Houlares early learning center: Early Learning: Head Start/Early Head Start Learning Programs
Early Learning: Head Start/Early Head Start Learning Programs
Pam Houlares is a native Bostonian born into a large Greek family. She grew up in a large extended family with aunts, uncles and cousins in the Boston area. Both sisters, including her twin, experienced a strong bond with their Greek culture and identity. After graduation from UMass Amherst, Pam’s older sister became a nun in Greece and has lived there for about 50 years. Her twin sister, Natalie, is a real estate broker with Sotheby’s in Boston.
In Pam’s 37 years in education, she began as a Spanish teacher, Curriculum Coordinator, and ultimately, a Principal of Jonas Clarke Middle School in Lexington, MA. After retirement, Pam worked in two colleges as an Adjunct Professor instructing courses in administration and continues as a Spanish tutor in her home -town.
During 2016 – 2020, Pam served as the President of the Hellenic Women’s Benevolent Association, a non-profit that oversees the Hellenic Nursing Home in Canton, MA. In fact, Pam’s mother, Jennie, was one of the founders of the nursing home in 1973. Pam continues to serve on the Board of Directors at the Hellenic Home.
Pam and Jim have four grandchildren, James, Conor, Catherine and Theodore, who live nearby, Aside from some babysitting, Pam and Jim feel very fortunate that they are very close and celebrate holidays and family events together.
Pam’s husband, James, has devoted his entire career to early childhood education. Jim displays that same enthusiasm and love of children to this day, and is adored by his children and grandchildren, alike. Both Pam and Jim are pleased that to continue to be a part of the CTI family and have contributed greatly to the Early Education programs at Community Teamwork.
James Houlares was born and raised in Auburn, Maine, He has a twin sister and also married a twin who has a twin sister as well. James has an older and younger brother as well. James and Pam have been married since 1974 and lived in Wellesley and now South Natick.
They have two children, Nathaniel and Elena, named after my father-in-law and mother. Nathaniel and Christina have two children, Catherine (2.5 years old) and Theodore (7 months). Elena and John have two children, James (9) and Conor (7).
In1962, Jim arrived in Boston to attend the Hellenic College and Holy Cross School of Theology to earn a Bachelors and an advanced degree. His studies continued at the University of MA in Amherst where he earned his Masters. Jim’s first job with Head Start was as a teacher in Lewiston, Maine 1969 – 1971. After earning his Masters, in 1973, he was hired as an Education Coordinator at the Head Start program at Community Teamwork. At that time, CTI served 120 children in six classrooms. When Jim retired in 2005, the Agency served more than 516 Head Start and Early Head Start children.
During Jim’s 32 years at Community Teamwork, he was involved with many challenging and exciting initiatives including:
MA Education Coordinators Association
CDA Advisor and Instructor
State Supplemental Funding for Head Start Programs
Planned and designed the James A Houlares Early Learning Center in Lowell
Chaired the State Head Start Association
Hiring the First Executive Director of the MA Head Start Association
Chaired the New England Head Start Association
Jim presently serves on the following boards: New England Head Start (NEHSA), National Head Start (NHSA), and the Thom Child and Family Services.
Jim is forever grateful to Community Teamwork Inc. for the opportunities it offered to him in the field of early learning and care for children and families, and Community Teamwork is forever grateful to Jim for his contributions to the field of Early Learning and his additional contributions to Community Teamwork over the past few years.
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Description: The James A. Houlares Early Leaning Center is a state-of-the-art facility, conveniently located at the intersection of Rt. 495 & Rt. 38 in Lowell. It offers a safe environment that is perfect for learning. All 28 classrooms, staffed by dedicated professionals and licensed teachers, are surrounded by bright attractive colors and creative expressions of art.
The Center was named in honor of retired Head Start Director James A. Houlares who, over the course of his 32 year career at CTI, carried out vital child care education and care programs to thousands of Greater Lowell children and their families.
Additional Information: Provider First Licensed on: 08/16/1987Financial Assistance Accepted:|Contracted Slots||DCF Supportive Slots||Headstart||Sibling Discount||Sliding Fee Scale||Teen Parent Slot||Voucher||Other|.
Program and Licensing Details
- License Number:
5100 - Capacity:
407 - Achievement and/or Accreditations
NAEYC-National Association for the Education of Young Children - Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program:
Yes - Languages Supported:
English, English; Spanish; Vietnamese; Other - Type of Care:
Full-Time and Part-Time; - Transportation:
Transportation Provided - Current License Issue Date:
Mar 07, 2021 - District Office:
360 Merrimack Street, Building 9, 3rd Floor Lawrence 01843 - District Office Phone:
978-681-9684 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.
) - Licensor:
Dan Hoyt
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State and international projects and grants Scientific events Publication activity Direction of scientific research. Applied linguistics in science and education The need and relevance of conducting research work on this topic are primarily due to the requirement of the time: the introduction of the academic discipline English in the content of education in primary school from the 2nd grade, the introduction of new educational standards in primary school, as well as the implementation of the educational initiative “Our New School”, on the basis of which new educational standards are built, introduced into the educational process in primary school, as well as the transition of higher education to the educational standards of the third generation. State and international projects and grants.The department actively participates in the implementation of the university development program for 2011-2015. and the Strategic Development Program (SDP). According to the program of strategic development, the department takes part in 3 projects: 1.1.1. “Development and implementation of educational programs and modules of individual educational programs focused on innovative activities in education and the social sphere, taking into account the needs of regional labor markets, the requests of employers and the educational needs of students, including joint (network) educational programs and modules”; 1.2.2. “Development of a system of open educational resources for the preparation of masters”; 3.2.2. “Formation of a qualitative composition of students in the master’s program based on the development of joint (network) programs within the framework of a network consortium.” As a result of project activities, in the new 2013-2014 academic year, for the first time, the Master’s program of the university began teaching under the international program. Within the framework of networking, the international master’s program “Early learning of foreign languages and intercultural communication” is being implemented, as well as the international educational module “Early learning of foreign languages” within the framework of the master’s program “Intensive teaching of children in foreign languages” (networking partner — University of Eastern Finland). The department actively cooperates with the University of Eastern Finland on the implementation of networking in the education of undergraduates, as well as the Oslo University College on the implementation of a joint grant for the development and implementation of joint educational programs “Intercultural interaction in educational contexts”. In the photo: Finnish and Russian teachers of the joint educational program “Early learning of foreign languages and intercultural communication”: (bottom: Prof. The department has developed and is successfully implementing a program of additional professional education for advanced training of teachers “FSES: MODERN TECHNOLOGIES OF TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN PRIMARY SCHOOL”, within which more than 40 students were trained in the module “Methods of teaching English in primary schools” in 2013 alone. school.” The author-developer of the program is Olga Anatolyevna Selivanovskaya, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Early Learning in Foreign Languages. The department is actively engaged in the development and implementation of modern information technologies and educational resources in the educational process, primarily within the framework of the international master’s program “Early learning of foreign languages and intercultural communication”, within the framework of the international educational module “Early learning of foreign languages” included in the program master’s degree programs “Intensive teaching of foreign languages to children”, implemented jointly with the University of Eastern Finland, as well as in the process of teaching undergraduate academic disciplines under the program “Early teaching of foreign languages. Most actively distance learning technologies are introduced into the educational process by associate professors I.V. Vronskaya, L.N. Ivanova, O.V. Malova, O.A. Selivanovskaya, I.A. Krylova, head department of V.A. Pogosyan. Teachers of the department actively participate in academic mobility programs. For the creation of the manual English for teachers. Vocational-oriented training. – St. Petersburg: Publishing House “Book House”, 2013. The team of authors (V.A. Pogosyan, T.G. Vasilyeva, I.V. Vronskaya, M.G. Matsibora) was awarded a diploma in the nomination “Educational and methodological complex, textbook, development for higher education in the field of humanitarian and social economic disciplines” at the 17th University Exhibition of Scientific Achievements, held April 23-25, 2013. At the 17th University Exhibition of Scientific Achievements, held April 23-25, 2013 at the Russian State Pedagogical University named after A. The best graduates of the department 2013Babykina Daria Romanovna Bachelor’s degree graduate (specialization “PEDAGOGY”, profile “Methods of teaching a foreign language in elementary school”), red diploma. During her studies, she was a three-time scholarship holder of the Federal Scholarship Program of the V. Potanin Charitable Foundation (2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 academic years). In April 2013, Daria Romanovna became the winner (2nd place) of the 15th interuniversity student conference “Student-researcher-teacher” in the section “Methods of early teaching of foreign languages”, where she made a presentation on the results of her research on the topic “Conditions for the formation of intercultural competence in foreign language lessons in elementary school. From January to May 2012, Darya Romanovna completed an internship at the University of Northern Iowa, USA, in the specialties of Elementary Education and TESOL, which also contributed to the success of writing a qualifying research on the topic “USE OF NATIONAL SYMBOLS IN THE FORMATION OF INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE LESSONS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL” . Potekhina Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Graduate of the master’s program (direction “Pedagogical education”, educational program “Early teaching of foreign languages in the field of intercultural communication”) (red diploma). In collaboration with the supervisor, associate professor S.O. Parfyonova wrote and published the following articles: “Analysis of the problem of forming the foundations of intercultural competence among elementary school students (on the basis of discrete speech acts of the English language)” // Philological sciences, questions of theory and practice, Tambov: “Letter”, 2012. |
The master’s educational program “Early learning of foreign languages and intercultural communication” was developed and implemented jointly by the University of Eastern Finland and the Russian State Pedagogical University. A.I. Herzen. The program is built in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland and the Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Professional Education of Russia. The implementation of this program became possible thanks to the long-term and fruitful cooperation of the Department of Early Learning in Foreign Languages of the Russian State Pedagogical University. A.I. Herzen and the Department of Applied Pedagogy of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Eastern Finland. In RGPU them. A.I. Herzen, graduates of various faculties of our university, as well as graduates of St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts, and the Institute of Applied Linguistics of St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University are enrolled in the program.
The University of Eastern Finland enrolled students from the USA, Ghana, Iran, Cameroon. 
University of Eastern Finland Ritva Kantelinen, Head of the Department of Early Learning of Foreign Languages V. A. Pogosyan, Associate Professor of the Department of Early Learning Foreign Languages, Deputy Director of the Institute of Childhood O.V.Malova, top: teachers of the University of Eastern Finland: Kaya Perho, Meri Jappinen, Sari Havu-Nuutinen, Associate Professors of the Department of Early Learning in Foreign Languages: I.V. Vronskaya, O.A. Selivanovskaya ). 
So, in 2013, such programs were attended by: head of the department V.A. Pogosyan and associate professor O.A. Selivanovskaya, who lectured at the University of Eastern Finland as part of a network of universities to implement joint educational programs. Mobility was financed through grants from the Finnish Center for International Academic Mobility (CIMO). 
I. Herzen The head of the department V.A. Pogosyan for the textbook “International space of modern higher education and science: how to become a member of the global community”. 
