Deb Curtis and Margie Carter are internationally acclaimed experts in early childhood and co-authors of many books.
Margie and Deb have done a phenomenal job of revising Designs for
Living and Learning to ensure that the culturally relevant
environments being created by paradigm shifting early childhood
programs are highlighted. However, the power of their work is not
in merely capturing the images that captivate our senses, but
rather it is in providing us a window into the intentionality
behind these images. It is far too easy to create an environment
that is beautiful and aesthetically pleasing, it is harder to
create an environment that reflects the unique culture of your
early childhood community, one that builds connections for
children, strengthens parents understandings of their child's
development and pushes the field of Early childhood education
forward. Carter and Curtis have not only achieved this balance,
they have also made the information accessible through imagery that
touches our soul. When we at the Paradigm Project are working to
help programs deepen their practice and create environments that
draw upon the richness of a school's unique community, we find
Designs for Living and Learning to be a go to resource for us, one
that can live on for the teachers and Directors after we leave the
school.--Peter Blair, The Paradigm Project Founding Partner, ECE
change agent, Lifelong learner and Associate Executive Director
Harry and Rose Samson JCC of Milwaukee What is a quality experience
and environment for young children? The voices of teachers in
diverse settings - teachers who involve children in the design
process and who design with attention to their own values and the
rights of all children - are a powerful resource. Add to their
voices the guiding philosophical perspectives and pedagogical
approach of Deb Curtis and Margie Carter who engage with teachers
around the world and you have this resource - bubbling over with
photos and design ideas. New work included in this edition focuses
on the professional development experience that can be the heart of
transforming your environment. Quality is always a process and
never finished. Let Margie and Deb provoke and inspire you on your
journey.--Bonnie Neugbaur, Child Care Exchange and World Forum
Foundation This new edition illuminates how the environment becomes
an active agent that helps to shape the living going on inside it:
the reader sees that the environment and the life it contains are
compellingly inseparable. This is a thoughtful, inspiring, and
empowering contribution to the early childhood field.--Carol Anne
Wien, York University Beautifully constructed to connect to
developmental and learning domains with well-conceptualized final
chapters answering the questions that all will be asking as they
read the book, how can I do this in my classroom? and where will I
get the resources?--Dr. Deborah J. Cassidy, Professor of Human
Development and Family Studies Designs for Living and Learning not
only maintains that children thrive in spaces designed for both; it
provides an updated second edition to planning outdoor and indoor
environments that nurture children and families. Hundreds of photos
and stories for early childhood programs around the world accompany
discussions of the latest early childhood education trends, how to
develop a sense of wonder and scientific thinking, and how to
arrange and store materials to invite the best responses from kids.
With its wealth of facts and fun ideas for environment and play
areas, this is a 'must' for any involved in early childhood
education.--James A. Cox, Editor in Chief, Midwest Book Review
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