Organic Perspectives

1617 Anacapa Street,Santa Barbara CA 93101

20 May, 2023

Description

ORGANIC PERSPECTIVES How do children explore complex relationships with nature? The exhibit will highlight complex relationships between young children and the natural world. How do children, as citizens of the world, come to know the meaning of compassion and empathy through nature? How do children connect with the natural world and express it through the Hundred Languages? This workshop will be a presentation based on the children’s work featured at the exhibit, visit of the school and hands on experiences. Presenter: Marcela Caceres-Gelinas is the founder, director and pedagogical coordinator of Bright Start Child Development Center. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Marcela has been working with children for over 37 years. She always dreamed of creating a school with an intentional and strong value system based on Early Childhood Education best practices. Bright Start is designed to support and empower the whole child, including their families and the staff, to create a community of lifelong learners. In addition, Marcela studied the Role of the pedagogical coordinator with Red Solare, Argentina, and is a long time member of NAREA (North American Reggio Emilia Alliance). She has visited Reggio Emilia, Italy, on several occasions and leads workshops related to the Reggio Approach in Southern California. She has implemented the Reggio approach into Bright Start’s philosophy since 1999 and continues to be in dialogue with Reggio Children and other educators worldwide. Above all, Marcela is passionate about creating meaningful environments where children are inspired, loved and able to achieve their highest potential. Red Solare, Reggio Children, West Coast Collaborative, Reggio Alliance NAREA (North American Reggio Emilia Alliance).