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Kerrie A. Greene, grew up on Cape Cod and has been teaching preschool-aged children for more than fifteen years. Kerrie received her degree in Early Childhood Education and a B.S.in Human Services/Counseling from Lesley University and is currently enrolled at Boston University working on a Master's degree in Social Work.
Kerrie has done some counseling work in the field of human services with at-risk woman and children. Her counseling experience has been beneficial with children and families particularly by focusing on promoting pro-social behaviors and implementing positive, effective communication techniques.
Kerrie has been inspired by the writings of Daniel
Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence, which has prompted her to
incorporate a unique "self-science" piece into the daily preschool
curriculum.
Kerrie has also been involved with a Reggio
Emilia study group at the Cape Cod Community College and has implemented
several theoretical and practical Reggio pieces into the curriculum.
Her love of nature often finds her out doing fieldwork with the children
studying various topics such like: patterns in nature; marsh, beach,
pond, and woodland habitats; animal, bug, insect and zoo life
observation; observing the weather and painting the clouds with an
outdoor view; farms and strawberry, blueberry, and pumpkin patches; and
engaging in keen auditory discretion amongst the many species of birds
on the bountiful nature trails of Cape Cod.
One of the most vital
role's of an early childhood educator is to utilize that special window
of opportunity in a child's formative years by not only teaching
children how to read or how to apply mathematical concepts, but to teach
children how to learn.
At Friends Place Preschool, a daily program
known as SELF-SCIENCE focuses on some of the most important
fundamentals on how to learn.
Daniel Goleman points out seven key ingredients
which determines a child's readiness for school, all of which are
related to emotional intelligence: "confidence, curiosity,
intentionality, self-control, relatedness, capacity to communicate, and
cooperativeness."
The self-science program at Friends Place
Preschool promotes these ingredients by helping children build an
emotional vocabulary and recognize emotions through developmentally
appropriate games and conversations, it teaches children how to be
assertive versus angry or passive, how to problem solve, compromise,
how to engage in productive conflict, how to navigate the many complex
personal/professional relationships one will encounter in a lifetime,
and how to become competent communicators.
You may pose the question, "Why are these
skills so important?"
Our world is
becoming more and more diverse and global every day. Emotional
competence is essential for all members of society as the skills range
from being able to contend with our own inner dialogue, get along with
peers at school, family members, friends, strangers in society, peers in
the workplace, or a marriage. Emotional skills encompass learning how to
take initiative and be self-motivated, how to create the delicate
balance in life between work and play, how to be cooperative, tolerant,
and patient, to be a team player personally and professionally, and to
understand and empathize with differences in a forever changing global
world. It is in childhood that these roots take a firm hold.
Hillary has lived on Cape Cod her whole life,
growing up in Chatham and Harwich.
While completeing her senior year at Harwich High
School, Hillary attended Cape Cod Community College to jump start her
study in Early Childhood Education.She is currently enrolled in her
second year at Cape Cod Community College working towards her associates
degree in Early Childhood Education.
After working with children in different preschool
settings for almost five years, Hillary has a goal to own and operate
her own preschool/childcare center. She very much enjoys working with
children in the very beginning stages of their social and educational
enrichment. Some of Hillary's favorite past times with children
include; creative projects and artwork, enjoying and exploring the
outdoors, fieldtrips and photrography.
Denya LeVine is a fiddler, singer, and percussion
bandleader.
Her children's program incorporates lively fiddling,
multi-cultural sing-along, participatory rhythm band and simple dances.
You'll hear familiar songs, new songs, and easy-to-learn songs in
foreign languages. This is spirited, energetic failure free fun!
Denya has been performing on Cape Cod and in
southeastern Massachusetts for 25 years and has been a sound designer
and onstage musician at Cape theaters. With her roots in classical, folk
and Jewish music, she fell in love with Irish music and culture in the
1970's. She grew up in Sharon, MA, worked at The Fillmore East [rock
music theater] in New York City, and lived in Afghanistan, India,
Belgium, England and Ireland. She now makes her home in Orleans, on Cape
Cod. Her repertoire includes music from 15 countries and songs in 5
languages. In 2004 she released her first multicultural CD, "Shadow Of A
Rose". You can visit Denya's website at www.denya.us