Establishing Professional Contacts and Expanding Resources

I looked in the article Early Childhood Trends Around the World by Rodger Neugebauer, and made connections with two of the countries in the article. My first attempt on the internet is with Ms.Liana Ghent, the Director at International Step by Step Association in Budapest, Hungary. It is a nonprofit organization management educator, at the University of Bucharest.The website is http://www.issa.nl/contact.html.I am expecting a reply in the next day or two from her personal e-mail.


My second attempt is with Ms. Maggie Koong, the Chief Principal at the Victoria Kindergarten and Nursery in Hong Kong. I went on the internet, and found the website. I contacted her through e-mail. I am expecting a reply also, in the next one to two days. The website is http://www.web.victoria.edu.hk/links/index.html.

 At first I found the resources to get a direct quick response from the contacts, was expensive, because of the distance from the United States to other countries.

 Larry D. Jackson

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  1. Michelle RollinsMay 11, 2013 at 8:27 PM

    Larry,
    What are you looking forward to the most about establishing overseas connections?

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  2. L.D.J.May 11, 2013 at 8:33 PM

    I want to learn more about different cultures and see the similarities between our programs.

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  3. AnonymousMay 12, 2013 at 4:50 PM

    Larry,

    I am glad you were able to make connections with these two people. I was not so lucky in my attempts to make connections but hoping something will come through in this next week. I am in agreement that it will be interesting to see similarities between programs here and around the world.

    Tara

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