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Video from a Swedish preschool. To translate subtitles go to 'Settings' wheel, click 'Subtitles', then 'Autotranslate', then choose your language.
"...Recalling that, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations has proclaimed that childhood is entitled to special care and assistance..."
The child
is made of one hundred.
The child has
a hundred languages
a hundred hands
a hundred thoughts
a hundred ways of thinking
of playing, of speaking....
-Loris Malaguzzi (Translated by Leila Gandini)
"Trust for Learning was founded in 2011 by a small group of philanthropists who saw the potential to expand developmentally appropriate, play-based, whole-child early learning approaches like Montessori to serve far more children and families."
"...RESOLVED, that the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) opposes developmentally inappropriate practices and works to restore child-initiated play and experiential learning with the active support of teachers in their rightful place at the heart of Early Childhood Education; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the UFT advocates for curricula that are supported by child development and research on how humans learn, and will embark on internal discussions to educate and to seek feedback on corporate curricula and their impact on developmentally appropriate practices; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the UFT will advocate for unstructured playtime for students, the right to agency and active exploration and age-appropriate experiential learning opportunities in every grade from PreK to 12th grade, especially when explorations support Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM)...."
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