About Alise Shafer Ivey

Alise Shafer Ivey is the executive director of the Pedagogical Institute of Los Angeles and the founder of Evergreen Community School in Santa Monica, California. She has worked with schools throughout the U.S. and abroad including China, New Zealand, Nepal, Israel, Peru, Australia, Korea and Mexico. She is a frequent lecturer on early childhood education and has taught child development at both UCLA Extension and Santa Monica College. She is a contributing author in the book, “Teaching and Learning: Collaborative Exploration of the Reggio Emilia Approach” and a TEDx Sunset Park speaker. Ivey is also the creator of six “Nests” on three continents—early education centers for young refugees and displaced children.