tol·er·ance
n.
— the
capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting
the beliefs or practices of others. - The American Heritage
Dictionary
CCAEYC
n.
— The
Chautauqua County Association for the Education of Young
Children, a Western New York affiliate of the National
Association for the Education of Young Children which
represents over 100,000 members who support excellence,
inclusion, innovation and community in the early childhood
profession.
A Starting
Small Project n. — a local early childhood
initiative which is dedicated to supporting and spreading
the work of Teaching Tolerance, a project of the Southern
Poverty Law Center
The CCAEYC A Starting Small
Project is dedicated to providing
teachers, caregivers, parents, and all others interested in
the education of young children with tools and ideas for
building awareness and tolerance in children.
We invite educators, caregivers, parents and all people
interested in teaching tolerance to contact us with your
questions, ideas and experiences. Ultimately, we hope
to create an ever expanding group of A Starting Small
Project: Teaching Tolerance teams who will promote
tolerance, respect, empathy and compassion in their
communities.
Please use the online feedback form to send us your questions or
comments or send an email to startingsmallproject@yahoo.com
Upcoming
Events
The
CCAEYC conference schedule is available on our
Events page.
© 2005 Starting Small Project. The Starting Small Teaching Tolerance Project was made possible through an initial grant from the Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation and administered by the Chautauqua County Association for the Education of Young Children (CCAEYC) which is a 501c3 non-profit organization.
