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The YMCA Child Care Resource and Referral provides certificates

of participation for a variety of workshops. When claiming a

workshop or course for training hours it is the participant’s

responsibility to check with the ECE Registry or Community Care

Licensing.

For more information on the ECE Registry please visit: http://

www.mcf.gv.bc.ca/childcare/ece/index.htm

@YMCACCRR

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Online Professional Development!

Professional development is an important part of how the YMCA CCRR supports the child care community and families. Unfortunately, during the COVID-19 pandemic we have had to cancel our scheduled in-office training. We are pleased to announce that we are now offering professional development online, and you can participate in the comfort and safety of your own home. These professional development opportunities will provide you with the knowledge, experience, and skills needed to support the children in your lives. Call us to attend!

Workshop Policies: Workshops start promptly at the time indicated.

Individuals logging in late or leaving early will have their certificates adjusted.

Payment Information: Registrations can be processed by phone at 604-931-3400 ext. 0 using American Express,

MasterCard or Visa. For your protection, please do not leave credit card information on our

voice mail.

Registrations will be confirmed by email. We do not provide reminder phone calls.

Refunds and transfers will only be given to registrants who provide 5 working days notice. All

withdrawals and transfers are subject to a $5.00 administration fee, per workshop, regardless

of notification given.

Refunds will not be issued due to technical difficulties with your equipment.

Workshops may be cancelled due to factors outside of our control. In the case of cancellation,

a full refund will be issued.

Important Information:

These are online workshops via ZOOM. Participants will need internet access, and a device with

video, audio, and microphone to participate.

For Additional Information Contact Us:

Tri-Cities CCRR: [email protected] or 604-931-3400

Burnaby/New Westminster CCRR: at [email protected] or 604-294-1109

Funding for the YMCA CCRR is provided by the Province of British Columbia. The YMCA CCRR acknowledges the City of Burnaby for its support.

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Using Outdoor Space for Much More than Physical Play Presenter: Pooja Kalsi

Date: Thursday, July 2, 2020 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members; $15.00 non-members Suitable for all early learning professionals and parents.

In this workshop we will discuss ways to bring different curriculum areas outside. We will also talk about ways to set provocations and choose materials to present meaningful experiences for children in the outdoor space. We will also discuss the importance of using loose parts outside. We will talk about the relationship of children with nature and its impact on emotional health.

Pooja has a Masters degree in Early Childhood Education. She has 22 years of experience in the early childhood field as a teacher, facilitator, supervisor, director and instructor. She is very passionate about finding ways to promote children’s creativity and expres-sion of discovery. She currently teaches at Langara College in the ECE department.

Communication Skills for Empowered Leadership: Discover the Heart of Communication Presenter: Vince Gowmon

Date: Saturday, July 4, 2020 Time: 9:30 – 11:30 AM Location: Online via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members; $15.00 non-members Suitable for all early learning and child care professionals.

Communication is an art once explored and understood. It invites us into our heart, mind and voice, and into that of those around us. It is full of subtlety and skill, and requires us to be courageous in both sharing and offering silence to others. In this fun and interactive webinar series, learn practical communication skills to connect you to your feelings, concerns and ideas, empower your voice, and strengthen your professional and personal relationships (including with children). Experience an engaged learning environment with me sharing personal stories and research, leading experiential activities, showing descriptive power-point slides, and inviting questions and discussions.

• Discover the heart of communication • Learn a model for communicating from the heart • Explore the Spirit of Yes And – a simple framework for balancing receiving and sending information • Hone your ability to connect before you correct/direct • Understand the trappings of needing to agree • Learn three levels of listening • Discover the gift of curiosity – how to ask questions that engage the heart and mind • Learn to draw out people's feelings, dreams, values and desires, and to create a safe place for others to share their authentic Self

Vince Gowmon is an internationally recognized healer, speaker and author. His books are Let the Fire Burn ~ Nurturing the Creative

Spirit of Children, and Wild Empty Spaces ~ Poems for the Opening Heart. Trained in numerous healing modalities including somatic

therapy and breathwork, Vince focuses most of his time conducting energy healing for those far and wide short on money and time

and without access to healing practitioners. For full information, please visit www.VinceGowmon.com.

Inclusive Circle Time Presenter: Karen Lesage

Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Location: Online via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members; $15.00 non-members Suitable for all early learning and child care professionals.

Learn strategies to include and engage all children in a developmentally appropriate circle using a variety of techniques.

Karen LeSage has been a Supported Child Development (SCD) Consultant for the past 15 years in Vancouver and Burnaby and is now

with Ridge Meadows SCD. She has been in the child and youth care field for 24 years and has a keen interest in Social Emotional

Development, yoga and mindfulness. She is a certified children’s yoga teacher and is completing her 200 hours yoga teacher train-

ing certification.

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http://www.vincegowmon.com/


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Making Sense of Young Children Presenter: Colleen Drobot

Date: Saturday, July 11, 2020 Time: 9:30 – 11:30 AM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members; $15.00 non-members Suitable for all early learning professionals and parents. In this workshop, we will provide insight into the inner world of young children. We will help make sense of separation anxieties, impulsivity, aggression, resistance, oppositionality and more. We will also explore how attachment is meant to unfold, and how to cultivate resilience. We will focus on why today’s discipline practices recommended to parents and educators can actually harm the relationship and healthy development, and provide safe alternatives to disciplining young children.

Colleen Drobot is a registered professional counsellor with a private practice in North Vancouver. She provides therapy for adults and also offers parent consulting using a developmental, attachment-based approach. She also works with school districts and oth-er professionals to help make sense of children and adolescents. She is an educator with over 20 years of experience working with children in the regular classroom or in special needs settings. She is an adjunct faculty member of the Neufeld Institute and has worked with Dr. Gordon Neufeld for many years. Colleen is a mother of two and draws from her personal as well as professional experience to support parents and professionals in gaining insight, opening their hearts, and leading by their intuition.

Trying Differently: A Positive Approach to Challenging Behaviours Presenter: Malgosia Tomanik

Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members $15.00 non-members Suitable for early learning professionals and parents of children 1-5 years of age. Most parenting and professional approaches to challenging behaviours do not recognize brain development and the power of rela-tionships. Instead, interventions often target presenting behaviours for change. Trying differently means to expand our range of options and move from punishing behaviours to understanding them, and to changing the environment and our expectations of the children/youth. This workshop is designed to help parents shift from changing the child’s behaviour to reframing perceptions, changing the way they respond to the behaviour and developing appropriate and effective support strategies. We will also explore the key role of relationship in addressing challenging.

Malgosia Tomanik, M.Ed., is a Family Consultant who specializes in supporting children from preschool to high school age and their

parents/caregivers in a variety of environments, including homes, school, and childcare settings. Malgosia is experienced in address-

ing concerns associated with the daily challenges of caring for a child/youth who requires support, including helping to make sense

of difficult behaviour and supporting the big people for each child in finding a way through. Malgosia also works as an FASD Key

Worker with the Fraser Valley Child Development Centre. Her educational experiences have included a Certificate in Mental Health

and Developmental Disabilities; courses in Adult Education, University of Victoria, BC and a master’s degree in Education, University

of Szczecin, Poland.


You may not recognize success when it

happens. It’s not always the thing you

expected it to be. Looking back, you will

realize that there are successes to be

recognized and joy to be seized in every day.

– Elizabeth Keane


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Engaging with the Early Learning Framework Presenter: Kim Atkinson

Date: Thursday, July 16, 2020 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members; $15.00 non-members Suitable for all early learning and child care professionals.

In this session participants will be introduced to the Early Learning Framework and to the new ideas, language and concepts it sets forth. We will explore how the framework can be a provocation for reflection and collaborative thinking about learning and prac-tice. The intention of this session is provide a starting point for educators to create ongoing, collaborative dialogues that will… ‘support the creation of rich, joyful early childhood spaces where children, adults, ideas, and materials come together, and where knowledge is constructed about learning and living in ways that are local, inclusive, ethical, and democratic. (ELF p.11) Kim Atkinson is an early childhood educator, writer and pedagogist. She is the co-creator of the Images of Learning Project, an ex-hibit, blog, and series of workshops. She has travelled extensively throughout BC as a facilitator and keynote speaker. Kim was the lead writer of the 2019 BC Early Learning Framework.

NETWORKING: BINGO Scavenger Hunt and Collage Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 AM Location: Online Via Zoom

This is a free event for in home child care providers (RLNR, LFCC) and the children in their care. We welcome providers and the children in their care to join us on a BINGO scavenger hunt! With your group of children, you can

collect the items before by using the emailed template sent to you. Set up the items found, and we will share and discuss where

we found them and create a collage all together. We will also sing songs and read a book related to the theme of the session.

Science of Circle Time: Circle Time with Science Presenter: Cheryl Song

Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members $15.00 non-members Suitable for all early learning and child care professionals. Incorporating simple and engaging science activities in circle time fun, while igniting children's love of learning and curiosity about the world of science. Learn ways to make circle time more fun and exciting than regular felt stories, songs and rhymes. Enhance circle time by adding some science themes into different stories and songs.

Cheryl Song has 20 years of experience working with children and families, as licensed early childhood educator and family educa-

tor. Cheryl works with children and families in a variety of early years programs. She especially loves finding creative ways to make

circle time engaging and educational. She is also a columnist, blogger and author of a bilingual children's songs and rhymes book.



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Unswaddling Pedagogy: How to be with Young Children in Ways that Acknowledge their Strengths and Celebrate their Differences

Presenter: Dr. Annabella Cant Date: Saturday, July 25, 2020 Time: 9:30 – 11:30 AM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members; $15.00 non-members Suitable for all early learning and child care professionals.

In very practical, joyful, playful ways, the workshop will engage with the concepts and practices of swaddling, unswaddling and non-swaddling pedagogies, bringing into the attention of the audience the pivotal role of early education in the designs of life. The presentation will also focus on the “missing beginnings”- the reasons why there is a globally present disconnect between early edu-cation and school education. Dr. Annabella Cant will share findings from her research in order to motivate the audience to think with the concepts and better understand the privilege of working with young children. She will continue the conversation on the introduced concepts in and will share two examples of swaddling pedagogies: the “Moulding” one and the “Not-yet” one. Also, she will introduce the theory and practice of Imaginative Education – a pedagogy that she considers close to being unswaddling – to-gether with her own contributions to it, contributions that emphasize the period at the beginning of life: 0 to 5. Participants will get a glimpse of children’s genuine capacity for openness and wonder by feeling it themselves. Annabella will remind her participants how to be joyful, playful, and open, and why these states of mind provoke deep and long-lasting learning in children.

See bio on page 12.

NETWORKING: Science Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 AM Location: Online via ZOOM

This is a free event for in home child care providers (RLNR, LFCC) and the children in their care.

Join us with the children in your care for a fun, engaging online Science Circle Time. Let’s experiment together! During our time

together, we will play I Spy, we will explore colour mixing, and we will demonstrate a science experiment. We will end this session

with a fun related story book.

Decolonization and Indigenous Place – Based Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education Presenters: Kristin Webster & Bronson Charles

Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members; $15.00 non-members Suitable for all early learning and child care professionals.

Education has long been taught through the Western dominant lens. We need to find space to invite indigenous knowledges and perspectives in. Truth and Reconciliation has become a buzzword in Canada for many years now. How do we take authentic steps towards this unless we walk eye to eye, and go forward with courage. There are hurdles, but with an open heart and an open mind we should be able to take the necessary steps to begin the process of dismantling all the systems of oppression that were, and are still currently in place in this country and globally. Bronson and Kristin will speak to their journeys as an Indigenous man and a settler ally woman walking a path of decolonization, in particular that of Early Childhood Education. Story and history is embedded in these lands on which we dwell, so it’s a good starting point to explore this in our pedagogy with the children. Bronson and Kristin both believe children are the change we all aspire to be, and that their thoughts should be taken into consideration as they hold deeper meaning which can assist in destabilizing Eurocentric discourse. This workshop opens up dialogue between presenters and participants to engage in meaningful ways we can work with children in a sociopolitical curriculum.

Kristin Webster was born and raised in Vancouver BC. She is employed by UBC Child Care Services and supervises the Salal Multi age Child Care program. She is passionate about Land based pedagogy through a lens of Indigenous Knowledge and place. She is cur-rently doing her Bachelor of ECED at Capilano University with plans to continue with her masters at UBC.

Bronson Charles is currently an ECED student at Vancouver Community College. He is an advocate for cultural revitalization and is of

Musqueam descent.



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What it Means to Honour Children as Citizens and Teach in a Democratic Child Care Presenter: Ana Valle Rivera

Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members; $15.00 non-members Suitable for all early learning and child care professionals.

What does it mean to honour children as citizens within a democratic classroom? What is democracy and why is it important that we support children in feeling valued within a democratic society? These are critically reflective questions that have emerged in my time sharing the Early Learning Framework and talking about social justice within Early Years. Come to this workshop with an open mind and an inquiry into how you can consider your classroom a democratic society and children as valued citizens within a demo-cratic space.

Raised in a large and lively family in East Vancouver BC, Ana knew her life's purpose was working with children. She began working

in the childcare field in 2007. Since earning a Diploma in ECE, Special Needs and IT Education (2010), she has worked with children

of all ages with different developmental needs in various childcare settings. Ana is currently completing a degree in Child and Youth

Care with Specializations in Early Years. Ana is a parent and a children's book author. Ana is the owner and founder of Early Years

Workshops and Training. Ana has made it her mission to share her passion and knowledge of Early Years through creating and facil-

itating her own workshops and writings.

Engaging Children in Nature Through the Senses Presenter: Tricia Edgar

Date: Thursday, August 6, 2020 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members; $15.00 non-members Suitable for all early learning professionals and parents. The smell of flowers, the feel of an earthworm: are you ready to connect young children to nature through their senses? In this workshop, you’ll learn from the lessons of many years at forest school. Learn how to create a space that inspires children and dis-cover simple ways to connect children to the places around them and inspire them to use all of their senses to explore the natural world.

Tricia Edgar has worked with children in the temperate rainforests of Vancouver for the last 17 years. She is the Education Coordina-tor the Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre and is the president and founder of Fresh Air Learning, a non-profit, play-based forest program for young children. She loves slugs, hummingbirds, and salmonberry flowers.

Connection & Separation: Building a Child’s Capacity to Separate Presenter: Shannon McGeehan

Date: Saturday, August 8, 2020 Time: 9:30 – 11:30 AM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members; $15.00 non-members Suitable for all early learning and child care professionals. Do you notice that the parents, children and families that you support, struggle with issues related to separation (the commence-ment of child care or school, shuffling between parents and or homes, feeling responsible for parents’ feelings or actions, the prox-imity of parents, feelings too much to handle)? As we know, the most common issue plaguing our little people today is anxiety, and with anxiety comes a host of challenges. When facing separation from a parent or caregiver, the natural feelings that are generated can impact the lives of our little people in so many ways, and they can take a significant toll on both parent and child. This work-shop will provide child care providers and parents with the knowledge and tools necessary to effectively manage these challenges and face separation with ease. For the past 22 years Shannon has been concentrating in the area of child and family development. She is a Social Worker, Foster Parent, Outreach Consultant, Connect Parent Group Facilitator, and Clinician at MCFD-Child and Youth Mental Health, plus her Master’s of Education in Counselling Psychology, that informs her approach and guides her towards helping parents in a gentle, authentic way.



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NETWORKING: Pajama Dance Party Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2020 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 AM Location: Online Via Zoom

This a free event for in home child care providers (RLNR, LFCC) and the children in their care.

Come and join us for an online Pajama Dance party with your children. Wear your PJ’s and bring your favorite Teddy Bears for a fun and silly dance party. We will be sharing songs and reading stories along with all the dancing and Pajama Time fun!

Supporting Children with Anxiety: Building Your Toolkit Presenter: Christine Yu

Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members; $15.00 non-members Suitable for all early learning professionals and parents.

Interested in learning how to help children with anxiety? This presentation will provide an overview of anxiety and how it presents across childhood. Attendees will learn the basics of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and will be offered a step-by-step guide of how to help children manage anxiety using evidence-based skills and strategies.

Christine M. Yu, M.A. has worked extensively in the field of anxiety, both as a researcher and a practitioner. She is a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship recipient and currently in her third year of the PhD program in Counselling Psychology at UBC. She is also working as a Registered Clinical Counsellor in private practice, providing evidence-based treatment for children, adolescents and families. As part of her aim to increase awareness and promote mental health education in communities, Christine serves as the doctoral student member on Anxiety Canada’s Scientific Advisory Committee.

NETWORKING: Movement & Music Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 AM Location: Online Via Zoom

This is a free event for in home child care providers (RLNR, LFCC) and the children in their care.

Movement is one of the best ways for young children to express their ideas and feelings! Come and join us with the children in your care for fun charades, a body percussion music class, and a movement activity inspired by The Very Hungry Caterpillar story. Wear comfortable clothes and gather together in a room with enough space for crawling, turning and stretching your bodies!

Objects - Building Multi-Sensory Consciousness Presenter: Ana Vojnovic

Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members; $15.00 non-members Suitable for all early learning professionals and parents.

We will explore the idea of proposing tactile experiences, with a focus on building and expanding multi-sensory consciousness that correspond to contemporary pedagogical practices. Participants will be introduced to variety of ways of developing and increasing material literacy by looking at existing elements of educational spaces as textual objects that have the capacity to engage, provid-ing deep sensorial experiences and training the senses. We will focus on ways of proposing the objects at hand, with a focus on movement, aesthetic pause and understandings of dynamic peripheries.

Uncovering ways of developing and increasing material literacy.

Looking at existing elements of educational spaces as textual objects that have the capacity to engage, providing deep sensorial experiences and training the senses.

Proposing ongoing tactile experiences, with a focus on building and expanding multi-sensory consciousness.

Discovering alternative ways of proposing the objects at hand, with a focus on movement, aesthetic pause and understandings of dynamic peripheries.

Ana Vojnovic works as an educator (UBC Child Care), artist-designer and a lecturer. Her pedagogical and creative practices are an integrated interdisciplinary response to basic questions of how built/designed environments affect and condition human perception, communication, learning, and socialization.



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Connection in Nature for All Children Presenter: Karen Begley

Date: Saturday, August 22, 2020 Time: 9:30 – 11:30 AM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members; $15.00 non-members Suitable for all early learning and child care professionals. Developing a connection with nature is an integral piece of childhood. Through interactions with the natural world, children devel-op a sense of wonder, calm, joy, and fascination. In this interactive session, Karen shares her experiences in place-based learning with children of all ages. We discuss ways of moving past challenges, engaging stakeholders, and exploring simple and meaningful open-ended play ideas and learning invitations that bring children outside and bring nature in. Participants will leave with a nature play idea kit filled with strategies and inspiration, including ideas that require little to no preparation or materials and ideas that include Aboriginal perspectives and understandings. Karen Begley supports and empowers educators to feel fantastic about the work they are already doing by making connections be-tween their underlying values, everyday programming, and pedagogical theory. Her playful style makes for interactive workshops that generate new ideas and increase participants’ confidence and competency to bring practical and enriching experiences to the children in their care.

Supporting Risky Outdoor Play During COVID-19 Presenter: Dr. Mariana Brussoni

Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members; $15.00 non-members Suitable for all early learning and child care professionals. Research is clear on the importance of regular and repeated access to outdoor risky play. During the COVID-19 outbreak, the im-portance of supporting children’s play outdoors has become 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 great 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. Last-ly, hear about tools and educational resources, and what different groups across Canada are doing to support risky play. Learning objectives:

To identify the influence of outdoor risky play on children’s health and development.

To analyze your personal challenges in supporting outdoor risky play.

To develop a plan for managing these challenges and implement changes. Dr. Mariana Brussoni is a developmental psychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia. She is an investigator with the British Columbia Children’s Hospi-tal Research Institute and the British Columbia Injury Research & Prevention Unit. Mariana investigates child injury prevention and children’s risky play, focusing on parent and caregiver perceptions of risk, and design of outdoor play-friendly environments. More details available at https://brussonilab.ca.


https://brussonilab.ca/


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Cultural Competencies for Early Childhood Educators Presenter: Jennie Roberts of the BC Aboriginal Child Care Society

Date: Saturday, August 29, 2020 Time: 9:30 – 11:30 AM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members $15.00 non-members Suitable for all early learning and child care professionals.

The ECE Cultural competency project was co-developed by the Musqueam Nation, BC Aboriginal Child Care Society, City of Vancou-ver, Collingwood Neighbourhood House, and other community partners. The end result was a series of five cultural competency video modules for early childhood educators and a supporting booklet, This Land: A Companion Resource for Early Childhood Edu-cators to accompany Five Short Films.

Jennie Roberts is Ojibway but, identifies as Sto:lo Xwelxwelmexw and resides on Tzeachten First Nation. She has been working with children and families for over 35 years. Jennie’s career started with work placements in high school in Victoria. Jennie has a certificate in Early Childhood Education (ECE) through the University of the Fraser Valley in collaboration with Seabird Island 2004 (Graduated on Dean’s List). In 2005 she received her Special Needs License to Practice by attending night classes at the University of the Fraser Valley; while working as a Head Start Coordinator at Seabird Island. Through a Seabird College collaboration with North-ern Lights College, she was able to complete her Infant Toddler/ Early Childhood Education and Care Diploma in 2016, (graduated on Deans List). In 2018, Jennie also completed her Speech and Language Assistant through Seabird College. In addition to working in child care and early learning settings, Jennie has experience as a parent, foster parent and adoptive parent. Being a multi-parent of 10 children has provided new experiences and expertise with children have experienced trauma and anxiety. As well as raising children with different abilities, Jennie received an Adoptive Parent Certification in 2018. Jennie’s philoso-phy is that children are reminders to us that we only live once, so make sure you take time to see the world through the eyes of the child you are engaging with. Jennie brings a multitude of knowledge and wide range of skill sets that makes learning fun and thought provoking.

Communication Skills for Empowered Leadership: Learn the Gift of Empathy Presenter: Vince Gowmon

Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2020 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members; $15 non-members Suitable for all early learning and child care professionals.

Communication is an art once explored and understood. It invites us into our heart, mind and voice, and into that of those around us. It is full of subtlety and skill, and requires us to be courageous in both sharing and offering silence to others. In this fun and interactive webinar series, learn practical communication skills to connect you to your feelings, concerns and ideas, empower your voice, and strengthen your professional and personal relationships (including with children). Experience an engaged learning environment with me sharing personal stories and research, leading experiential activities, showing descriptive power-point slides, and inviting questions and discussions.

Learn the gift of empathy – the art of being with others in their experience

Explore your shadow, and how it influences your communication and relationships

Understand how certain loved ones and colleagues mirror back our shadow

Learn the power of tentative language and appreciation

Discover how to:

design safety and trust in difficult conversations

clarify assumptions

design your impact before your speak to mitigate assumptions

follow the flow or thread of conversation

Please see bio on page 2.



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Providing Care for Children from Two Home Families Presenter: Jamila Nazerali Hilborn

Date: Thursday, September 3, 2020 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members; $15.00 non-members Suitable for all early learning and child care professionals. In this workshop you will learn more about how to support children in two home families. We will dive into common challenges found in children from two home families, and share insights around the impacts of separation and divorce on children. Strategies will be shared on how to navigate family restructuring, custody arrangements, administration, transitions, changes, emotions, and home life conflict. Additionally, we will explore ways in which child care providers can increase relationships between two home families. This presentation invites interactions, questions, and discussions on common dilemmas found when caring for children from two homes.

Jamila Nazerali Hilborn is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with a Masters Degree in Counselling. She is a Child Specialist and Di-

vorce/Co-Parenting Coach. She is a member of Collaborative Divorce Vancouver and specializes in Collaborative Divorce. She is also

the founder of Hilborn Psychotherapy which is located in North Vancouver and Vancouver and focuses on providing counselling

services to children, youth and families. Much of her psychotherapy practice is rooted in separation/divorce, family blending, par-

enting skills, gender transitioning, disordered eating, and learning differences.

Cultivating Kids Who Care and Have Empathy Presenter: Dr. Deborah MacNamara

Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members $15.00 non- members Suitable for early learning and child care professionals. Is caring something you can teach a child? While we all desire caring and considerate children, there is much confusion regarding how to get there. Dr Deborah MacNamara will address the developmental roots of these highly held virtues and the negative effects prevailing child rearing practices have on caring. This presentation will focus on how parents and teachers can best cultivate these characteristics and social responsibility as a whole. It will include the story behind The Sorry Plane (her new children’s picture books) that aims to help adults preserve a child’s caring spirit and cultivate empathy. Dr. Deborah MacNamara is on Faculty at the Neufeld Institute, the author of the best selling book Rest, Play, Grow: Making Sense of Preschoolers (or anyone who acts like one), and her new children’s book, The Sorry Plane. She is the Director of Kid’s Best Bet, a family counselling centre and is a developmentalist concerned with creating the conditions for children to realize their full potential.

There are three ways to ultimate success.

The first way is to be kind.

The second way is to be kind.

The third way is to be kind.

– Fred Rogers



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Discipline Without Damage: How to get Children to Behave without Messing Them Up Presenter: Dr. Vanessa Lapointe

Date: Saturday, September 12, 2020 Time: 9:30 – 12:30 PM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $15.00 members; $20.00 non-members Suitable for all early learning professionals and parents.

Often times as caregivers, we are left wondering what exactly our response should be when children present with challenging be-haviours. Our task in answering that query is made even more difficult by the mountains of literature encouraging us to use one strategy or another, with each successive strategy seemingly at odds with the one before. This workshop is designed to help care-givers navigate the world of discipline. We will explore how relationship with children is at the core of both how we discipline them and the behaviours they present with. That is, our relationship with children creates an incredibly important “context.” Our goal in this workshop is to understand how our discipline style and related strategies can improve behavioral challenges by allowing for a relational context that is nurturing in nature, and that ultimately encourages the emotional health and well-being of our children. Dr. Vanessa Lapointe is an author, parenting expert, and registered psychologist (British Columbia #1856) who has been supporting families and children for more than fifteen years. Author of Discipline without Damage: How to get your kids to behave without messing them up and Parenting Right From The Start: Laying a Healthy Foundation in the Baby and Toddler years, regularly invited media guest and contributor, educator and speaker, a Huffington Post Parent blogger, and a consultant to research projects and various organizations promoting emotional health and development, Dr. Vanessa is known for bringing a sense of nurturing under-standing and humanity to all of her work. She presently works in private practice and has previous experience in a variety of settings, including the British Columbia Ministry of Children and Family Development and the school system. Her passion is in walking alongside parents, teachers, care providers, and other big people to really see the world through the child’s eyes. She believes that if we can do this, we are beautifully positioned to grow up our children in the best possible way. As a mother to 2 growing children, Dr. Vanessa strives not only professionally, but also personally, to view the world through the child’s eyes.

Working with Supported Child Development Presenter: Yvonne Kwok

Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members; $15.00 non-members Suitable for early learning and child care professionals.

How do we get the most out of your relationship with Supported Child Development? If you have questions about working with an SCD Consultant, how your program can access support for children with extra needs, how you can access free coaching/training for your staff to build capacity, or have questions about support funding, waitlists, or inclusion, come and meet the Coordinator of the SCD Program in the Tri Cities. This workshop may be of particular interest to owners and managers of child care programs.

Yvonne Kwok is the Coordinator of the Supported Child Development Program in the Tri Cities. She has worked for the SCD Program

for the past 7 years. Yvonne has completed her ECCE Degree program from Capilano University and has owned, supervised and

worked in all types of Child Care.

Cost Includes Book: Discipline Without Damage: How to get your kids to behave without messing them up.

You must make an appointment to pick-up at either of our office locations.



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Making Sense of the World Through Imagination Presenter: Dr. Annabella Cant

Date: Thursday, September 17, 2020 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members; $15.00 non-members Suitable for all early learning professionals and parents.

Annabella will share with participants the latest research about the role of imagination in education and will introduce them to the Theory of Imaginative Education. Dr. Annabella Cant is a professor in Early Childhood Education at Capilano University and sessional instructor of the Master of Edu-cation in Imaginative Education at Simon Fraser University. Annabella received the 2019 Teaching Excellence Award from her uni-versity. She is also an invited keynote speaker to many ECCE conferences and events. Annabella is member of the Academic Council of the Centre for Imagination in Research, Culture, and Education. She is also the initi-ator and editor-in-chief of the online journal: Childhoods and Pedagogies. She has been practicing ECCE since 1994; in 1999 she started opening her own childcare centres in Europe (her schools were dedicated to children with very diverse backgrounds and abil-ities). She collaborated with a number of orphanages and organizations and welcomed all children. Her newest publication, Un-swaddling Pedagogy (2017), is a book for educators and parents. Her new pedagogical lens—the unswaddling pedagogy—is in-spired and fueled by the stories she has lived. Her passions are: her family+puppy, running, and creating an inclusive world.

Stress Management During Stressful Times Presenter: Helen Schneiderman

Date: Saturday, September 19, 2020 Time: 9:30 – 12:45 PM (with a 15 minute break) Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $15.00 members; $20.00 non-members This workshop is applicable to all audiences, including intact teams.

Stress is a natural and necessary part of life. During these unprecedented and difficult times, the ability to confront and release increased levels of stress is crucial in order to remain healthy. Unresolved stress can negatively impact personal and team motiva-tion and performance. Personal management of stress is critical and not always easy. The training provides a model and techniques that are simple and pragmatic in handling day-to-day and ongoing stress issues that may arise. This workshop is conducted virtually where participants engage with the facilitator and their peers seamlessly and can collaborate in breakout sessions in small groups just as they would if they were in a classroom.

Results Participants Can Expect: • Impact of covid-19 on our personal well-being • Stronger understanding of stress triggers • Improved ability to dissect stressful situation • Increased awareness of how to adjust our thinking about our reactions • Personal ownership of many types of stress

Key Focus Areas: • Root causes of stress and the vicious circle • The disconnect between reality and our belief • How to release stress • Understanding how mental chatter informs our stress levels • Evaluating our thinking during times of stress • New ways of responding to stressful situations

Helen has over 20 years experience as an Organizational Development and Human Resources professional, working as both a con-sultant and within industry. Helen’s expertise includes training and facilitation, people and leadership development, employee en-gagement, performance management, competency development, career development, recognition and onboarding. Prior to joining Kwela, Helen worked for a large charity, leading the learning and development function for the organization. Helen also spent time volunteering internationally, supporting non-profit organizations to build their human resources capacity. Outside of Kwela, you can find Helen performing stand-up comedy at one of the lower mainland’s comedy clubs. Drawing from her varied life experiences and trips around the globe, Helen is not afraid to share the good, the bad and the ugly, to make people laugh! Helen has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and English, she is a Certified Compensation Professional, and is certified in Mental Health First Aid.



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A one-hour professional development certificate will be given to participants at the end of the networking session.

Superhero Play Presenter: Sarah McCarthy

Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members; 15.00 non- members Suitable for all early learning professionals and parents.

All children have a right to play. Including superhero play, weapon play and shocking themes like shooting storm troopers!

Objectives:

Understand what children mean when they use superhero play

Discuss possible ways to manage and guide this type of play

Review risky play and how it can support superhero play

Investigate the possibilities that superhero play can bring

Sarah created ECE Connect in 2015 with the idea of connecting early childhood educators together, and offering workshops that she feels are needed in the field. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Education and Training, a diploma in Early Childhood Education and Montessori (0-12 years) and a certificate for Children with Special Needs. She has worked in play based centres, Reggio inspired cen-tres, Montessori schools, and Forest schools. She’s been in the educational field for over 17 years. She is a part-time Instructor for the Native Education college and Vancouver Community college.

NETWORKING: Soothing Sensory Play Presented by: CCRR Consultants

Date: Thursday, September 24, 2020 Time: 6:45 – 8:00 PM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $5.00 Suitable for all early learning and child care professionals.

Self-calming sensory items can be a wonderful strategy for caregivers to use when re-directing children who are feeling overstimu-lated. Come and spend an evening with the YMCA CCRR, and learn how to make sensory bags with non-toxic natural ingredients. There also will be wonderful opportunities to share ideas, resources, and activities with other child care providers, and discuss how to create calm in your centre!

Culturally Focused Early Childhood Programs Presenter: Jennie Roberts of the BC Aboriginal Child Care Society

Date: Saturday, September 26, 2020 Time: 9:30 – 11:30 AM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $10.00 members; $15.00 non-members Suitable for all early learning and child care professionals.

Learn to develop and implement culturally focused curriculum and resources that draw upon local First Nations cultures. Locally developed curriculum relies on input from parents, community members and knowledge keepers and is accepted and used more meaningfully by caregivers and child care centres. Participants of this workshop will be introduced to some the new cultural re-sources soon to be available through the BCACCS resource centre.

See bio on page 9.

NETWORKING: Explore the Benefits of Using Visuals in your Centre Presenters: Debi Bastin & Linda Siew

Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Time: 6:45 – 8:00 PM Location: Online Via Zoom Fee: $5.00 Suitable for all early learning and child care professionals.

Visuals assist children in preparing for their day. During these uncertain times children need some consistency and predictability. Join us for an online networking event, where together we will learn how to create visual schedules that have been shown to im-prove predictability and routine for all the children in your child care.

Debi Bastin & Linda Siew are Supported Child Development Consultants from Kinsight .


A one-hour professional development certificate will be given to participants at the end of the networking session.


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Online Training for Family Child Care Providers www.bcfcca.ca

BC Family Child Care Association’s original Introduction to Family Day Care Course has long been recognized and recommended as part of the licensing process. As of November 2007, the licensing process requires child care providers to have at least 20 hours of training related to child care. BCFCCA and licensing officers around the province recognize the value of the newly revised and expanded (2017) “GOOD BEGINNINGS: Professional Development for Child Care Providers” training. This curriculum meets the training requirements to qualify individuals to work in child care settings for children from birth to 12 years of age, such as:

Occasional Licensed Child Care

School-Age Licensed Group Child Care

Family Child Care

Level One (20 hours) Responsible Adult Course

Introduction to Child Care

Planning for Safety and Emergencies – Part 1

Planning for Safety and Emergencies – Part 2

Promoting Good Health and Nutrition

Exploring Children’s Development

Guiding Children’s Behaviour

Planning for Play and Learning

Let’s Play! Inspiring Children’s Experiences and Activities

Level Two (10 hours) The Business of Family Child Care

Establishing Positive Relationships with Families and the Community

Your Family Child Care Business – Part 1

Your Family Child Care Business – Part 2

An Action Plan for Your Family Child Care

The GOOD BEGINNINGS courses will not only help you explore these areas of child care, but will also guide you to create the policies and procedures necessary to develop your business, introduce you to a network of Family Child Care Providers, and provide you with resources and contacts specific to your family child care business.

Dates: Wednesdays, September 16, 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21, 28 & November 4, 2020 Time: 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM Location: Online Via ZOOM Fee: $275

Upon successful completion of course and assignments, a certificate will be issued by BCFCCA with the hours attended shown.

Presenter: Vicki Lepper operated a licensed child care in Coquitlam for over 30 years and is a passionate child care advocate. Vicki was a board member for BC Family Child Care Association (BCFCCA) from 2011 to 2015. Vicki presents her own workshops, is a “Kids Have Stress Too”- Trainer for The Psychology Foundation of Canada, a “Good Beginnings: Professional Development for Child Care Providers”-Facilitator for BCFCCA, a member of the Tri-Cities ECD Committee, networks with child care providers, received many awards and is also actively involved in her community. Vicki loves connecting and sharing resources with those who have chosen a career working with children.

Cost Includes Manual: You must make an appointment to pick-up

at either of our office locations.

https://bcfcca.ca/

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Name (please print clearly):__________________________________________ Facility Name:_____________________________

Email:___________________________________________________________ Facility Type:______________________________

Phone #:_________________________________________________________ CCRR Membership #:__________________

Office use only

Method of Payment:

American Express MasterCard Visa Total amount: ______________________ Completed by CCRR Staff : _____________________ Authorization #_____________ Refund Issued: _______________ Confirmation email: _______________ Registration Confirmed by: _______________ Refund Issued: _______________ Refund Issued: _______________

Online Summer 2020 Workshops

Registration Submission Form (one form per attendee)

During COVID-19 the following payment options are available:

Credit Card: American Express, MasterCard or Visa. * When paying by credit card please call 604-931-3400 extension 0. For your protection, please do not leave credit card information on our voice mail.

The completion of this form does not guarantee placement in your requested workshop(s). Confirmation of your registration will be sent to you via email.

Refunds and transfers will only be given to registrants who provide 5 working days notice of withdrawal. All withdrawals and transfers are subject to a $5.00 administration fee per workshop. Refunds will not be provided if you experience technical difficulties with your equipment.

The YMCA CCRR provides certificates of participation for a variety of workshops.

When claiming a workshop or course for training hours it is the participants’ responsibility to check with the ECE Registry or Community Care Licensing that the certificates will be accepted.

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Topic Date Time

Using Outdoor Space for Much More than Physical Play Thu. Jul 2 7:00 - 9:00 PM $10 $15

Communication Skills for Empowered Leadership: Heart of Communication Sat. Jul 4 9:30 - 11:30 AM $10 $15

Inclusive Circle Time Wed. Jul 8 7:00 - 9:00 PM $10 $15

Making Sense of Young Children Sat. Jul 11 9:30 - 11:30 AM $10 $15

Trying Differently: A Positive Approach to Challenging Behaviours Wed. Jul 15 7:00 - 9:00 PM $10 $15

Engaging with the Early Learning Framework Thu. Jul 16 7:00 - 9:00 PM $10 $15

NETWORKING: BINGO Scavenger Hunt and Collage (For in home providers) Tue. Jul 21 10:00 - 11:00 AM FREE

Science of Circle Time: Circle Time with Science Wed. Jul 22 7:00 - 9:00 PM $10 $15

Unswaddling Pedagogy: Sat. Jul 25 9:30 - 11:30 AM $10 $15

NETWORKING: Science (For in home providers) Tue. Jul 28 10:00 - 11:00 AM FREE

Decolonization and Indigenous Place—Based Pedagogy in ECE Wed. Jul 29 7:00 - 9:00 PM $10 $15

What it Means to Honour Children as Citizens & Teach in a Democratic Child Care Wed. Aug 5 7:00 - 9:00 PM $10 $15

Engaging Children in Nature Through the Senses Thu. Aug 6 7:00 - 9:00 PM $10 $15

Connection & Separation: Building a Child’s Capacity to Separate Sat. Aug 8 9:30 - 11:30 AM $10 $15

NETWORKING: Pajama Dance Party (For in home providers) Tue. Aug 11 10:00 - 11:00 AM FREE

Supporting Children with Anxiety: Building Your Toolkit Wed. Aug 12 7:00 - 9:00 PM $10 $15

NETWORKING: Movement & Music (For in home providers) Tue. Aug 18 10:00 - 11:00 AM FREE

Objects - Building Multi-Sensory Consciousness Wed. Aug 19 7:00 - 9:00 PM $10 $15

Connection in Nature for All Children Sat. Aug 22 9:30 - 11:30 AM $10 $15

Supporting Risky Outdoor Play During COVID-19 Wed. Aug 26 7:00 - 9:00 PM $10 $15

Cultural Competencies for Early Childhood Educators Sat. Aug 29 9:30 - 11:30 AM $10 $15

Communication Skills for Empowered Leadership: Gift of Empathy Wed. Sept 2 7:00 - 9:00 PM $10 $15

Providing Care for Children from Two Home Families Thu. Sept 3 7:00 - 9:00 PM $10 $15

Cultivating Kids Who Care and Have Empathy Wed. Sept 9 7:00 - 9:00 PM $10 $15

Discipline Without Damage: (Cost includes book: Arrange for pickup) Sat. Sept 12 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM $15 $20

Working with Supported Child Development Wed. Sept 16 7:00 - 9:00 PM $10 $15

Making Sense of the World Through Imagination Thu. Sept 17 7:00 - 9:00 PM $10 $15

Stress Management During Stressful Times (15 min. break) Sat. Sept 19 9:30 AM - 12:45 PM $15 $20

Superhero Play Wed. Sept 23 7:00 - 9:00 PM $10 $15

NETWORKING: Soothing Sensory Play Thu. Sept 24 6:45 - 8:00 PM $5

Culturally Focused Early Childhood Programs Sat. Sept 26 9:30 - 11:30 AM $10 $15

NETWORKING: Explore the Benefits of Using Visuals in Your Centre Wed. Sept 30 6:45 - 8:00 PM $5

Good Beginnings Online Training for Family Child Care Providers Course Part 1 & 2

Wednesdays, September 16, 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21, 8 and November 4 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM $275

(Cost includes workbook: Arrange for pickup)

Funding for the YMCA CCRR is provided by the Province of British Columbia

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