Each class I took resonated for me in the teen-baby nursery that I was directing at the time. And my education continues to work for me every day. Before coming to Erikson, Marsha had taught in Head Start and worked with school age children. Once she began her studies, she discovered and then pursued her strong interest in developing programs for infants and toddlers. My Erikson professors always emphasized that you can't care for or teach children in a vacuum.
Early childhood is all about building relationships and partnerships.
And that philosophy guides everything I do to develop and support our programs. Brenda, whose programs now reach more than 300 of Chicago's Chinese American families per year, is currently focusing on expanding connections between her families and the community as a way to strengthen the League's programs. I simply assume I can discuss a child on a different basis because of our Erikson education. Now I'm considering setting up similar programs at hospitals here in St. Louis. Ann Straw Infant Studies '88 Child Development Consultant Mentor St. Louis Ann had taught high school and preschool and earned a master's in child development before coming to Erikson to study infancy.