"It was like the most joyful experience where I felt everything in me was being called on to teach. And also, it was very rewarding."
-on working with 4 and 5 year olds

Louise Derman-Sparks
Professor Emeritus
Pacific Oak College, CA



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  1. erainia henrySeptember 29, 2019 at 7:58 PM











    Rebecca , Would you agree. Children are the window to the world of promise and we must not fail them!

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