Melissa Charles I am a student at Bunker Hill Community College pursuing my associate degree. However, this fall I will transfer to Smith College and study economics. I was born in Geneva Switzerland and left the country at age three. By the time I started kindergarten in the United States, French and Haitian Creole were […]
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Meet our summer interns
Posted in Child care, COVID-19, Dept. of Early Education and Care, English language learners, Language development, MA Legislature, MA state budget, Massachusetts Cities and Towns, National, Pre-kindergarten, Strategies for Children on July 6, 2021| 1 Comment »
Our Interns
Posted in Cost and affordability, COVID-19, MA state budget, Strategies for Children on November 17, 2020| 1 Comment »
Here at Strategies for Children, interns are an important part of the work we do. Interns help us with advocacy, research, and social media. And they ask important questions and contribute new ideas, enabling us to expand our reach. Currently, we have three interns whom we’re happy to introduce: Teresia Kiragu, Nicole Simonson, and Abigail Usherwood. […]
Our Interns
Posted in Massachusetts Cities and Towns, Pre-kindergarten, Professional development & preparation, Strategies for Children on March 19, 2019| 3 Comments »
Interns are an important part of our community here at Strategies for Children. They bring fresh eyes and new ideas, and they enable us to extend our reach in the work we do with communities and legislators. Currently, we have four interns whom we’re happy to introduce: Vivian Terkel-Gat, Annapurna Ayyappan, Marisa Fear, and Casey Peeks. Here’s […]
Our Summer 2018 interns
Posted in Early educators, MA Legislature, Strategies for Children on July 12, 2018| 2 Comments »
Here at Strategies for Children, we’ve been lucky to have a first-rate group of interns. They help us expand our research, outreach, and advocacy. Currently, we have three interns whom we’re happy to introduce: Anna Lenihan, Alexis Rickmers, and Becca Smith. Here’s a little more about each of them. Anna Lenihan I am a […]
Introducing Our Interns
Posted in Pre-kindergarten, Strategies for Children on March 23, 2017| 1 Comment »
Here at Strategies for Children (SFC), we have a history of working with great interns. They are college or graduate students who come to us with energy, passion, and creativity. They expand our reach and teach us to see new things. One of our most “famous” interns is Laura Healey, who joined our staff as […]
Leading the Way: Misael Carrasquillo and Bunker Hill Community College
Posted in Boston, Business and economy, Diversity equity and inclusion, Higher Education, tagged #LeadingTheWay, #HigherEducation on May 31, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Leadership is about people who want to change the world – and it’s about the institutions that train these leaders. That’s why it’s an honor to recognize Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) and Misael Carrasquillo, one of its graduates and employees. Fifty years ago, Bunker Hill opened its doors to students. Since then it has […]
Silvia Moron: a Strategies for Children Intern
Posted in International, K-12, MA Legislature, Massachusetts Cities and Towns, Philanthropy, Strategies for Children, tagged #ece, #Interns, #mapoli, #StrategiesforChildren on May 25, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Silvia Moron grew up in Haiti, and when she arrived in the United States in 2009, she wanted to be a diplomat. “My dream was to work for the United Nations and be an ambassador,” Moron says. To start her career, however, she decided to become a nurse. She loves helping people, and this career would, […]
Boston is using federal funds to invest in the early childhood workforce
Posted in Boston, Child care, COVID-19, Early educators, Federal, Funding, Higher Education, Pre-kindergarten, Professional development & preparation, tagged #ARPA, #bospoli, #ece, #InvestInChildCare on January 10, 2023| Leave a Comment »
The pandemic wiped out part of Massachusetts’ child care workforce. Now Boston is trying to rebuild. And the scale of this challenge is substantial. “The childcare industry in Massachusetts lost about 10% of its workforce since the start of the pandemic,” WBUR radio reports. “In Boston, that’s translating into long wait lists and shorter hours of care. […]
A year-end message from Strategies from Children
Posted in Massachusetts Cities and Towns, Strategies for Children, tagged #ThankYou on December 22, 2022| Leave a Comment »
2022 has been an incredible year for Strategies for Children – and we couldn’t have done it without you! Our allies in advocacy, 9:30 Callers, policy partners, Advocacy Network members, interns and fellows, consultants, thought partners, the hundreds of folks working together to develop the Early Childhood Agenda, and our generous funders – you all […]
Guest blog post by Elizabeth Dowgert, a Strategies for Children intern
Posted in Guest Blog, Higher Education, Research, Strategies for Children, tagged #Advocacy, #earlyed on August 11, 2022| Leave a Comment »
For the past two months, I have had the great opportunity to be a summer intern with Strategies for Children (SFC) through the Early Childhood Policy and Leadership certificate program at Boston College’s Institute of Early Childhood Policy. From the first staff meetings with Amy, Titus, Marisa, Nery, Marge, and Jenna, I have felt welcomed as […]