Part 1:
I contacted the Italian Committee for UNICEF
and the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, both located in Italy. I have received an automated email from one
of them that I had to put in Google Translate, informing me that they would
respond at the beginning of the workweek.
I am hoping that they will respond to my email in English. I have also reached out to some American
teachers in Italy that may be able to provide me with contact information for an
early childhood professional. I decided
to try to find some contacts in Italy because there is a chance that the Navy
could send my husband and I there, so we could be living there in the near
future. I figured it would be a great
opportunity either way to find out more about Italy in regards to the early
childhood issues, education and development.
Part 2:
After examining many of the websites I
decided to focus on the ZERO TO THREE organization. I do not spend as much time on this age
because most of my concentration is on preschool and kindergarten age, the age
I most often work with. This is a good opportunity
to spend some research time focusing on infants and toddlers.
ZERO TO THREE is a national, nonprofit
organization that provides parents, professionals and policymakers the
knowledge and know-how to nurture early development. Their mission is to ensure
that all babies and toddlers have a strong start in life.
Jill,
ReplyDeleteI commend you for reaching out to professionals in the field located in Italy. I too am a Navy spouse and someday hope to get orders overseas. My husband will be up for orders soon, so it will be exciting to find out about our next duty station. Personally, it makes me nervous to seek out people overseas due to how crazy this world can be and how big the Navy is on OPSEC. I look forward to seeing how your communications turn out and hopefully can learn from your willingness to contact international professionals. Good luck on this journey!
Junell
Jill,
ReplyDeleteI think it is awesome that you chose Italy. I have always wanted to go and visit there so I am interested to see how their education is there. I am looking forward to seeing your future posts as you learn more about it. I also think the Zero to Three organization was a great choice. I am familiar with that organization. I think those are great choices.
Jill,
ReplyDeleteI must say lucky you got some form of response from your contact, I have not been that lucky but I hope to get something very soon. I wrote to about 6 UNICEF committees. I also chose Zero To Three and I have found very interesting information on that site, also they have been very responsive and has so far provided me with some insightful information. I hope to find the site helpful.
I haven't received any response yet, it was just an automated response in Italian letting me know their business hours and sending a link to the website. I am still hopeful that I will hear from someone this week.
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