Shira Leibowitz 
Havens of Hope [EPUB ebook] 
Ideas for Redesigning Education from the COVID-19 Pandemic

 
Havens of Hope shares the hopeful energy and positive transformation that is emerging through the early childhood education field in this historic time of pandemic, economic uncertainty, and protests for racial equity. It brings readers on a journey into the possibility for new approaches in education to learning emerging in response to the momentous challenges of our times. 


Deemed essential in most US states and many countries throughout the world, a substantial number of early childhood centers remained open throughout the worst days of pandemic, economic uncertainty, and protests for racial equity.


Dr. Shira Leibowitz’s center, Discovery Village Child Care and Preschool,  located in downstate, New York, was one of the first COVID hotspots in the country. Seeking connection and companionship, she and other early childhood educators globally joined together during the worst of times for support and reflection.
Havens of Hope shares the stories of resilience, creativity, and growth of schools and educators across the country.


Inspiring approaches to early childhood learning of the 20th century—Montessori,  Waldorf, and especially Reggio, were born out of crisis. Could this be a founding moment? Might we be witnessing, and even participating in,  the birth of new approaches to learning and care, resonating with the needs of our own times? 

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Part One: Beginnings

A Founding Moment for Education 

Northern, Italy 1945 

Seventy Five Years Later 

My Personal Founding Moment: Discovery Village Childcare and Preschool 

The Power of Dialogue: Boulder Journey School and Inspiring New Perspectives 

From Pandemic to Protest: The Dialogue Deepens at Boulder Journey School 

Inspiring New Perspectives 

Pre-Reggio Founding Moments: Montessori and Waldorf 

San Lorenzo, Rome, 1907 

Stuttgart, Germany, 1919 

Approaches that Transcend Time and Place 


Part Two: Adversity and Possibility 

Chapter One: Early Childhood Education 

Being Essential: Early Childhood Programs that Never Closed 

Chapter Two: From Pods to Microschools 

Chapter Three: Schools Transformed Overnight 

Chapter Four: Co-Learning 


Part Three: Growth 


  Part Four: A Framework for What Learning Can Be 

Despre autor

Shira Leibowitz,  Ph.D is founder and CEO of Discovery Village Child Care and Preschool, a unique play and project based program in Tarrytown, New York.