Sparks of Joy in Leadership
By Allison Alexander, Cohort 13 I believe that leaders in early childhood have a responsibility to allow joy into their lives. A step further, I believe all leaders have a …
By Allison Alexander, Cohort 13 I believe that leaders in early childhood have a responsibility to allow joy into their lives. A step further, I believe all leaders have a …
By Jenna Augustine, Cohort 7 A journey through the U. First, there are threads of possibility. Potential, good intentions, and uncertainty. Threads leading in one direction, threads that lead …
By Dorothy Shapland, Cohort 5 As the household chef, when I try out a new meal I ask my family what they like or don’t like about it – then …
by Lisa Matter (9) Last year, I wrote about how the devastation our beloved early childhood field is experiencing feels like the devastation of a forest fire…and how something will …
by Becky Keigan, Cohort 4 I think about gratitude a lot. You may be familiar with this quote from David Steindl-Rast, a Jesuit priest, who states, “It’s not joy that …
by Hanna Nichols (8) I have come to believe we each live with our own brand of perfectionism–it may not look the same as the person sitting next to us, …
by Kath Courter, cohort 14 In 1972, Stanford Professor Walter Mischer, conducted a now famous experiment that tested children’s ability to delay gratification. Sitting before a marshmallow in an otherwise …
By Sherri Amen, Cohort 2 I just returned from the retreat and my cup is so full. It is hard to believe that it has been 14 years since I …
A Note to Buellers from Susan Steele We asked Susan Steele, former Chief Executive Officer at the Buell Foundation and one of the founding champions of the Buell Early Childhood …
by Joan Scheuerman (10) I have had the privilege for about nine years now to be a part of a restorative circle called Peace Keeper circles in early childhood classrooms. Sitting …