From August 6th to 7th, 2016, the first China Child Friendly Community Symposium jointly sponsored by the China Community Development Association Child Friendly Community Committee and Xavier University was held in Shanghai. More than 500 guests from government representatives, well-known education experts and scholars, celebrities, educational institutions and social organizations from home and abroad gathered together to promote inclusiveness through various forms such as theme forums, case sharing, and expert lectures. The establishment of an early public service system for children in the community started an in-depth discussion.

Zhou Weiyan, Director, China Child Friendly Community Working Committee

Paul Gore, Dean, School of Professional Sciences, Xavier University, USA

Song Wenzhen, Deputy Director of the Office of the Women and Children's Committee of the State Council

Richard Ungerer, CEO of the Montessori Society of America

Zhou Nianli, Director, Department of Preschool Education, East China Normal University

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From August 6th to 7th, 2016, the first China Child Friendly Community Symposium jointly sponsored by the China Community Development Association Child Friendly Community Committee and Xavier University was held in Shanghai. More than 500 guests from government representatives, well-known education experts and scholars, celebrities, educational institutions and social organizations from home and abroad gathered together to promote inclusiveness through various forms such as theme forums, case sharing, and expert lectures. The establishment of an early public service system for children in the community started an in-depth discussion.

Song Wenzhen, deputy director of the Office of the Women and Children's Work Committee of the State Council, Richard Ungerer, executive director of the American Montessori Association (AMS), Zhou Nianli, director of the Department of Psychological Research at the Department of Preschool Education of East China Normal University, Yifu Future Community Parent-Child Charity Alliance, etc. Representatives held discussions on a number of topics including relevant national policy and industry analysis, a cutting-edge perspective on international preschool education, and building a support system for infant and young children in inclusive communities.

Zhou Weiyan, director of the Child Friendly Community Committee of the China Community Development Association, said that children are related to the future of the country and the nation. From birth to adulthood, the healthy growth of children is affected by the comprehensive influence of families, schools and communities. Parents, educators and community work We need to work together to release community public resources and connect with high-quality educational resources so that more children from ordinary families and their parents can get help and support in early childhood. Paul Gore, Dean of the School of Professional Sciences at Xavier University in the United States, said that Montessori education, as an education system covering children aged 0-18, emphasizes the cultivation of children's social abilities, and focuses on family education and community interaction. Over the years, Xavier University and the Montessori Association have made significant efforts in community participation and public service, including providing professional support to abnormal children and the elderly. Richard Ungerer, CEO of the American Montessori Association (AMS), said that through this seminar, he hopes to promote the healthy development of public welfare education for Chinese children through international cooperation.

In recent years, in community governance and service innovation, a number of non-profit social organizations engaged in community services have emerged in various places, especially social work organizations and community parents who have spontaneously launched community welfare services around preschool children in mutual aid and public welfare. Attention. Compared with early education institutions, this type of service pays more attention to the positive impact of family environment and community environment on children's character building, and pays more attention to the healthy and harmonious relationship between children in different communities, between children and adults, and between adults and adults. The establishment is a more social service that benefits the people and meets the actual needs of the people. "Building inclusive public services and supporting platforms related to it requires the government's top-level design and the interaction of all parties. It is a systematic project that affects various factors and requires the attention and participation of the entire society, including academia, society Groups, communities, childcare institutions, businesses, etc. This all-round support is also the key to the implementation of the policy. " Zhou Nianli, director of the Department of Psychology, East China Normal University, pointed out at the seminar.

On the day of the seminar, the China Child Friendly Community Special Fund launched a donation ceremony. Beijing Yongzhen Foundation first donated 1 million yuan to the China Children and Children's Fund for the community charity needed by preschool children and their parents. Scientific research and training for parent-child services.

About China Community Development Association Child-Friendly Community Professional Committee: It is a special business committee on child-friendly communities officially approved by China Community Development Association in 2016. China Community Development Association is the first national social organization in the field of community construction in China. The competent authority is the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The annual report on China's community development, which is published every year at the China Community Development Forum, is the most authoritative and comprehensive community in the field of community construction in China. The literature. The association's membership units include streets, urban and rural communities, social organizations, professional institutions, and other enterprises and institutions. China Community Development Association Child-Friendly Community Professional Committee, including more than 80 theoretical and practical experiences, including billion future community parent-child charity alliance, Shenzhen One Foundation Charity Foundation, Chengdu Aiyouxi, Shanghai Wulixiang, Shenzhen Oya Group, Beijing ICEE, etc. It is composed of a wealth of community parent-child public service agencies, children's space design agencies, educational institutions and non-profit organizations, as well as dozens of doctoral (post-doctoral) teams of different professions.

About Xavier University: Founded in 1831, it is the first university in the United States to have a bachelor's and master's degree in Montessori education. It has fifty years of teacher training experience. It is a Montessori teacher training base recognized by the Montessori Institute AMS and the Montessori Teacher Qualification Committee MACTE. In addition to cultivating local Montessori talents in the United States, Xavier University also has More than 30 years of training experience in international Montessori schools, training professionals in Montessori education for many countries, and establishing international educational relationships, including cross-cultural international tutoring experience in South Korea and China.