Getting to Know Your International Contacts - Part 2

I have still been unable to contact any international teachers or early childhood professionals.  My plan is to continue to try and make contact throughout the course, but it is not looking good.  The alternate assignment that we were given is to explore podcasts.  Neither of the links provided for the World Forum work.  Each comes up with a message error and will not open the webpage.

This week, I explored Harvard’s “Global Children’s Initiative” webpage.  The Global Children’s initiative aims to, “meet the needs of all children and a critical investment in the roots of economic productivity, positive health outcomes, and strong civil society in all nations, from the poorest to the most affluent” (Harvard).  I looked into the Global Children’s Initiative Fact Sheet as my next course of action.  I found the section on mental health to be very interesting.  It stated that mental health problems are massively under addressed.  Harvard has come up with three programs to address this problem within different countries. 

Another interesting section of the website spoke about applying the science of early childhood in Brazil.  The program allows Brazilian scholars, policymakers, and civil leaders to work together towards to a common goal.  This made me think of last week when we learned about people outside of the early childhood field having an interest in early childhood issues.

This website has a wealth of information and seems to be very well organized.  It is a great resource and has practical solutions for current issues facing the early childhood field.

Resource:

http://developingchild.harvard.edu/index.php/activities/global_initiative/