1st Edition

The Yew Chung Approach to Early Childhood Education Centering Emergent Curriculum, Child-Led Inquiry, and Multilingualism

174 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

174 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

174 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This volume details the Yew Chung Approach and the Twelve Values that exemplify the approach as a unique contribution to the field of early childhood education. The Yew Chung Education Foundation (YCEF) in Hong Kong is a nonprofit organization and a high-quality early childhood program that promotes a global lens and multilingualism through an emergent curriculum. This book explores the... Read more

1. Exploring the Yew Chung Approach Part I: The Evolution of the Yew Chung Approach to Early Childhood Education 2. The History of Yew Chung  3. The Twelve Values Part II: Foundational Values 4. Views of Children 5. Relationships Part III: Centering the Child in the Curriculum 6. Emergence and Inquiry 7. A Multilingual Approach 8. Problem Solving and Academic Learning Part IV: The Yew Chung Approach, Today and Tomorrow 9. A Day in Yew Chung 10. Creating a Society for the Future

Biography

Stephanie C. Sanders-Smith is Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and Yew Chung – Bernard Spodek Scholar in Early Childhood Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.

Sylvia Ya-Hsuan Yang is a Yew Chung Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA.

Kutasha Bryan-Silva is a Yew Chung Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA.