-
"Hello Dr. Marazon, I just wanted to let
you know things are going great here. Your system for planning
is working great, kids are happy, parents are happy, and staff
are happy. I've noticed the enthusiasm in the staff now, we
have a cohesive unit working towards the same goal and your
help pushed us that last step up we needed to get there, thanks
again. Summer went great, we had a huge increase in enrollment,
the word got out about the program and kids simply wanted to
come. We had a waiting list all summer long!!! Fall enrollment
is up and I can't help but feel we're only getting better. I
hope we can have you back again soon."
Jim Dugan--Hurlburt Youth Center, Florida
-
"Marazon is a gift
for opening eyes and hearts to the glories of the celebration
of both children and their teachers. Armed with these wonderful
new tools, I hope to see many new Marazon graduates from Utah
Valley State University giving life to the Marazon philosophy.
Marazon is a true "MAP for Life" for families everywhere."
Gayle Ingalls, Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah.
-
"MAPS is valuable in providing teachers,
child care workers, therapists, and parents with a common language
for supporting children as they grow and learn. It is also valuable
in focusing staff training efforts on child development and
providing a method for program managers to access and monitor
the quality of services being provided to children and families."
Barbara Mease, Children's Center Head Start, Franklin, Virginia.
-
"The Marazon System is the tool to professionalize
our field, empower our staff, and communicate appropriate information
with parents. Marazon has shed new light on our program and
our ways of thinking." Jennifer O'Quinn, Tinker AFB,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
-
"Marazon provides the tools to assist parents,
providers, and other child care professionals in the development
of our most precious resource - the child." Sharon Swanson,
Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada.
-
"A soul searching approach that causes
each of us to think out of the box!" Barbara, Apple
Tree Nursery, Toledo, Ohio.
-
"Move over Dr. Spock!
The Parent's Handbook of child development is the parent guide
for the new millennium." Dr. Deanna Radeloff, N. Miami
Beach, Florida.
WHAT
MAKES MARAZON STAND OUT FROM OTHER PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS
IS THAT MARAZON:
-
Helps teachers look at the child first, and
then at curriculum, themes, and projects.
-
Helps teachers celebrate what's right with children,
not what's lacking in them.
-
Provides standardized documentation within programs
and concrete evidence for meeting licensing and accreditation
standards related to individualizing for children.
-
Gives professionals in each program, regardless
of whether it is infant, toddler, preschool, or school age,
the same common language -the language of child development.
-
Provides documented usage of curriculum to support
and challenge children's development rather than using activities
and materials to teach isolated skills and subject manner.
-
Uses authentic assessment. Marazon helps you
gather information about what children say and do, interpret
the meaning of this information, and then use this information
to plan individually for children from week to week.
|
