For the second part of our assignment I chose to view the Harlem Children's Zone website. I was able to read about the program and signed up to be a part of their newsletters as well. The Harlem Children's Zone has set out to educate children that live in Central Harlem so that their ultimate goal will hopefully be college graduation. They not only help the children but the families as well. I chose this website because I really enjoyed reading about their purpose and how much they have accomplished in just ten years. In 1997 they began serving 27 blocks in Harlem and in 2007 they grew to 100. I can only imagine how much they have accomplished from 2007 till now. I am excited to find out more about this organization and what they have and plan to accomplish.
Friday, July 4, 2014
Establishing Professional Contacts and Expanding Resources
For this weeks assignment I was able to try and contact several people from the Global Alliance of NAEYC website. I was very interested and excited to try and speak with someone in the early childhood profession about the differences in some of the topics we will be discussing. While I made several e-mail attempts to professionals from Ireland, Armenia, Canada, and the Netherlands I have not heard back yet but hope that someone responds. I am definitely going to try and establish a back up with the World Forum Foundation in case my potential contacts do not respond.
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Heather,
ReplyDeleteYour blog prompted me to take a look at the Harlem Children’s Zone website. It looks like a comprehensive program for the education and support of children from infant right through to collage age. It is the first web site I have seen with so many video clips included. They really give a wonderful impression of what the organization accomplishes and I like that they recognize the importance of strengthening the community as well as the children.
Here’s hoping you hear from one of your contacts soon. I’m looking forward to interacting with you during this course.
Carol
Heather, I too chose the Harlem Children's Zone because I am a product of the Harlem Education System. I was able to break that cycle of generational poverty and I am just so impressed with the work that the founder Geoffrey Canada has done. He has been featured on CNN and the Oprah Winfrey Show. He is making great changes in Harlem. I know my secret to success, but I am so excited to learn how THE HCZ helps Children achieve the same success and even greater! All the best to you.
ReplyDeleteHi Carol,
ReplyDeleteI also attempted to contact several people and no one has responded back either. I notice the Harlem Children Zone and chose Zero to Three organization because I have used their resources for other projects. I will definitely read about the Harlem Children Zone, from reading all of your post the organization seems worthy of all of our attention. Thanks for sharing and I also look forward to interacting with you.
Heather,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you made some great contacts. I hope you can establish a connection with a couple of them. I am also looking into some back up connections because I also have not heard back. After reading your post I went back and looked at the Harlem Children’s Zone website. I really enjoyed reviewing this website and learning more about the program helping better educate children that live in the Central Harlem area.
Thank you for sharing!
Staci
Hello Heather! I atemtped to contact The Global Fund for Children. I think this will be an interseting task on contacting people and places from all over the world in an effort to learn about the programs they offer and how it benefits the children!
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