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Children's Museum exec newest member of the School Committee

By adamg on Mon, 11/17/2014 - 10:55am
Jeri Robinson

Mayor Walsh has appointed Jeri Robinson, vice president of early learning initiatives at the Boston Children’s Museum, to the School Committee.

Jeri Robinson is a longstanding member of Boston’s education community who knows the learning landscape, and will be an important voice at the table.

Robinson served on a committee to help then mayor-elect Walsh get up to speed after his election last fall. She is the co-founder of the city's annual "Countdown to Kindergarten" program for incoming kindergarten students and their parents.

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By bibliotequetress on Mon, 11/17/2014 - 1:36pm.

Knowledgeable without obligations to any one group over another.

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By Nancy L on Tue, 11/18/2014 - 3:02pm.

Joining Boston Children's Museum in 1973, Ms. Robinson has over 35 years of experience in teaching and consulting in the field of early childhood education.

She is the developer of the PlaySpace exhibit, (one of the earliest prototypes for early learning family spaces in children’s and other museums), founder of the Boston Cultural Collaborative for Early Learning and co-founder of both Families First Parenting programs and “CountDown to Kindergarten”. For many years, she has provided early childhood training and consultation to museums and other organizations.

Robinson received her B.S., M.S. Ed. and an honorary Doctorate in Education from Wheelock College. She serves on numerous boards dealing with family, community, multicultural, and early childhood education issues. In recognition of her work, Robinson has received awards such as the Wheelock Centennial Award, the Boston Parents Paper Family Advocate Award, the Women Who Care Award, and the Lucy Wheelock Award. She was a 2004 participant in the Schott Fellowship in Early Care and Education (Public Policy), a program of the Schott Center for Public and Early Education, Cambridge MA. In 2005, she was named to the American Association of Museums, Centennial Honor Roll, in recognition of her contributions to the museum field in the past century.

http://www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org/about/museum-leadership

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