MISSION:
I believe that “helping children soar” means to create an environment in which children develop a love for exploring, learning and asking questions about the world around them as they become independent learners and content individuals .
Helping children soar also means helping children find their own unique strengths, talents and capabilities. We believe that supporting families and educators with current, reliable information and effective strategies from research and practice in child development ,learning and pedagogy is integral to creating a context where children can develop to their fullest.
Finally, helping children soar also means to create supportive and healthy communities around them. We see education as a step towards providing families and communities with tools and knowledge that lead to informed decision-making while honoring individual differences in culture, parenting approaches and learning styles of our children.
About Patricia Jarvis, Ph.D.:
Patricia Jarvis, PhD. is founder and director of KinderSmart. Her background is in multilingual language development and literacy development as well as assessment methods and program development. She received her doctorate from Arizona State University. Patricia has taught at the University of Maryland, Arizona State University and the University of Washington. She has held positions as teacher, immersion program educator, study-abroad faculty, director of curriculum development, research associate, editor, author, and parent educator. Her current favorite positions are parent and education consultant.
KinderSmart is a member of the American Educational Research Organization, National Network for Early Language Learning, American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Modern Language Association, American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages, American Association for Teachers of German and the National Council for Measurement in Education.