Dream Big

Step Ahead is an Early Childhood Development Seminar developed and conducted by Focus on Action, a South African based organization.
The goal of the Step Ahead program is to provide training to assist parents, teachers, and caregivers in becoming proficient educators thus helping to maximize the child's potential even before the years of formal education.

Topics covered in course material:
Childhood Development
Motor Skills Development
Vision and Motivation in Teaching
Behavior Management
Learning Through Play
Early Reading
Building General Knowledge
Pre-Writing Skills
Communication Skills


This is the awesome project I get to work on! Since I got into teaching it has been my dream to have seminars where I could teach parents and teachers all that I had learned. Teaching is like a never ending journey full of excitement, accomplishments, and sometimes setbacks. I do miss it at times. But with Step Ahead I'll get to teach again, and this time to adults! There is still work to be done, a few tweaks to make, so we hope to start giving seminars March 2011. I am so happy that I get to do something I love and believe in. Every time I see a child lacking love, attention, and proper care it hurts. I wish I could take that child and give him everything I know he deserves. I'm just one person though and I know that by myself I'll hardly make a dent in the sea of neglected children. But if I could educate the parents and teachers then they could make a lasting difference the lives of their children and students.--and that is my dream.