About the Early Educator Fellowship
Elevating Our Profession Through Shared Learning and Community-Building Experience
The Fellows program is designed to bring a group of early childhood educators — from a range of center, home-based, and public school settings across the District of Columbia — together for a shared learning and community-building experience.
Over the course of one year, Fellows build a network within the early childhood education profession and develop skills and knowledge that will sustain their daily work. Fellows also have opportunities to activate their voice as a knowledgeable advocate for high-quality early childhood education and for the elevation of the profession.
Through the program Fellows will:
BUILD COMMUNITY
- Develop trusting relationships with other Fellows
- Expand your network within DC’s early childhood field
GROW PERSONALLY
- Practice health and wellness strategies, including coping with secondary trauma
- Learning profesional reflections strategies
BUILD SKILLS
- Develop your communication skills, including how to resolve conflict and how to adjust your communication to varied audiences
BUILD KNOWLEDGE
- Learn about policy issues in early childhood education from key leaders in the field
- Examine the roles of race and gender in early childhood
ADVOCATE & TAKE ACTION
- Use knowledge, skills, and relationships to advocate for children, families, and yourself, and the profession
APPLY
Fellows are elected through a competitive application process and receive a stipend to acknowledge the value they bring to the group. The Fellowship applications are currently open until Monday, May 22nd.
