Upcoming Training for Child Care Providers
--To register for any of these workshops, please call 604-885-5657 or email coastccrr@sccss.ca
Exploring Seasonal Planting in Early Years Settings
Presenter: Julie Hansen, Early Childhood Educator, Consultant and Author
Date: Thursday April 29, 2021 6:30—8:30 pm. Online - Delivered via Zoom
Cost: Free
Suitable for: child care providers, other early years and middle childhood years professionals and parents
Discover a wide variety of ideas for indoor and outdoor planting, developing insect-friendly garden spaces, container garden options, and incorporating vegetable patches into program outdoor spaces. In this workshop we will look at creating invitations to play that showcase the growing process, the incorporation of recycled materials, shade and full-sun gardens and the beauty of nature.
Participants will leave this workshop with the following skills: Having a better understanding of plant varieties, explore incorporate recycled materials into your garden spaces, learn about different styles of gardens, discover how to extend learning opportunities from the garden into the program space and involve the children in the planning, creation, development and maintenance of the garden. Learning outcomes from the BC Early Learning Framework that will be highlighted during this workshop are well-being and belonging, engaging with other materials and the world and communication and literacies.
Presenter Julie Hanse, has been an Early Childhood Educator for 20 years with Diploma in Early Childhood Education from Douglas College. She has extensive experience in a variety of areas in Childhood Education, including; Director of a Preschool, Supervisor of After-School Care as well as Infant Toddler programs and center management. Julie has articles published in Provincial and National ECE journals on the topic of emergent curriculum and leadership. Her goals as an Early Childhood Educator and facilitator is to support fellow educators and early years professionals in providing high quality early learning experiences for children and families.
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A CREATIVE EXPERIENCE TO SELF-COMPASSION
Presenter: Laura Barnes, BE.d, DVATI, MC, RCC, BCATA
Date: Thursday May 20, 2021 6:30-8:00 p.m. - Delivered via Zoom
Suitable for: Childcare Providers and parents
Practicing self-compassion and developing strategies for building inner resources enhances resilience, which acts as a buffer against professional burnout and fatigue. This is a workshop for those seeking to reduce anxiety, enhance well-being and respond with self-kindness to the challenges of work, relationships and everyday life. Participants will create a vision wheel that will help them connect with aspects in their life that may feel 'heavy' or 'stuck' and develop intentions to bring flow, well-being and a deeper personal connection to their needs. They will also practice techniques that can be easily implemented in their daily self-car practice.
Equipment required per participant: poster paper, pencil crayons or markers, scissors, glue stick, magazines, handouts.
Presenter Laura Barnes works in private practice as a Clinical Counsellor and Art Therapist working with individuals and groups in both creative and counselling capacities. With a background in Education, she approaches mental and emotional concerns through a Neurological, developmental and attachment based lens to help navigate obstacles in children and adults such as ADHD, ASD, trauma, grief, transitions, anxiety, and depression to find meaning, understanding and acceptance.
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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
Exploring Seasonal Planting in Early Years Settings
Presenter: Julie Hansen, Early Childhood Educator, Consultant and Author
Date: Thursday April 29, 2021 6:30—8:30 pm. Online - Delivered via Zoom
Cost: Free
Suitable for: child care providers, other early years and middle childhood years professionals and parents
Discover a wide variety of ideas for indoor and outdoor planting, developing insect-friendly garden spaces, container garden options, and incorporating vegetable patches into program outdoor spaces. In this workshop we will look at creating invitations to play that showcase the growing process, the incorporation of recycled materials, shade and full-sun gardens and the beauty of nature.
Participants will leave this workshop with the following skills: Having a better understanding of plant varieties, explore incorporate recycled materials into your garden spaces, learn about different styles of gardens, discover how to extend learning opportunities from the garden into the program space and involve the children in the planning, creation, development and maintenance of the garden. Learning outcomes from the BC Early Learning Framework that will be highlighted during this workshop are well-being and belonging, engaging with other materials and the world and communication and literacies.
Presenter Julie Hanse, has been an Early Childhood Educator for 20 years with Diploma in Early Childhood Education from Douglas College. She has extensive experience in a variety of areas in Childhood Education, including; Director of a Preschool, Supervisor of After-School Care as well as Infant Toddler programs and center management. Julie has articles published in Provincial and National ECE journals on the topic of emergent curriculum and leadership. Her goals as an Early Childhood Educator and facilitator is to support fellow educators and early years professionals in providing high quality early learning experiences for children and families.
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A CREATIVE EXPERIENCE TO SELF-COMPASSION
Presenter: Laura Barnes, BE.d, DVATI, MC, RCC, BCATA
Date: Thursday May 20, 2021 6:30-8:00 p.m. - Delivered via Zoom
Suitable for: Childcare Providers and parents
Practicing self-compassion and developing strategies for building inner resources enhances resilience, which acts as a buffer against professional burnout and fatigue. This is a workshop for those seeking to reduce anxiety, enhance well-being and respond with self-kindness to the challenges of work, relationships and everyday life. Participants will create a vision wheel that will help them connect with aspects in their life that may feel 'heavy' or 'stuck' and develop intentions to bring flow, well-being and a deeper personal connection to their needs. They will also practice techniques that can be easily implemented in their daily self-car practice.
Equipment required per participant: poster paper, pencil crayons or markers, scissors, glue stick, magazines, handouts.
Presenter Laura Barnes works in private practice as a Clinical Counsellor and Art Therapist working with individuals and groups in both creative and counselling capacities. With a background in Education, she approaches mental and emotional concerns through a Neurological, developmental and attachment based lens to help navigate obstacles in children and adults such as ADHD, ASD, trauma, grief, transitions, anxiety, and depression to find meaning, understanding and acceptance.
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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
