Illuminating and Protecting Children’s Rights: Listening to Children with Care and Love
On May 22, 2024, the World Forum Working Group on Children’s Rights reflected on the relationship between love, care and children’s rights as expressed in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, with a particular focus on how we as adults can tune into the many ways children express how they experience […]
Memorable Moments from World Forum 2024
On May 8th, 2024, we had a story-telling extravaganza as we shared stories of connection and learning, changing others and being changed, from our experiences in Vancouver. To receive future notifications about WoFo Global Café conversations, please subscribe to notifications here.
Don’t Be a Scaredy Cat! The Values in Taking Risks
Posted on: 1 May 2024
Building on our Strengths
Posted on: 1 Apr 2024
Disrupting Systems – Have you managed to do it?
Systemic racism and inequality are devastatingly still alive in ECD spaces – academia, funding, leadership opportunities, etc. Discussions by the Race, Racism, Equity and Diversity (RRED) Working Group of the World Forum have recently centred around how to disrupt the existing unequal power structures in ECD. Many of us are not aware of how to […]
Celebrate International Women’s Day: Courage for Our Times
“Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.” —Anonymous WoFo Global Café had a conversation on March 8th, 2024 celebrating what women can, must, have done and will do to change the world. https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/921252309 Person/s leading discussion: Patsy Pillay To receive future notifications about WoFo Global Café […]
Artificial Intelligence and Early Childhood Education
On March 13th, 2024, we met in the café for an overview of AI applied to ECE, and an exploration of different hands-on applications! This unique session was dedicated to exploring the innovative realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Early Childhood Education. How will AI transform our educational practices? To receive future notifications about WoFo […]
Tuning in to Children: What Do We Learn When We Really Listen?
How do we remember feeling as children when adults really listened to us—or didn’t? Now we’re the adults, so how do apply our own childhood experiences as we work with children? How do we create safe spaces for authentic sharing and listening? Do we listen to the many voices children use to express their ideas? […]
Climate Change, Young Children and the World Forum Community
On February 14th, 2024, we explored ways the World Forum Community can continue to build awareness and action on climate change and young children, including our work before, during and after the 2024 World Forum in Vancouver. Sheldon Schaeffer of the Asia-Pacific Regional Network on Early Childhood and Kirsten Haugen of the World Forum Foundation […]
Sharing Stories of Our Mentors
A Conversation in Bonnie’s Global Café
Posted 0n: 1 Feb 2024