The Bing Times
The Bing Times is published annually in the fall, recounting news and stories of the previous year's classroom curricula, research activities, undergraduate teaching, interactions with parents and educators, and significant events in the life of the school. Each issue can be downloaded as a PDF document or perused as individual online articles. Annual issues are available from 2000 to the present.
2023 Issue
By Nancy Verdtzabella, Head Teacher
“The materials have their own inner life and their own story to tell. Yet they can be transformed only through their encounters with people.”
—Elena Giacopini, Reggio Children
In West PM, we…
By Parul Chandra, Head Teacher, and contributors Coco Delaporte, Alice Findsen, Sadie Parrinello, Jessica Predom, Amy Shin, Teachers
You monkeys, you, give me back my caps! You monkeys, you, give me back my caps!” The children chanted this…
By Chia-wa Yeh, Head Teacher and Research Coordinator, and Kay Erikson, Teacher
One day last winter, a group of children gathered on the rug and listened attentively to a special guest. Evelyn’s grandfather, Tian Xiong Wei, demonstrated for…
By Mark Mabry, Head Teacher, with Mischa Rosenberg, Teacher
One of the most compelling parts of Bing’s classroom environment for young children is the continuous availability of our natural outdoor spaces. Bing’s founding director, Dr.…
By Jessica Van Westering, Teacher
On October 11, the Bing teachers came together for a staff development day, when we discussed (1) child-centered and play-based programs, (2) Stanford research on children’s visual exploratory behaviors,…
By Coco Delaporte and Amy Shin, Teachers
On an especially windy winter day in February, the Bing staff came together to delve into the topic of pedagogical documentation. Adrienne Lomangino, our pedagogical specialist, and Emma Vallarino,…
By Amanda Brannon and Rylee Jackson, Teachers
The Bing staff joined together on April 28 to explore the significance of documentation within our classroom communities. We began the day with a presentation from Susan Stacey, early childhood…
By Laura Benard, Amanda Brannon, and Mischa Rosenberg, Teachers
From November 16–19, 2022, in Washington, D.C., 10 Bing teachers joined 6,000 early childhood professionals from across the United States at the Annual Conference of the…
By Kay Erikson, Teacher, and Chia-wa Yeh, Head Teacher and Research Coordinator
"We’re back!” Adria Taha-Resnick, president of the California Association of Education of Young Children (CAAEYC), joyfully announced at the start of the…
By Marisa S. Chin-Calubaquib, Teacher
This past March, I had the opportunity to participate in the spring board meetings for the National Coalition for Campus Children’s Centers (N4C) as secretary of the organization. This nonprofit…