On Saturday, March 25, PKS Preschool hosted the 6th edition of the Early Childhood Chinese Immersion Forum (ECCIF). Over 90 participants from Bay Area, Southern California, as well as Portland, Seattle, Michigan, Canada, and Hong Kong came together for the first and - so far - only professional conference exclusively dedicated to early childhood educators in Mandarin immersion programs.
Co-founded and co-organized by PKS with Bay Area peer schools CAIS, Silicon Valley International School, Shu Ren, and Yu Ming in 2018, this year's edition of the Forum featured a panel discussion among the early childhood pedagogical leaders of the five schools, as well as breakout sessions, classroom visits, and networking opportunities for the educators. The multiple breakout sessions in particular were an oportunity to share best practices in early childhood immersion, as well as in depth reflection and exchanges on specific topics such as documentation and assessment, developing language competencies through project learning, scientific inquiry, development of the whole child, inclusive community, equity and belonging, etc.
PKS is very proud of the entire early childhood faculty, as all of the preschool homeroom teachers and assistant teachers participated in the Forum. A special word of appreciation to our teachers Ilsa Liao (P3 Daisy), Fei Chen (P3 Daffodil), Vicky Zhen, Tina Ho, and Yolanda Deng (P2 Begonia), Kai To and Brittany Ziobron (Kindergarten Purple), who expertly delivered inspiring and informative presentations.