A Haitian delegation from the Ministry of National Education, headed by Minister Jean Beauvois Dorsonne participates since Monday and until July 15, at the 12th International Meeting on early childhood and preschool education which is held in the Palace of Conventions in Havana (Cuba).

Organized by the Latin American Reference Center for Early Childhood Education (CELEP) and the Ministry of Education of Cuba, the summit brings together about twenty representatives of countries of Latin America, the Caribbean and the Europe on the problems of early childhood and the sharing of experience and research in the field.

The Minister Dorsonne is pleased to participate in this important meeting which covers topics including some are currently the object of reform in Haiti.

The Minister acknowledged that the first six years are critical in the formation of the child and its personality, noting that Haiti has a policy document on early childhood, recently validated by the partners of the education sector. In addition, a curriculum was developed and adopted for the preschool giving the broad guidelines for the mentoring of children, believes that this is a key momentum for the development of this sector too long neglected to the free rein of each stakeholder. The minister thinks that Haiti will draw on best practices for the implementation of the Integral Development of Early Childhood (IECD) while innovating and taking account of resource limitations.

Mme Marie Yolaine Vandal, Director of Preschool Management Office (BUGEP) member of the delegation, expressed appreciation for the quality of exchanges and work including on cultural diversity and the integral development of early childhood, the early childhood curriculum and the protection of children's rights.

Miriam Diaz, director of CELEP, providing an update on the theme of these international meetings "From the womb to the future. Focusing on cultural diversity and integral development" stressed the importance of understanding the evolution of the child to clearly identify its development and promote its full development. It is also "to understand all the factors that allow an integral development of the child in terms of its course."

HL/ HaitiLibre