Al-Tufula introduces children to the world
The Al-Tufula Centre, which works for Palestinian children in Israel, shares in a special issue of its (newsletter (pdf) details of its 2008 Children's Festival, which attracted 1800 participants. The theme of the festival was "Traveling around the World", with Al-Tufula staff introducing children aged 3-8 to other countries, cultures and traditions.
5 September 2008
Central America phase-out meetings
The Bernard van Leer Foundation has been phasing out of Central America over the last two years. A series of meetings will now sum up lessons learned to a broad audience of politicians, researchers, practitioners and other organisations with influence over the regional agenda on early childhood - in Nicaragua (17 and 19 September), Guatemala (23 September) and El Salvador (26 September).
4 September 2008
Democratic Education in the New Europe
The Association for New Education (Arbeitskreis Neue Erziehung) has issued a call for papers for its conference on “Democratic Education in the New Europe – Challenges for Parents and Families”, to be held in Berlin on October 27-28.
26 August 2008
Common indicators in early childhood policy
Ecole Santé Social Sud-Est (ESSSE) announces a seminar in Lyon on October 22-24: further details (in French).
26 August 2008
Enrichment centre featured in Israeli media
"An amazing, enchanting world of excitement, creativity, games, sounds, laughter, sports and many more surprises await Jerusalem’s children at the early childhood enrichment center, a place that our children could only dream about until now" - Mercaz Beth Jacob provides this English translation (pdf) of a feature article run by Israeli newspaper Yated Ne'eman describing the Early Childhood Enrichment Centre built with foundation support.
19 August 2008
Latest newsletter from Hand-in-Hand
829 Jewish and Arab children now attend Hand-in-Hand schools. Read all the latest news from our Israeli partner here.
15 August 2008
Training for Turkish women microentrepreneurs
Former foundation partner KEDV is now helping young children through training Turkish women in microentrepreneurship skills, with the support of Citibank.
4 August 2008
Sign up now for December art conference
Sign up for Picture This: Young children and the arts, a Children in Europe Conference in association with Scottish Arts Council, Learning & Teaching Scotland, and Glasgow Culture & Sport - to be held on December 4-5 in Glasgow, and a follow-up to the current issue of Children in Europe magazine with the same title.
22 July 2008
EUROCHIPS art exhibit wins new converts
EUROCHIPS email with a positive update on the exhibition of art by children's prisoners held in Paris in March, and covered by Libération: "subsequently exhibited in the lobby of the Justice Ministry/Prison Administration Building... All in all, it has been a great success, with a snowball effect: a small paints workshop for children waiting to see their imprisoned parents has been set up in one Paris prison. The director has agreed to transmit the drawings regularly to the parents; and to exhibit the works inside the prison and during the special extended visits for the end of the year holidays and Father’s Day."
22 July 2008
Towards making a difference in diversity
Read the text (pdf) of Jacqueline Hayden's keynote presentation to the Diversity in Early Childhood Education and Training (DECET) Conference in Brussels, entitled Towards making a difference: Promoting social inclusion and respect for diversity. Dr Hayden manages the Bernard van Leer Foundation's Social inclusion and respect for diversity programme.
8 July 2008
Latest on Jewish-Arab education project
Read the latest newsletter (pdf) from our Israeli partner Hagar: Jewish-Arab Bilingual Education for Equality.
3 July 2008
Views of Tanzanian children
Newly published by Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA), Tanzanian Children's Perceptions of Education and their Role in Society (pdf) provides valuable current context for the work of our Tanzanian partners.
30 June 2008
Conference on partnership with parents
Foundation partner Mutant invites you to a mini-conference on early childhood professionals working together in partnership with parents, to be held in Utrecht on September 24th, Further details (pdf).
30 June 2008
Democracy in Israeli kindergartens
The Adam Institute's Building Blocks of Democracy project on introducing democracy to the kindergarten featured recently in a Hebrew-language magazine. An English language translation (pdf) is also available.
24 June 2008
Video of children at Mercaz Beth Jacob
This ten-minute video shows children enjoying the facilities at the newly-opened kindergarten of our partner Marcaz Beth Jacob in Israel.
10 June 2008
Subscribe to Children in Europe magazine
The latest edition of Children in Europe magazine, produced with foundation support and available in eleven languages, explores the issue of young children and the arts. Subscribe now.
9 June 2008
Maasai AIDS awareness website
Foundation partner the Maasai AIDS Awareness Programme, which implements the Orphans and Vulnerable Children Care and Support project in the Kaijado district of Kenya, has a new website giving details of their activities.
2 June 2008
Policy paper from Children in Europe
Foundation partner Children in Europe has produced a policy paper (pdf) entitled Young children and their services: developing a European approach which aims to stimulate a democratic dialogue about the need for a Europe-wide political approach to services for young children.
30 May 2008
Wona Sanana launches new website
Wona Sanana, a partner of the foundation in Mozambique, has launched a new website.
27 May 2008
ACEPP conference on parents' voices
On 30th May, foundation partner ACEPP is organising in Paris a conference entitled "Accompagner les parents, pourquoi, comment?" Further details (in French).
21 May 2008
Ultra-Orthodox children visit new kindergarten
A visit of children from Israeli Ultra-Orthodox communities to the eponymous kindergarten centre of the project A Kindergarten Centre for Charedi Children, implemented by the foundation's partner Mercaz Beth Jacob, was the subject of a detailed description in the Hamodia newspaper of 20 March; read our translation (pdf) into English, and view images of the newly-opened centre (1 - 2 - 3).
16 May 2008
President Bush visits foundation project in Israel
On a visit to Israel, President Bush will meet youths at foundation partner organisation the Bible Lands Museum. First Lady Laura Bush earlier visited an Arab-Jewish school run by another foundation partner, Hand in Hand. More reportage (in Dutch, pdf); read more.
15 May 2008
Polish preschools project wins recognition
The Comenius Foundation's project Where There Are No Preschools: Promoting Pre-school Education in Rural Areas has won first prize in the Pro Publico Bono Competition, which supports the development of civil society in Poland, for the Best Civil Initiative in Education. Read more about the award here and more about the project here.
22 April 2008
New blog on children's issues in Chiapas
Melel Xojobal, a longstanding partner of the foundation which works to improve the opportunities of young children from indigenous communities in Chiapas, Mexico, has started a new blog (in Spanish).
18 April 2008
Ezer Mizion wins Israel Prize
Congratulations to foundation partner Ezer Mizion, which along with several other organisations has won the prestigious Israel Prize. The judges commended Ezer Mizion for being "a model and exemplar of dedication, the volunteering spirit, and compassion". For further details see the announcement on Ezer Mizion's website.
9 April 2008
Libération covers Eurochips event
French newspaper Libération covers the event held by foundation partner Eurochips featuring the art of children whose parents are imprisoned.
8 April 2008
Caribbean Child Support Initiative's new website
Check out the new website of the Caribbean Child Support Initiative (CCSI). As the CCSI's announcement (pdf) outlines, this new site provides insight into the CCSI work programme and the outputs and outcomes of their partnerships across the region.
2 April 2008
Progress in education for Tanzanian pastoralists
Monduri Pastoralist Development Initiatives implements the Strengthening ECE of Young Pastoralist Children project for the foundation in Tanzania. This presentation (pdf) to a recent regional conference gives a summary of progress.
2 April 2008
Final report on Bedouin playgrounds project
Previously featured on this page, the community educational activity center program implemented by Israel-based partner NISPED is here described in a report (pdf) which looks at how community playgrounds for Bedouin children were established over the last two years and at the prospects for sustainability.
31 March 2008
Conference: Quality employment in care work with young children
Organised by foundation partners VBJK and Kind en Gezin, within the context of a project called ecce ama! Improving Childcare, this conference (pdf) will be held in Brussels on April 21-22 and will discuss opportunities for creating quality employment in childcare and strengthening social cohesion.
11 March 2008
EUROCHIPS conference and exhibition
In Paris from March 20th to April 8th, kicking off with a conference and cocktails, an exhibition of children's drawings on the theme of "prisons and families" organised by foundation partner EUROCHIPS. Further details (pdf)
11 March 2008
Hand-in-Hand plans first Arab Jewish high school
Read the latest news from Hand-in-Hand director Amin Khalaf about the foundation partner's progress in popularising Arab-Jewish education in Israel, including plans for the world’s first bilingual Arab-Jewish high school.
6 March 2008
February newsletter from DECET
Read the latest from DECET (Diversity in Early Childhood Education and Training) in their February newsletter (pdf).
19 February 2008
Children of imprisoned parents in the news
The issue championed by foundation partner EUROCHIPS received news coverage recently when Scotland's commissioner for children and young people released a report describing children of imprisoned parents as "invisible victims of crime" whose rights and needs are ignored when sentencing decisions are made.
18 February 2008
Progress in integrated Arab-Jew education
Click here for the latest from Israel-based foundation partner Hand in Hand, including news of a multimillion dollar new campus and the education minister's support for expanding bilingual education.
22 January 2008
Update on Venezia Institute's story of George
Following on from this story from the Venezia Institute, this photo shows George - who featured in educational materials about forging links between cultures - speaking to a Hebrew-dominated kindergarten class recently joined by an Arab-speaking child. Nilly Venezia comments: "It was amazing to see how children really were interested in the contents of the story they heard more than a month ago and when George arrived, they started asking him questions about his life."
18 January 2008
January news from EUROCHIPS
The latest newsletter from EUROCHIPS, the European Network for Children of Imprisoned Parents, is now online.
11 January 2008
