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About Us Buds & Blossoms is a program of the Asian American Civic Association, a non-profit organization that has been providing vital education and social services to immigrants and linguistic minorities in Greater Boston for the past 40 years. We provide high quality services to children and their families. Our qualified and licensed teachers ensure your child has the best resources for growth and development. Our beautifully appointed, new facility in the heart of Chinatown is a warm, friendly, nurturing environment for your child. Licensed by the commonwealth of Massachusetts and inspired by the Reggio Emilia philosophy, our Mandarin immersion program for infants, toddlers and preschoolers offers the best of combination of play-based learning with language acquisition. Director's Message Buds & Blossoms is committed to educate the whole child from infancy through preschool. We strive to unite the best elements of Eastern and Western traditions and practices: the growth of the individual and the inquiring mind, as well as a sense of personal responsibility for the social welfare of all. Interim Director  Leslie Klein PilderLeslie has decades of experience in early childhood education including having been the director of a preschool in Manhattan. Leslie has an M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education, certification from The American Montessori Society, and many years working with teachers, parents, and students of early childhood education. She also has an M.A. in Adolescent Rites of Passage from New York University, where she worked for several years as a field facilitator in the Teaching for Success program, designed to improve the quality of teaching and learning in Head Start centers across New York City. Lead Teachers An Chen An is our Program Coordinator and Infant Lead Teacher. She comes to us with 20 years teaching experience. She has her Masters in Education in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Toledo, and is licensed as Director II, Director I and Lead Teacher. An grew up in Beijing. Ida Yee Koo Ida is a Toddler Lead Teacher. Ida has a degree in Early Childhood Development and Education and is continuing to pursue a higher education. She has eleven years of experience with Infants, Toddlers and Preschools. Ida is licensed as Director II, Director I and Lead Teacher for Infants, Toddlers and Preschool. Xiu Song Chen Xiu is a Toddler Lead Teacher, with a two year degree in early childhood education. Xiu has been working with young children for ten years. She is currently attending college, which keeps her very busy studying. Joyce Chuang Joyce is the Preschool Lead Teacher. She received her M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education and Creative Arts in Learning from Lesley University and also holds her Massachusetts teaching license in Early Childhood Education (PreK-2). Joyce previously was a student-teacher in kindergarten and first grade at Cambridge Public School. She is originally from Taiwan. |