Outdoor Fun for Everyone! Igniting Passion for Outdoor Play ~ Winter Edition ~ Let's Get Outside and Play! We just don't seem to hear or see that too much anymore. What happened to connecting with the world around us in a hands-on way, instead of looking at it on a screen? Do you know the […]
Let’s Move! Including Movement and Active Play Every Day! In a world that seems to promote sedentary activities, and children seem more interested in screen time then play time, it's important that we get children moving from a very young age. After all, this is how children learn! So, how can we get children moving […]
Caring Connections: Interactions that Matter The comfort of an encouraging smile. The caring reassurance after a fight with a friend. The excitement of co-celebration as they discovery a new skill. How we interact with children has a huge impact on children's growth and development, not only their social emotional development, but also in their abilities […]
The 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. Join me […]
Finding Your Wings: Transitioning to the Alberta Curriculum Framework Are you looking to learn more about the Alberta FLIGHT Framework? Whether you've gone through the training or not, it can still be a little overwhelming switching to this approach to learning. Flight not only introduces some new language to use (and to share with families), […]
Finding Calm in the Chaos: The Importance of Self Care for Early Childhood Educators As early childhood educators, providers and leaders, we are used to always lending a helping hand when needed and going the extra mile for our children, our families, our co-workers and our field in general. We work hard, long hours. We […]
NEW! Leading Your Team to Success: Collective Leadership for Early Childhood Leaders Leadership is key in early childhood programs. We need strong leaders to guide us through policies and best practices to help educators achieve their goals and ensure high quality practices in our early childhood programs. Leadership is a skill that takes time, intentionality, […]
NEW! The Inner Child! Developing the Spiritual Well-Being of Every Child A relatively new term in early childhood that we are seeing more and more is the term 'spiritual development.' What does this mean? How can we support spiritual development in the early learning environment? In this session we will discuss what spiritual development is […]
We All Belong: Inclusive Practices in the Early Years We live in a world that is wonderfully diverse - not only culturally but also in our unique abilities. Some of us can sing while others can solve Sudoku in a couple minutes. Children all learn at their own rate and in their own way. It's […]
NEW! Mentoring and Coaching Your Team to Success: Effective Coaching and Mentoring Practices for Early Childhood Leaders Coaching and mentoring are key strategies to building stronger teams, competent and capable educators and creating a learning organization. Building on your team’s ability to transfer knowledge, skills and attitudes after a training supports a cohesive and positive […]
