Why join the pilot?
Learning Through Exploration
Infant Curriculum Implementation Pilot Opportunity
Neighborhood Villages, publisher of Learning Through Exploration© (LTE), is proud to announce an upcoming professional learning opportunity for infant classrooms within a 25-mile radius of Boston, MA. We are looking for approximately 40 classrooms, in 2 cohorts, to participate in a 2-year implementation pilot for the new Infant component of LTE - a play-based, relational, anti-bias, community-developed curriculum.
COHORT 1: Supported Implementation
What you get:
YEAR 1:
Introductory workshop
Printed curriculum materials
Full set of recommended literature per classroom (~$800 value)
Observations and debrief sessions with a Neighborhood Villages coach (~30 minute conversations 2x/week)
Check-ins in-person or via email or phone with coach (on alternating weeks)
Classroom observations using CLASS tool, including summary and written feedback for educators (2x/year)
YEAR 1:
Implementation of curricular resource in all classrooms
Full participation in coaching for educators
Full participation in professional learning workshops for educators and leadership
Completion of staff surveys both pre- and post-pilot
Commitment to data collection (CLASS observations)
Educator provided feedback
Leadership provided feedback
YEAR 2:
Quarterly check-in visits with Neighborhood Villages staff
Classroom observations using CLASS tool, including summary and written feedback for educators (2x/year)
What you give:
YEAR 2:
Implementation of curricular resource in all classrooms
Implementation surveys
Commitment to data collection (CLASS observations)
Educator feedback
Leadership feedback
Timely, clear communication between Neighborhood Villages staff and educators and leadership.
Cohort 2: Self-Implementation
What you get:
YEAR 1:
Introductory workshop
Printed curriculum materials
Full set of recommended literature per classroom (~$800 value)
Classroom observations using CLASS tool, including summary and written feedback for educators (2x/year)
YEAR 1:
Implementation of curricular resource in all classrooms
Implementation surveys
Commitment to data collection (CLASS observations)
Educator provided feedback
Leadership provided feedback
YEAR 2:
Observations and debrief sessions with a Neighborhood Villages Coach (~30 minute conversations 2x/week)
Check-ins in-person or via email or phone with coach (on alternating weeks)
Classroom observations using CLASS tool, including summary and written feedback for educators (2x/year)
What you give:
YEAR 2:
Implementation of curricular resource in all classrooms
Full participation in coaching for educators
Full participation in professional learning workshops for educators and leadership
Completion of staff surveys both pre- and post-pilot
Commitment to data collection (CLASS observations)
Educator provided feedback
Leadership provided feedback
Timely, clear communication between Neighborhood Villages staff and educators and leadership.
Applicants may be placed in either cohort.
Application Timeline:
Application opens: May 18, 2026
Application deadline: June 18, 2026
Decision notification: July 13, 2026
Role of leadership/administrators:
Attendance at leadership workshops
Signing of coaching agreement
Commitment to providing educators time to meet with coaches twice monthly during Year 1 or Year 2 (depending on cohort)
Designated private space for meetings with coach
Commitment to providing adequate planning time for educators to learn and plan with the curriculum
Commitment to providing time for an introductory workshop with educators in August 2026
Open line of communication with Neighborhood Villages staff
Photo/video release for participating classrooms (educators and children)
Role of educators
Participation in introductory workshops for each exploration
Commitment to implementation of LTE an average of 2x/week (implementing learning experiences, conducting read-alouds, and engaging with families) and completing documentation of this level of engagement during Year 1 OR Year 2
Full participation in coaching during Year 1 OR Year 2:
Signing of coaching agreement
In classroom observations of implementation (bi-weekly)
Out of classroom debrief sessions (~30 minutes, bi-weekly)
Sharing of data/materials (ie. data displays/observation notes, etc.)