{"id":5,"date":"2012-02-22T17:44:50","date_gmt":"2012-02-22T17:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hordinerconsulting.com\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2022-06-01T16:34:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T16:34:14","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hordinerconsulting.com\/?page_id=5","title":{"rendered":"About &#038; Contact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><del><\/del><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">For twenty five years David Hordiner has worked with children and youth, families, and teachers &#8212; in private and public schools, child care centers, parenting and early intervention programs, and in the pediatric clinic at Bellevue Hospital in NY.\u00a0 David holds a Triple Masters Degree from Bank Street College of Education in General and Special Education Birth-8 and in Parent Development and Early Intervention. \u00a0He is also a graduate of Swarthmore College and The Rabbinical College of America. \u00a0Currently, David is Director of Education at Tzohar Seminary, a Jewish arts integration program in Pittsburgh, PA.\u00a0 David formerly served for five years as Director of the Reggio-inspired Gan Yeladim Early Childhood Center in Stamford, CT where he participated in a three-year, intensive training awarded by JECEI, the Jewish Early Childhood Education Initiative.<\/span><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hordinerconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_76647907736292.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-856 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/hordinerconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_76647907736292-300x168.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG_76647907736292\" width=\"363\" height=\"203.5\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:dhordiner@hordinerconsulting.com\">dhordiner@hordinerconsulting.com<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0917.930.1312<\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333300;\">Testimonials<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>\u201cDavid Hordiner brings\u00a0a wealth of understanding and hands-on classroom experience to his work with other educators and administrators.\u00a0 His keen sensitivity to the needs of children, families, and schools is an invaluable asset to any director looking to start a new program or to improve a pre-existing one.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>NANCY BALABAN, Ed.D<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>Infant and Family Development and Early Intervention Program,\u00a0Bank Street Graduate School of Education<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"470\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>\u201cAt the heart of good teaching is deep listening and active learning. David Hordiner is a highly skillful at both, making him a master teacher. He is a strong advocate for children, families and those who work with them. With his keen mind and huge heart, David is an enormous benefit to programs who are fortunate to work with him.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>SONYA SHOPTAUGH<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>Co-founder of Voices in Education<\/em><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>Author, Designer, Early Childhood Consultant with emphasis on the Reggio Emilia Approach<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"470\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>\u201cWith every visit, David Hordiner leaves our staff with a wealth of practical advice and meaningful insights. His extensive experience, combined with his thoughtful approach, inspires our teachers to reflect upon their work with children and families, enabling them to create a more nurturing and enriching classroom environment.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>RAIZY KAPLAN<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>Director, Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy Preschool<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"470\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>\u201cAs an educator David Hordiner has an exceptional knowledge regarding young children and their families.\u00a0 He is able to understand the family dynamic in a deep and meaningful manner.\u00a0 An excellent communicator, David has much to share with others who work in the field of early childhood education.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>LORI SCHNEIDER, MSEd\/MPA<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>Director, Stephen Wise Free Synagogue Early Childhood Center<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"1\" width=\"470\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>\u201cDavid Hordiner is an innovative director and educator. He asks questions to stimulate and encourage \u201cout of the box\u201d thinking. After a discussion with David what was once simple and basic becomes extraordinary.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>ROCHEL ATTAR<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>Teacher, Gan Yeladim Early Childhood Center<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For twenty five years David Hordiner has worked with children and youth, families, and teachers &#8212; in private and public schools, child care centers, parenting and early intervention programs, and in the pediatric clinic at Bellevue Hospital in NY.\u00a0 David holds a Triple Masters Degree from Bank Street College of Education in General and Special [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":856,"parent":0,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hordinerconsulting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hordinerconsulting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hordinerconsulting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hordinerconsulting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hordinerconsulting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/hordinerconsulting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2035,"href":"https:\/\/hordinerconsulting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/2035"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hordinerconsulting.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hordinerconsulting.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}