[Oe List ...] Completed Life of Ruth Carter

[Jean Long]

Dear colleagues -
Working with the archives - and the living stories that have been shared
with us - have made us (the archive team and volunteers) aware of the gift
to the nation that Ruth Carter and the imaginal education approach to
teaching used in the 5th City Preschool came about.

Ruth and another preschool teacher were invited by the team that was
putting together Sesame Street to come to New York and share with them the
imaginal education curriculum being used in the successful Fifth City
Preschool.

Why?  Apparently the Preschool had been named one of the top two preschools
in the nation.  Sargent Shriver had visited the preschool and said that the
curriculum made it number 1 - but the facilities required he name it number
2.

We have also heard that there was an article - and picture - in a Time
magazine talking about the 5th City preschool - and that is why the Sesame
Street planning crew asked Ruth  and  colleague to come to New York and
talk to them.

...and that one bright shining moment pales in the face of the additional
50+ years that she gave caring for and nurturing the teachers and students
of the 5th City Preschool.

God bless you, Ruth.

Jean Long
Kemper Building
Chicago


On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 6:06 PM, Wanda Holcombe <wandah70 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I remember with great fondness working with Ruth in the 5th City Preschool
> in the early days of its creation. She was always an inspiration of hope &
> tireless energy.
>
> May the seeds of her hope continue to blossom in all of us (children &
> adults) who were part of & continue the 5th City Preschool.
>
> Wanda
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 28, 2013, at 4:48 PM, Terry Bergdall <bergdall2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Pat Turner, the current Director the Fifth City Preschool, informed
> > preschool Board Members this morning that Ms Carter was admitted to
> > the hospital on Friday evening and died earlier today. I will pass on
> > more information as soon as it is available.
> >
> > Grace and Peace,
> >
> > Terry Bergdall
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