Resources for Infant Educarers®
Elsa Chahin is a highly experienced educator and leader in the field of child development and performing arts. Currently serving as an Ambassador at MonPik and a Co-Founder at Ways of Being®, Elsa has held significant roles such as Director of Dance and Director Co-Founder of Dancing Arrows Ensemble at Seven Arrows Elementary School for over 17 years, emphasizing the importance of creativity in education. As a Working Group leader and Book Author for the World Forum Foundation, Elsa co-authored "In Loving Hands," advocating for children in residential settings. Additionally, Elsa holds key positions with PIKLER LOCZY FUND USA INC as President and CEO, a Certified Pikler® Trainer, and a RIE Associate, promoting respectful relationships with infants. With a strong background as a presenter at numerous early childhood conferences and as a former professional ballerina with Taller Coreográfico de la UNAM, Elsa's work spans national and international platforms, underscoring a commitment to nurturing children's growth and development.
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Resources for Infant Educarers®
RIE® is an international, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of infant care and education around the globe. Teaching, supporting, and mentoring parents and professionals in Magda Gerber's Educaring® Approach, RIE offers a variety of classes, workshops, conferences, and mentoring opportunities that support adults and babies in their lives together. Infant specialist and educator Magda Gerber and pediatric neurologist Tom Forrest, M.D. founded RIE in 1978 in support of Magda's groundbreaking approach which honors infants and young children as equal members in relationships and is dedicated to creating a culture of people who are authentic, resourceful and respectful. Our work is inspired by the natural integrity of infants and the formative power of relationships in their lives. When allowed to unfold in their own way and in their own time, children discover, manifest and inspire the best in themselves and in others. We are profoundly committed to sharing the opportunity to see infants with new eyes.