Viewpoint - The Official Newsletter of The Virginia Association for Early
Childhood Education
Viewpoint
is a high-quality, two-color newsletter published three times each
year. It reaches our 2,500+ members and contains vital news, creative
articles and member services.
Sample articles from our most recent
edition:
Good to the Core
Letter
from the President by Mary Landis
This summer I ran across a tiny book that I would like to share with you. The title is Good to the Core by John Blumberg.
I was intrigued by his use of the apple as a symbol for the book. We see the apple symbol everywhere as everyone rushes to get ready for the new school year. He states that the core is the center of everything and without it, there is no apple.
If we think about it, without the core, the apple has no structure for inner support or future growth. John Blumberg challenges us to think of our core, our core values....
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Member's, please share your stories...
To Act and Speak on Behalf of Young Children - that’s the mission of VAECE. We have 2302 members at last count, and it’s likely most of us do something positive for children on a regular basis – as a teacher, a neighbor, a friend, a parent, a committee or board member . . . . If you work directly with or for young children and their families, or are in contact with those who do, you undoubtedly have stories to share.
Consider this: a story that touches you might inspire or encourage others. If you sit on a board or committee, your work might cause others across the state to become active, adopt your strategy, or consider a leadership role in their area of interest.
When VAECE members go to Richmond or Washington, D.C. a story of how early childhood educators have touched a child or family’s life can raise awareness or stir a legislator and perhaps change a view, affecting policy that impacts children.
Individual members who act and speak on behalf of young children are doing VAECE’s work, and your Board would like to hear about and share what you and others in your area are doing for children. We would like to put your name and story “in the news,” both to recognize and thank you, and also to inform and inspire others –some of whom might be among VAECE’s emerging leaders.
VAECE is a group of people, an “us,” and not just an organization, an “it” or, even worse, “them.”
If you have a story to tell – about yourself or someone else, please e-mail it to the VAECE hotline: vaecehotline@aol.com.
Sharing the story in Viewpoint issues to come could magnify its impact on young children and families in Virginia.
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