For all of us Sylvia has:
1. Created a nurturing environment,
2. Struck a perfect balance of love and boundaries for UOP,
3. Offered exceptional childcare and parenting resources for families throughout the community,
4. Created a welcoming environment for all children, including many children who struggled to find a place in other centers,
5. Promoted an atmosphere of tolerence and diversity,
6. Committed UOP to creativity, self-expression, and joy that allowed our
children to thrive while still maintaining a well structured highly
professional learning environment,
7. Constantly pursued professional growth opportunities for herself and over 10 emerging teachers in order to keep
herself, her faculty, and the community at large at the forefront of quality
early childhood education,
8. Consistently sought feedback from parents, faculty (and kids!) and implemented changes as necessary to maintain the highest standard of care,
9. Left a highly positive impression on our children that has stayed with them (and us) ever since, and finally
10. Provided a powerful vision of what child care can be and worked tirelessly to make that a reality for our community.
Given her track record to date, we are confident that Sylvia will continue to be a force for change in our community as she seeks ways to enhance UOP. Some examples include; working to grow her unique outdoor classroom by adding an outdoor library; building a strong mentorship program working with college students who can observe at UOP for class projects; and nurturing the next generation of ECE professionals by opening her doors to middle and high school alumni who work at UOP for their community service hours.
For all that she has done and all that she will do for families of Marin, we hope you will award Sylvia ECE Director of the Year.
Sincerely
Updates
March 20, 2015
The momentum for Sylvia is incredible. Reading your stories about what she means to your families is the best part of this.
38 Comments
Sylvia and the staff at UOP are the very best! We are very excited that Sylvia was nominated for this award. She totally deserves it! She can find a way with any child and will make sure no one is left out. Our son came to UOP with no English, and she loved the school from day one. Sylvia managed to create a wonderful loving atmosphere where kids thrive!
We can't say enough good things about Sylvia and UOP! Through her patience and joy our Spirited child blossomed and we learned to be better parents. She gifted our entire family with sanity, silliness and acceptance. More please!
The most obvious thing about Sylvia is her respect for children and parents. She does not miss a beat and responds to children's (mis)behavior from a place of curiosity about what need they are expressing. She is cool, calm and collected while TOTALLY there! As a parent and a psycholgist and parent educator, I am impressed!
Sylvia took my challenging boy, no questions asked! She nurtured him and gave him a place where he could grow and thrive. I can't thank Sylvia enough for her love and dedication to our kids. She is simply the best!!
As a parent of 3 UOP alums and an early childhood educator, I think the best part of UOP is the P for PLAY and the degree to which Sylvia (& her teachers) understand and promote its importance!
She's the best!
She's the best. Loaded with passion.
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For all of us Sylvia has:
1. Created a nurturing environment,
2. Struck a perfect balance of love and boundaries for UOP,
3. Offered exceptional childcare and parenting resources for families throughout the community,
4. Created a welcoming environment for all children, including many children who struggled to find a place in other centers,
5. Promoted an atmosphere of tolerence and diversity,
6. Committed UOP to creativity, self-expression, and joy that allowed our
children to thrive while still maintaining a well structured highly
professional learning environment,
7. Constantly pursued professional growth opportunities for herself and over 10 emerging teachers in order to keep
herself, her faculty, and the community at large at the forefront of quality
early childhood education,
8. Consistently sought feedback from parents, faculty (and kids!) and implemented changes as necessary to maintain the highest standard of care,
9. Left a highly positive impression on our children that has stayed with them (and us) ever since, and finally
10. Provided a powerful vision of what child care can be and worked tirelessly to make that a reality for our community.
Given her track record to date, we are confident that Sylvia will continue to be a force for change in our community as she seeks ways to enhance UOP. Some examples include; working to grow her unique outdoor classroom by adding an outdoor library; building a strong mentorship program working with college students who can observe at UOP for class projects; and nurturing the next generation of ECE professionals by opening her doors to middle and high school alumni who work at UOP for their community service hours.
For all that she has done and all that she will do for families of Marin, we hope you will award Sylvia ECE Director of the Year.
Sincerely
Updates
March 20, 2015
The momentum for Sylvia is incredible. Reading your stories about what she means to your families is the best part of this.
38 Comments
University of Play made all the difference in the world to Simon. He grew so much under Sylvia's care. Now at nine, 4 years after he left, he still talks about her and the center as one of the best places in the world.
Sylvia and the staff at UOP are the very best! We are very excited that Sylvia was nominated for this award. She totally deserves it! She can find a way with any child and will make sure no one is left out. Our son came to UOP with no English, and she loved the school from day one. Sylvia managed to create a wonderful loving atmosphere where kids thrive!
We can't say enough good things about Sylvia and UOP! Through her patience and joy our Spirited child blossomed and we learned to be better parents. She gifted our entire family with sanity, silliness and acceptance. More please!
The most obvious thing about Sylvia is her respect for children and parents. She does not miss a beat and responds to children's (mis)behavior from a place of curiosity about what need they are expressing. She is cool, calm and collected while TOTALLY there! As a parent and a psycholgist and parent educator, I am impressed!
Sylvia took my challenging boy, no questions asked! She nurtured him and gave him a place where he could grow and thrive. I can't thank Sylvia enough for her love and dedication to our kids. She is simply the best!!
As a parent of 3 UOP alums and an early childhood educator, I think the best part of UOP is the P for PLAY and the degree to which Sylvia (& her teachers) understand and promote its importance!
She's the best!
She's the best. Loaded with passion.
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University of Play made all the difference in the world to Simon. He grew so much under Sylvia's care. Now at nine, 4 years after he left, he still talks about her and the center as one of the best places in the world.