1. Early
Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago
Unified Teachers’ Association (TTUTA).
The committee is responsible for considering all matters pertaining to early
childhood matters in Trinidad and Tobago and advising the Central Executive
Committee. I selected this committee
because I recently became a member of it and this is due to the fact that I
work in the field but for me I firmly believe that my wealth of knowledge and
skills that I have acquired through my masters program has better positioned me
to make a significant different in the lives of young children and parents as
well as the field of early childhood.
2. UWI-FDCRC
is a dynamic and unique dual-purpose organization comprising of the Children
Research Centre (UWI-CRC) and the Family Development Project (UWI-FDP). It is regarded as a model centre for early
childhood locally and regionally. The
centre trains early childhood professionals.
It also conducts workshops for parents and the wider ECCE
community. Its goal is to improve the
life chances of children in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean.
3. SERVOL
has established a Parent Outreach Program (POP) in Trinidad and Tobago to
assist under-privileged parents. It was
based on the premise that parents are likely to raise their children as they
were raised so if they were abused the cycle is likely to repeat itself and
secondly, single parent families which are mainly women have been challenged in
finding the necessary support needed.
The program uses trained ECCE teachers who visit the remote villages,
making friends with the parents and helping them with issues they may be
encountering with their young children or life in general. These facilitators
also partnered with other organizations such as the Health Sector to assist
these parents.
All
of the organizations I mentioned deal with children and as a early childhood
professional I am very concern with the quality care young children receive
because if it is not adequately catered for it will negatively impact on the
quality of life for us as a people.
Having skills and experiences in the field of early childhood will work
in one’s favor in all of the organizations I have mentioned since one will be
able to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young children and
families. With regards to job
opportunities that interest me, I can see myself as a possible leading
personal/organizer but for the time being I am comfortable functioning as an avid
advocate for early childhood, ensuring that children and families well-being
are being served. By so doing, I will be
definitely making a meaningful difference in the field of early childhood.
“Two great things you can give your children” one is roots, the other is wings.” Hodding Carte
References
University of the West Indies and
Family Development and Children Research Centre: http://sta.uwi.edu/fhe/fdcrc/aboutus.asp
Servol Parent Outreach Programme
http://www.servoltt.com/parentoutreachcentre.html
Evlyn,
ReplyDeleteI find the Servol outreach program interesting. It totally makes sense to not only focus on the children, but on the parents as well because stopping some negative habits begins with educating parents to help them find new skills to change old bhaviors. I also like your quote that says, "two things you can give your children is roots and wings". This is so true.
Evlyn, The quote that says "two things you can give your children is roots and wings." It is awesome because the best thing for your children is to learn right from wrong and that way they can make good choices in life.
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