NAME THAT OHIOAN!

Hot off the printing press with some more news about extraordinary Ohioans!

Who was recently quoted as saying?

“The arts to me are the connective tissue of the human spirit.”

Answer: Mimi Brodsky Chenfeld

Whose creative dance class might you be in?

If you saw a teacher and preschoolers sitting with their legs crossed, swaying from side to side, pretending to ride the ocean waves in their boats visiting exotic destinations.

Answer: Connie Bergstein Dow

Did you know that Mimi was recently interviewed by NAEYC and used to introduce a cluster of articles focusing on young children and the performing arts?  Would you believe that our own Connie Bergstein Dow authored one of the articles included in the cluster?

Yep!  Both are featured in the March 2010 Young Children’s Journal!  This month the Journal focuses on The Performing Arts – Music, Dance and the Theater in Early Years and happened to spotlight two of our Conference PRESENTERS!  The articles address the importance of music, dance and theater for young children from infancy through the primary years.  The authors acknowledge the role the arts can play as tools for learning and how the experience that they provide can enhance children’s lives now and in the future.

Ohio AEYC/NAEYC Members can read the articles in their Journal or online in the Members Only section at www.naeyc.org.  If you aren’t a member and would like to begin receiving the Young Children Journals, you can become a member by going to www.oaeyc.org.

Conference BONUS-

Connie will be presenting a session with Zak Morgan on Saturday morning called: “Dancing, Singing, Marching & Hopping Across the Early Childhood Curriculum” and Mimi will close the conference Saturday afternoon with her session: “Include Me Out! Strategies for Inspiring All Children to Become Eager Participants.”

We have many presenters from all over Ohio sharing their expertise and knowledge throughout the conference.  We appreciate their commitment and contributions to early childhood and our conference.  If you attend the conference, don’t forget to thank them for all they do.  And WE THANK YOU for seeking the opportunity to be all that you can be for the children and families you serve! 

We can be proud to be Ohio Early Childhood professionals!

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