World Forum Foundation

???????'???? ??????????????! ? ???????? ?????? ????????, ????????????, ???????????? ?????? ?????????????????? ?????????????? ?????????? ???? ?????????? ???? ???? ????:???? ???? ?????? ???????? ????????/?????? ???????? A Thoughtful Conversation on How the State of Affairs Globally is Impacting Equity and Inclusiveness Within the Context of ECCE Register here: https://lnkd.in/gEe-Fx7t

? ??????'???? ?????????????? ? ?????????? ???? ???? ????:???? ???? ?????? ???????? ????????/?????? ???????? Responding to Global Impacts on Children of Changes in International Aid Let's share our stories about how children around the world are being impacted by drastic changes to international aid. Come to share and to listen, and to work together to find a path forward. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gT7CcbHw

???????'???? ??????????????! ??????????? ????, ????????, ???? ????:???? ???? (?????? ???????? ????????/??????) Including Children with Special Needs: Sharing Our Stories to Inspire Inclusion The World Forum Working Group on Including Children with Special Needs continues to be committed to advocacy. Our recent Inclusion Survey on the status of children with special needs globally, confirms the impact that policy, community understanding, and individual teachers’ views affect advancement toward inclusion. It is time to come together and share our success stories about inclusion, no matter how big or how small, what has worked and what each of us will do to include children with disabilities and their families in our programs. Register Here: https://lnkd.in/g4wQKp79

???????'???? ??????????????! ??????????? ??, ????????, ???? ??:???? ???? (?????? ???????? ????????/??????) Let’s Talk: Celebrate International Women’s Day: Courage and Joy for Our Times Share our stories about what we are doing, have done, and will do to create and sustain a caring global community for all children and their families. We ask that you come to share and to listen, to engage and to be inspired. The conversation will be free flowing and everyone is invited. Bring a colleague, a child, a soulmate, an elder, a friend and be with us as we celebrate the impact of women in changing the world. Register here: https://lnkd.in/ghn5NGRW

???????????? ?????????????????? ?????????????????? ?????? ???????????? Submit your proposal by April 30, 2025. Presenters will be notified in July, and organized into panels by November, leaving you plenty of time to secure funds and travel documents, meet your co-presenters online, and plan for the best World Forum experience yet! Click here for more details on topics, format, and preparation: https://lnkd.in/g9_vybmb

? ??????'?? ????????! ???????????????? ???????????? ??????????????????????????! ? ???????????????? ???? ???? ????:???? ???? ?????? ???????? ????????/?????? ???????? Join us in WoFo Global Café to talk about effective leaders building sustainable foundations for joyful learning and working! Register here: https://lnkd.in/gpydT2yE The emerging World Forum Working Group on Creating Joyful Organizations will facilitate this interactive discussion on leadership actions key to building financially sustainable organizations where children learn with joy and staff team members feel the joy of accomplishment in a well-run organization. We will share our "Joyful Organization" framework as well as gather input on ways our emerging Working Group can share ideas for building joy in the organizations of our World Forum community.

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??????'???? ??????????????! ? ?????? ????, ????????, ???? ????:???? ???? ?????? Changing the Narrative about Men in Early Childhood Education Be part of the change to create a mixed gender workforce. Join us for a stimulating conversation with the Men in ECE, a long standing Working Group of the World Forum. We will learn what they have been doing locally and globally to challenge stereotypes and support and celebrate men making a difference in early childhood education. Discover what you can do and how you can engage in this initiative. https://lnkd.in/gHychxTC

Join us in New Zealand in March 2025 for a week-long Study Tour!?? ??https://lnkd.in/gCmrKrj4 ? This unique Study Tour experience is a chance to join ECD multi-site leaders from around the globe for a week-long immersive learning experience to see innovation and inspiration in a multi-city Study Tour visiting a diverse group of early childhood centers and programs in New Zealand. This is a chance to build your network of friends from around the world, experience a taste of the vibrant culture in New Zealand and take away new ideas for multi-site program implementation and community impact. Join us on 9-15 March 2025!

Today, in WoFo Global Café, our community had the opportunity to hear from and converse with the Early Childhood Wisdom Initiative Leadership Committee: Margaret Akinware, Holly Elissa Bruno, Fern Khan and Michele Ryan. These engaging professionals shared stories of challenges from their own lives. ??We invite you to listen to the conversation here: https://lnkd.in/gSKVTQPZ ??As you listen, explore what this may mean to you and others in this time of ever-changing realities. ???????????????? ????????????????, MSc, MA, is a retired UN International Professional Officer in ECD, serving as the WF National Representative for Nigeria. She is currently a Board Member of the Foundation for the Promotion of Childhood Care and Development in Nigeria: FPCD, the national ECD network which she initiated. ?????????? ???????????? ??????????, MA, JD, served as Maine’s Assistant Attorney General, University of Maine-Augusta’s Dean of Faculty, Associate Professor, and is an alumna of Harvard University’s Institute for educational management. Best selling, award winning ECE author on Emotionally intelligent leadership, managing legal risks, and translating trauma into wise compassionate practices, her podcast is “Trauma survivors walking each other home”. ???????? ???????? was Dean, Division of Continuing Education, Bank Street College, for 22 years. There, she provided and supervised professional development programs for schools and afterschool programs including the Head Start and Liberty Leads programs. Retired, Fern currently serves on six nonprofit boards. ?????????????? ???????? is a retired faculty member, director, and advisor of early childhood and childhood programs at Bank Street College of Education in NYC. She is a former early childhood teacher, staff developer, and education consultant. Michele is currently working with the Center for Emotionally Responsive Practice at Bank Street College, and she facilitates inquiry-based research projects for teachers at the Learning Through Play Preschool in the South Bronx in NYC.