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"If you have a child's heart, you'll have his head." --Flip Flippen, creator of Capturing Kids' Hearts, Flippen Group

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Establishing Contact

For our blog assignment, I have attempted establishing contact with several of the NAEYC international listings, as well as a few from the UNICEF list.  E-mails that I sent to China (Hong Kong) and Ghana have been returned.  I have e-mailed someone from Kazakhstan, Singapore, and through UNICEF, Nicaragua and China.  I am anxiously awaiting a response. I will give this until mid-week, and then explore the alternative assignment.  
                                            
For part two of the blog assignment, I visited the Global Fund for Children website, and signed up for the newsletter. I was impressed with the grassroots efforts of the organization.
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5 comments:

  1. Tammy MaassenJune 30, 2012 at 8:26 AM

    Hi Kristi!
    I also chose The Global Fund for Children organization to learn about various global issues and trends that are present. I especially found the Books for Kids program within the organization very inspiring. The program donates books to under privileged children, and they also provide a range cultural diverse books in advocating for a global society in which also supports the Global Fund for Children’s vision.

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  2. Yolonda from the Who Dat Nation!June 30, 2012 at 6:33 PM

    Kristi,
    I enjoyed reading literature on the Global Fund for Children's website also even though I did not choose it for my assignment. Are you worried about the language barrier when contacting China? At Tammy, in my area, there is a company that donates books to underprivileged children. The books are thick cardboard books with vibrant colors, my kids love them. The books are sturdy, small and easy to manueuver.

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    1. KristiJune 30, 2012 at 7:21 PM

      Hello,Yolanda!
      I am not really worried about a Chinese language barrier, not any more than Nicaragua (I do not communicate in Spanish,if they choose to communicate in their native language). When I was in China, many professionals in my class welcomed opportunities to practice English. I suppose if responses come in native languages,I will be visiting freetranslation.com for help with the translations. I used this resource in my class this year with a student whose native language was Spanish.
      Sincerely,
      Kristi

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  3. Dr Maryanne Hunter LongoJune 30, 2012 at 7:31 PM

    Kristi,

    It is important to send out several requests to international colleagues just to be sure you are exhausting all means of gaining a colleague to interact and share our global perspective.

    The Global Children’s' Fund is an invaluable organization.

    Dr Longo

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  4. Marta LaosJuly 1, 2012 at 12:22 PM

    Kristi,

    I am impressed with the amount of people you attempted to contact. Seems that you are very determined to get a hold of an early childhood professional outside the USA. I wish you luck in your attempts, and I look forward to read what you learn from them.

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