Building Children’s Jewish Identity and Community in a Reggio-Inspired School

Authors

  • Allie Baylson Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Early Childhood Center
  • Miriam Kalmar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59669/jojece.v1i1.18

Keywords:

Reggio-Emilia, Community, Early Childhood, Jewish Early Childhood Education

Abstract

As a school that has been studying the work being done by educators in Reggio Emilia for over 25 years, we often are struck by the myriad ways that the schools in Reggio-Emilia involve the city at large.  As a small Jewish school in a very large city, with safety and security considerations, we have often wondered about how we can involve our community more with the work of the children.  Through various projects over the last few years, the children showed us what community means to them and how to use our surroundings to involve and care for others. 

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Author Biographies

Allie Baylson, Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Early Childhood Center

Allie Baylson is the Director of Innovation and Learning, Summer Camp Director, and  4/5’s teacher at Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Early Childhood Center in New York City. Allie earned her bachelor's in early childhood and early childhood special education from NYU and her master's in speech-language pathology from Adelphi University. 

Miriam Kalmar

Miriam earned her bachelor’s in psychology from Yeshiva University and her master’s in early childhood and elementary education from Bank Street College. She has been working in early childhood since 1999, first as a classroom teacher and then as an administrator. She is currently the Director of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Early Childhood Center.

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Published

2026-06-10

How to Cite

Baylson, A., & Kalmar, M. (2026). Building Children’s Jewish Identity and Community in a Reggio-Inspired School. Journal of Jewish Early Childhood Education, 1(1), 155–165. https://doi.org/10.59669/jojece.v1i1.18

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2026): Journal of Jewish Early Childhood Education

Section

JOJECE Production

License

Copyright (c) 2026 Allie Baylson, Miriam Kalmar

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