ONLINE Community Webinar Build it Up! Designing Creative Block Spaces Build it up! Knock it down! Build something new! Our block spaces are one of the most popular play spaces in our environment for many children. It's a space for children to express their creativity, problem solve, engage in different types of play and recreate […]
Lunch & Learn: Summer Fun Inspirations Welcome to our NEW Lunch and Learn webinars! These are mini online community webinars that give you some effective strategies you can implement right away! Lunch and Learn webinars are only 30 minutes and are offered over the lunch hour of 12:30-1:00PM. Each month we will present a different […]
ONLINE Community Webinar Creating Magical Spaces! Inspiring Early Childhood Environments Creating a space that promotes curiosity, exploration, discovery and play is not a simple task. Trends change over time...so what's the latest and greatest in creating an environment that truly does captures the image of the child and children's play? It's a setting that focuses […]
CENTER STAGE WEBINAR! Beyond Access: Meaningful Participation for All Children This free, 1-hour webinar, looks at some of the foundational practices that support children’s participation in early learning environments. Participants will define inclusion; consider aspects of inclusive culture and leadership; and, investigate inclusive practices that they can apply in their early learning setting to support […]
ONLINE Community Webinar Adventures of Play! Exploring Risky Play Taking risk is a necessary part of play. It's part of how children assess what they can do, what challenges them and what to leave until a later date to try. However, many of us face obstacles, barriers and reluctance to accept this into children's play. […]
ONLINE Community Webinar Storytime Success: Building Relationships, Community and Memories Through Storytelling Creating memories while reading stories together is one of the most impactful experiences for young children. It sparks the imagination, builds literacy skills and promotes a positive learning space. The biggest benefit for me... is the bond we create with children when we […]
HR Policies that Inspire Early Childhood Leaders (3 hours) Online Community Leadership Webinar: REVISED DATES! NEW DATES! 3 Part Series (3 hours total): September 6, 2023 12:00-1:00PM NEW TIME! September 13, 2023 1:30-2:30PM September 20, 2023 12:00-1:00PM Summary A comprehensive, up to date, well circulated and well understood HR Manual is a […]
Managing Stress: Finding Balance at Work and in Life Managing stress is not an easy task for many early childhood educators. We invest our heart, minds and bodies in what we do as professionals and often take things home with us. Not only the material 'to-do' list, but also the emotional 'to do' list. 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 play experiences for children is changing as we focus on the interests and abilities of the children as the core concept behind planning classroom […]
The Third Teacher! Creating Responsive Environments to Support Children’s Behaviours Children experience big feelings and have big actions to communicate these feelings with the people around them. It’s important that early childhood educators create an environment that is safe, physically, mentally, and emotionally, for children to learn about these emotions and discover ways to express these emotions. […]