Final Blog Assignment

The three consequences of learning about the international early childhood field are: research and comparison, communication, and career opportunities. This blog was very challenging for me because I was never able to connect with an international contact. I did, however, gain a lot from reading my fellow collegues' blogs. Education is basicall he same all over they were as far as being taught. Now the children and parents recieving it can be different. I find that other countries take education more seriously than some of my students from the research that we have done. I think a lof of kids take things for granted because we are more fortunate than other countries in some ways. I am going to stay positive and pray that things change for the better.

Getting to Know Your International Contacts—Part 3

From a professional experience this has been my most challenging year. A lot of the students are out of struggling and it seems that no one outside of the school system is motivating them. So we as a staff have been coming up with different ways to improve student learning with very little support from most of the parents. There is also huge shift in staff this year. A couple teachers resigned mid-year and many more have stated that they will not return after this school year. I however am still fighting to reach my professional goals which are to be the best and most influential certified teacher that I can be. I aim to advocate for children and families that are desperately in need. I hope one day to accomplish my goals. I also aim to be apart of remaining staff that will do whatever it takes to turn things around.   

Sharing Web Resources

SOS Children's Villages believes that children will develop to their full potential only if they have a very protective and supportive famliy environment. They do everything in their power to make it a reality.
At the centre of our SOS Children’s Villages programme is the individual child. We encourage children to actively take part in the making of decisions that affect their lives. They work with disadvantaged families to prevent crises that may lead to the seperation of families. They offer various forms of support to stabilze and strenghten families in order to help children grow up with their own familes instead of foster homes. They aim to build skills as well as the capacities of the caregivers and their communities in order to help children enjoy a caring and positive relationship. He is a piece of what this organization does below.

Family strengthening programme in Patzún (Guatemala) © SOS Archives

We also strengthen SOS families and foster families, which provide stable and consistent care to children who cannot remain in their family of origin, and for whom family-based care is considered the best option. Short-term solutions may be offered in crisis situations.

SOS Kindergarten Tbilisi (Georgia) © Alan Meier

Individualised care

Whether located all together or dispersed within a community, SOS families provide individualised care and promote the development, education and health of each child. We work together with communities to develop and improve local education and health infrastructure. In some cases SOS Children's Villages runs kindergartens, day-care centres, schools and vocational training centres, as well as medical centres.

A leading voice for children

Building on our experience, we are also a leading voice for children who have lost their parent or whose parents cannot care for them. We aim to make a change that will improve the lives and living conditions of all these children, their families and their communities.