Vision, Mission and Philosophy
Develop a Vision, Mission, and Philosophy for a Program. Instructions: Assume you have been asked to develop a new early childhood program for your local school. You will be presenting your program at a board meeting comprised of administrators, teachers, and parents. Write a speech that you could deliver to your audience that would comprise the following information: • A mission and vision statement for your new early childhood education program. • An analysis of how your program is similar or different from other early childhood education program models. • A philosophy statement for the program that reflects a solid knowledge of early childhood development theory. • An explanation of how development theory has influenced your program, curriculum, and assessment. • An outline of the key points of your new program. • An explanation of how your program will support community values. • A evaluation plan for how your program supports your mission, vision, and philosophy statements. Length: 5-7 pages, with 5 peer-reviewed journal articles. Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic.