Exchange Fellowships

Overview

The VTAEYC Exchange Fellowship is for early childhood educators and allies who want to work at the intersection of early childhood and pressing societal issues related to our planet, equity, our communities, and creative arts. Fellows work in a topic team, one from the early childhood world and another who is passionate and active in other ways related to the topic area. 

Fellows have the opportunity to build content, relationships, and engagement opportunities for the specific intersection topic they are exploring. The goal is to engage in the exchange of information, resources, and perspectives related to each topic, both from the lens of young children and families and the specific fields of study and work.

Program Details

Requirements

Fellows should plan to commit approximately 2-3 hours per week for nine months.

Fellows should also:

Benefits

Fellows will recipient  support and mentorship from the Fellowship coordinator and current and past fellows.

In addition, VTAEYC also provides:

Current Fellows

Our Planet x Young Children

Trisha Melton (1)

Trisha Melton

Burlington

Kendra Atlak

Kendra Atlak

Morrisville

Our Equity x Young Children

Pearl Schramm1 (1)

Pearl Schramm

Bennington

Tessa Dearborn (1)

Tessa Dearborn

Starksboro

Our Communities x Young Children

IMG_9824 (1)

Katrina Ellis-Ferrara

Montpelier

Alex Witcomb 2

Alexandria Whitcomb

Graniteville

Creative Arts x Young Children

Linda Bassick (1)

Linda Bassick

Burlington

Susanna Olson (1)

Susanna Olson

Essex Junction

Legacy Fellows

Our Planet x Young Children & Climate Change

April Zajko

Our Planet x Young Children

Naomi Alfini

Our Planet x Young Children

Maggie Rubick

Climate Change

Emily Kaplita

Climate Change

Jed Norris

Climate Change

Sarah Sciortino

Climate Change

Our Communities x Young Children & Scope of Early Learning and Development

Morgan Leichter-Saxby

Our Communities x Young Children

Cathy Siggins

Our Communities x Young Children

Jackie Reno

Our Communities x Young Children

Rebecca Blacklock

Our Communities x Young Children

Kaitlin Northey

Scope of Early Learning & Development

Ian Drury

Scope of Early Learning & Development

Our Diversity x Young Children & More Than Hope

Danielle Huston

Our Diversity x Young Children

Michelle Richling

Our Diversity x Young Children

Cassandra Schmid

Our Diversity x Young Children

Stephanie Muñoz Wells

More Than Hope

Emma Redden

More Than Hope

Hannah Assefa

More Than Hope

Interested in Becoming a Fellow?

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