VTAEYC
Exchange

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The VTAEYC Exchange aims to inspire learning and action through advocacy in the areas where early childhood intersects with society’s most pressing issues. With leadership from the Vermont early childhood education community, the work is led by Fellows who explore, engage, and offer opportunities and resources to their communities.

The VTAEYC Exchange launched in June 2022 with support from the Turrell Fund. This program builds from the foundation created by the Turrell Fund’s Early Learning and Development Exchange in 2021.

Apply for a Fellowship

VTAEYC is still seeking applications for the 2024 Fellowships: Our Planet. The deadline has been extended!

Fellows will coordinate with another fellow in one of the intersections to move ideas, actions, and interests forward. The cohort will wrap up with a culminating event. Fellows should commit approximately 2-3 hours per week for nine months. VTAEYC will provide a $1200 stipend plus a complimentary membership to VTAEYC+NAEYC.

Applications are due by: Monday, September 30, 2024 at 5pm.

Fellowship Program

Purpose

The VTAEYC Exchange aims to inspire learning and action where young children intersect with society’s most pressing issues. We welcome your participation and engagement with the Exchange as a thinker, a listener, a contributor, and a doer.

Practice

The heart of the Exchange is the Fellowship program which helps cross-disciplinary practitioners engage with one another and their communities. Fellows create lasting relationships and resources that support action on climate change, social justice, and community-building. This page serves as an online repository of resources and activities.

Fellowships

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.

Current Intersections

Our Planet x
Young Children

We’re having the discussion about the impact of climate change on young children—emotionally, cognitively, and physically. We’re learning about what is being done and what we can do to mitigate this impact, in Vermont and beyond its borders.

Our Equity x
Young Children

In our commitment to the well-being of each and every child, we’re hosting conversations and sharing information about our equity as a strength. We’re listening for ideas that can promote diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, and ways to include these values in what we do with and for young children.

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Our Community x Young Children

Our goal is to ensure that young children and their families are considered in all community spaces, that the resources available accommodate differing needs and interests, and that young children have the opportunities to contribute to their communities.

She got the gift. Children in music school.

Creative Arts x
Young Children

In our commitment to ensuring access to equitable and diverse learning opportunities to all children, educators, and families, our goal is to embed the arts in early childhood education as integral elements of learning, play, and community.

Exchange Updates

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Play and Communities
By Morgan Leichter-Saxby, VTAEYC Exchange Fellow It’s different every time and it’s the same, every time. I have been hosting and supporting public play events ...
Important Announcements
Announcing 2023 VTAEYC Exchange Fellows
Fellows study intersections between early childhood and climate change, diversity and community   VTAEYC is proud to announce its 2023 cohort of VTAEYC Exchange Fellows. ...

Interested in Becoming a Fellow?

You or someone you know might be perfect for this opportunity!