. Although our platform, virtual, to reality and back, threatened our inquiry, our methods, our calm reserves, it could never take away our purpose. We are teachers, learners, researchers and essential to the lives of children. Not even a pandemic can take away the integrity of our teaching! I am delighted to join you in an hour of reflection, strategies and celebration as we move through changes and challenges of our time with hope and purpose.