Designing Creative Block Spaces Let’s Build! Children express their creativity and their perspective of the world around them in a variety of ways. One of the most popular play areas for this creative expression is in the block centre. In this play space, children become engineers, architects, urban planners, designers and more! Participants will learn […]
Creating Inspiring Play Spaces for Young Learners Let me play!!! Children need room to run, climb, jump, get messy, read books, paint masterpieces and build worlds of wonder…how can we fit all of it into one place?! This workshop is designed to spur the imagination of how to effectively transform your everyday classroom into a […]
Observing, Planning, Documenting and Reflecting on Children's Play and Learning - 3 Part Series (6 hours total) Let’s journey further into the magical world of emergent planning – where children are the key! This extended workshop series provides a more comprehensive version of our introduction session to emergent curriculum. One of the best ways to […]
DAP Trivia Time: Understanding Best Practices in Early Child Care Are you DAP? What is DAP? This hands-on, full participation workshop is designed to get you involved in understanding Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Alberta Accreditation Standards and the Alberta Flight Curriculum Framework. What exactly is DAP? How does it affect my classroom and children’s learning? Come […]
OSC FOCUSED ~ Let's Be Friends! Building Positive Relationships through SEL and Bullying Prevention In good times…in bad times…I’ll be on your side forever more! That’s exactly what children need – positive relationships and quality friendships. But it’s not as easy as it sounds. This workshop will help you understand children’s social development and how […]
Unlocking the Magic of Emergent Curriculum: An Introduction to the Emergent Curriculum Approach Step into the magical world of emergent planning – where children are the key! The way we plan activities for children is changing as we focus on the interests and abilities of the children as the core concept behind planning classroom activities […]
No Waiting! Get Them Shaking! Learning Effective Transition Strategies Oh, those lovely transition times…where chaos seems to reign, and things get a little crazy! But this doesn’t have to be the case if we learn how to provide effective transitions! Children are not able to sit and wait…or line up perfectly-every time…so why not make […]