Upcoming Training for Child Care Providers
Hedgehog Finds a Home for Winter: The Magic of Story-Telling and Puppetry--A Needle Felting Workshop
Date: Thursday, November 5, 2020 6:30 – 8:30pm
Presenter: Natalie Grambow
Online Training
Cost: Free. Priority registration for child care providers. All materials will be provided ahead of the workshop. 2 hour pro-d certificates issued
In these somewhat uncertain times, young children pick up on the feelings of anxiousness and stress carried by the adults in their lives. The simple act of telling stories, stories of protection and shelter, can help in so many ways to alleviate reactions to adult stress, soothe anxiety, and bring a sense of well-being by engaging a young child’s imagination in a magical world of nature. Hand felted puppets can enhance the story-teller’s journey into this magical world.
Participants will learn the basics of needle felting wool fleece to create the characters for a late fall sweet story basket. The simple story draws inspiration from the concept of safety and shelter within the world of nature, where a small hedgehog, with the help of a friend, finds a pumpkin to create a home for the on-coming winter. This story basket makes for a wonderful story-telling opportunity with soft, natural sensory props, where children will delight in the narrative of an enchanted fall scene.
Natalie Grambow is a fiber artist and an accredited Waldorf Early Childhood Educator. She has an extensive background in therapeutic puppetry and story-telling for young children, and has been teaching felting and story-telling workshops for many years to EC professionals.
Supporting Risky Outdoor Play during COVID-19
Date: Monday, November 23, 2020 6:30 – 8:30pm
Presenter: Dr. Mariana Brussoni
Online training
Cost: Free
Suitable for: child care providers, other early years professionals and parents. 2 hour pro-d certificates issued
Supporting Risky Outdoor Play during COVID-19 Research is clear on the importance of regular and repeated access to outdoor risky play. During the COVID-19 outbreak, the importance of supporting children’s play outdoors is even more urgent as a means of infection control. This session will help you build the case about the need for outdoor risky play as well as get practical ideas to make positive change in your work with children. Myths will be dispelled, truths revealed, and incredible opportunities for children to have new experiences introduced. Learn the key concepts that support outdoor play and how you can begin to incorporate these into your programs and plans. Lastly, hear about tools and educational resources to help you on your journey.
Dr. Mariana Brussoni is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia (UBC), and an investigator with the British Columbia Children’s Hospital Research Institute and the BC Injury Research & Prevention Unit. Mariana conducts research on children’s outdoor and risky play, adult attitudes related to children’s risk taking and safety, and designing supportive outdoor play environments. She has published her research extensively and her work was featured in CBC’s the Nature of Things 2019 documentary, The Power of Play. Mariana was awarded the 2019 inaugural Outdoor Play Canada Dr. Mariana Brussoni award.
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Other online training resources:
Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre: www.wstcoast.org
Food Safety BC: https://www.openschool.bc.ca/
Workshops on Early Learning: www.Workshopsonearlylearning.com
The Perpetual Preschool: http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/onlineworkshopscybersale.htm
HighScope: http://www.highscope.org/
The Care Courses School Inc.: www.carecourses.com
Circle of Ideas ECE Workshops: www.circleofideas.net
Date: Thursday, November 5, 2020 6:30 – 8:30pm
Presenter: Natalie Grambow
Online Training
Cost: Free. Priority registration for child care providers. All materials will be provided ahead of the workshop. 2 hour pro-d certificates issued
In these somewhat uncertain times, young children pick up on the feelings of anxiousness and stress carried by the adults in their lives. The simple act of telling stories, stories of protection and shelter, can help in so many ways to alleviate reactions to adult stress, soothe anxiety, and bring a sense of well-being by engaging a young child’s imagination in a magical world of nature. Hand felted puppets can enhance the story-teller’s journey into this magical world.
Participants will learn the basics of needle felting wool fleece to create the characters for a late fall sweet story basket. The simple story draws inspiration from the concept of safety and shelter within the world of nature, where a small hedgehog, with the help of a friend, finds a pumpkin to create a home for the on-coming winter. This story basket makes for a wonderful story-telling opportunity with soft, natural sensory props, where children will delight in the narrative of an enchanted fall scene.
Natalie Grambow is a fiber artist and an accredited Waldorf Early Childhood Educator. She has an extensive background in therapeutic puppetry and story-telling for young children, and has been teaching felting and story-telling workshops for many years to EC professionals.
Supporting Risky Outdoor Play during COVID-19
Date: Monday, November 23, 2020 6:30 – 8:30pm
Presenter: Dr. Mariana Brussoni
Online training
Cost: Free
Suitable for: child care providers, other early years professionals and parents. 2 hour pro-d certificates issued
Supporting Risky Outdoor Play during COVID-19 Research is clear on the importance of regular and repeated access to outdoor risky play. During the COVID-19 outbreak, the importance of supporting children’s play outdoors is even more urgent as a means of infection control. This session will help you build the case about the need for outdoor risky play as well as get practical ideas to make positive change in your work with children. Myths will be dispelled, truths revealed, and incredible opportunities for children to have new experiences introduced. Learn the key concepts that support outdoor play and how you can begin to incorporate these into your programs and plans. Lastly, hear about tools and educational resources to help you on your journey.
Dr. Mariana Brussoni is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia (UBC), and an investigator with the British Columbia Children’s Hospital Research Institute and the BC Injury Research & Prevention Unit. Mariana conducts research on children’s outdoor and risky play, adult attitudes related to children’s risk taking and safety, and designing supportive outdoor play environments. She has published her research extensively and her work was featured in CBC’s the Nature of Things 2019 documentary, The Power of Play. Mariana was awarded the 2019 inaugural Outdoor Play Canada Dr. Mariana Brussoni award.
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Other online training resources:
Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre: www.wstcoast.org
Food Safety BC: https://www.openschool.bc.ca/
Workshops on Early Learning: www.Workshopsonearlylearning.com
The Perpetual Preschool: http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/onlineworkshopscybersale.htm
HighScope: http://www.highscope.org/
The Care Courses School Inc.: www.carecourses.com
Circle of Ideas ECE Workshops: www.circleofideas.net
