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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I think so, Randy. Or some might call it our conceptual framework?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Randy Williams<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 31, 2013 11:10 AM<br><b>To:</b> Order Ecumenical Community<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Oe List ...] Ruth Carter -- Iron Woman<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Would it be fair to say that IE is not itself curriculum but is rather the educational philosophy grounded in a practical methodology or process with which all the curricula we had, 5th City, Training Inc., RS-1, etc. was delivered?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Randy<br><br>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Jul 31, 2013, at 8:57 AM, Paula Philbrook <<a href="mailto:paula.philbrook@gmail.com">paula.philbrook@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>I would say that the Imaginal Education was developed about the same historical time as the Fifth City Preschool curriculum. The intention of the curriculum was to be a grounding example of imaginal education.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>So the 4 parts of the preschool curriculum were </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Basic</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Relational </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Psychological ? </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Imaginal</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Lela, Sarah, Kaze, . . . and all the others: </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>maybe I do not have level 2 and 3 correct?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Paula</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 1:43 AM, the telfords <<a href="mailto:thetelfords@gmail.com" target="_blank">thetelfords@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>Dear Colleagues<br>Although I never actually met Ruth, her name and her contribution to our common mission is lodged in my memory.<br><br>Now, a question - was the curriculum which was developed in 5th City the foundation for what later became known as Imaginal Education?<br><br>This coming weekend the Blue Mountains East Timor Friendship Committee, which Elaine & I are members of, are hosting a visit by Dulce Soares, the East Timor government's Vice-Minister for Pre-School and Basic (primary) Education - the ET Government has recently launched a new Pre-School initiative to establish pre-schools widely across the nation and I understand they are at the stage of putting together a curriculum.<br><br>I was meeting with a couple of members of our organising team this morning and we were discussing what would be an appropriate gift to give to the Vice-Minister, and having just read about Ruth and the 5th City curriculum before I went to the meeting, I said I could possibly come up with a gift related to that.<br><br>Is there something I could download which at least would give her an introduction to our approach to early learning/development?<br><br>Any suggestions you can make in the next 24 hours will be most welcome.<br><br>Grace & Peace<br>John<br> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 3:37 PM, Isobel A Bishop <<a href="mailto:isobeljimbish@optusnet.com.au" target="_blank">isobeljimbish@optusnet.com.au</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Lela,<br>Thank you for this tribute to Ruth.<br>I remember her very well at S '68, when a bunch of Aussie children came over.<br>I did not know here well either, and yet was very impressed with her style of ease and competence.<br><br>We appreciate what you all have written..<br>In peace,<br>Isobel Bishop<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>On 31/07/2013, at 11:48 AM, Ken Fisher <<a href="mailto:hkf232@gmail.com" target="_blank">hkf232@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>><br>> Likewise, Ken<br>><br>><br>> On 2013-07-30, at 4:19 PM, Charles Hahn wrote:<br>><br>> Hi Lela! What a tribute!!! I knew Ruth, but not that well. Your<br>> comments really hold her up for the world to see. Thanks,<br>> Charles<br>><br>> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 2:28 PM, Lela Jahn <<a href="mailto:lelajahn@hotmail.com" target="_blank">lelajahn@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>>> Ruth and I were tied at the hip for the 3 years in the late 60's when I was<br>>> the director of the 5th City Preschool and she was my right and left hand.<br>>> She and I climbed many mountains together -- attending a national preschool<br>>> workshop because the curriculum received a National 1st place award from the<br>>> Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), receiving teaching machines from IBM<br>>> for the 4 year olds which got our picture in the newspaper because of the<br>>> audacity of believing machines could teach, making really cool uniforms for<br>>> all the teachers, designing the new preschool building on 5th Avenue with<br>>> Sheldon Hill --- the list goes on and on. Yet there were also many valleys<br>>> where Ruth never flinched, never complained. She stood firm in her belief<br>>> that the 5th City Preschool was a demonstration to the world of the<br>>> importance of providing all children from 4 months on up with a positive<br>>> self-image.<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> In turn, Ruth Carter, became my mentor, my symbol, of the Iron Woman<br>>> standing in the desert with arms out stretched knowing that the desert could<br>>> become the promised land. And it did because she lived --- and still does in<br>>> the lives of all she touched.<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> Lela Jahn<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>> _______________________________________________<br>>> OE mailing list<br>>> <a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br>>> <a href="http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net</a><br>>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> OE mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br>> <a href="http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net</a><br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> OE mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br>> <a href="http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>OE mailing list<br><a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>OE mailing list<br><a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net" target="_blank">http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Paula <br><br><em><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099'>Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow</span></em><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099'>Melody</span></em><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099'> Beattie</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>OE mailing list<br><a href="mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net">OE@lists.wedgeblade.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net">http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>