Katharine Whiteside Taylor Bursary

The Katharine Whiteside Taylor Bursary is a scholarship named in honor of Dr. Katharine Whiteside Taylor, a founding member of Parent Cooperative Preschools International (PCPI). Donations to the Katharine Whiteside Taylor Bursary provide scholarships to help educate parents and teachers in Canada about cooperative preschools.

Katharine Whiteside Taylor

Dr. Taylor devoted much of her life to the Parent Cooperative movement in North America and overseas - writing, lecturing, and giving personal guidance to parents, teachers and children learning together in a cooperative/parent participation preschool setting.

On April 17, 1996, Katharine Whiteside Taylor was inducted into the U.S. Cooperative Hall of Fame. This prestigious award recognizes those whose contribution to the cooperative movement has been truly heroic. As a member of the AAUW at the University of Chicago, Katharine started the first parent cooperative preschool in 1918. Later, in 1927, she founded the Children’s Community in Berkeley, California, the oldest continually operating cooperative preschool in the U.S. Her work in many other areas including Colorado, Maryland, Michigan, Canada and New Zealand added to the growing number of preschools around the world. A newsletter for cooperative preschools that she started in the 1950s grew into the textbook, Parent Cooperative Preschools. She was also active in the establishment of PCPI.

Donations

Your donations help PCPI continue its work – work to support cooperative preschools. Two such special programs are the Katharine Whiteside Taylor Bursary and the Becky Allen Fund. Donations can be made to PCPI to help continue such educational programs. Send donations to PCPI at the National Cooperative Business Center, 1401 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005, USA.

Application

The DEADLINE for submission of applications is NOVEMBER 1. WINNER(S) will be announced on or before DECEMBER 1.

Contact a local or regional parent cooperative council or Email the Katharine Whiteside Taylor Bursary Chair for more information.