Early childhood educators and leaders are invited to apply for the Educators’ Neighborhood 2024-2025 cohort, where they will take part in a year-long program to learn how to apply Fred Rogers’ work and theory to their work with children.

An initiative of the Fred Rogers Institute, Educators’ Neighborhood is a community of educators – defined broadly to include any adult who directly serves children, youth, families, or other educators – from around the world who learn together, for the most part through virtual meetings, and are inspired by the work of Fred Rogers.

Who Should Apply

• Educators in early childhood education programs, family child care, preschool, or early intervention
• Directors of early childhood education programs, family child care, preschool, or early intervention
• K-12 teachers, guidance counselors, reading specialists, or school librarians
• Principals or superintendents at K-12 schools
• Educators or directors at programs that serve children or youth outside of school such as staff at a library, museum, after school or summer program, religious organization, or environmental educationhttps://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ENapplication2024
• Educators serving adults who work with children, youth, or families (for example, higher education, professional development, quality improvement, or families)
• Home-based educators

Fees and Scholarships

The cost to participate for those selected is $595, which includes 30 hours of learning as well as lifetime access to the Educators’ Neighborhood community and access to alumni opportunities. Full and partial scholarships are available, and can be completed in the Educators’ Neighborhood application. This year’s scholarships include ones for:

• Educators and helpers who serve children through music, art, or reading education
• Educators in Greene, Fayette, or Westmoreland counties.
• Professionals from informal learning environments such as libraries and museums
• Educators’ Neighborhood participants in any context or location who are eligible for the needs-based General EN scholarship

All participants will receive a certificate of participation at the end of the cohort year. Pennsylvania educators can receive ACT 48 credits for participation, while educators outside of Pennsylvania who are interested in transferring credits can receive additional documentation of completed learning hours.

Application Details

Apply online by May 3 at 5 p.m. For more information, check out the Educators’ Neighborhood Information Guidebook. To ask questions, email educators.neighborhood@stvincent.edu.