10 Reasons to Choose Quality Early Learning and Child Care

Expert knowledge Early childhood educators are experts in child development and are trained to create inspiring learning environments!
Intentionality Early childhood educators provide your child the gift of time and attention. They will stop and explore the new flowers or jump in the mud puddles with your child.
Young at heart Early childhood educators know how to have fun! They’re not afraid to be silly and laugh with your child; all while nurturing your child’s creativity and helping to build their self-confidence.
Setting limits Every child needs reasonable boundaries, such as no playing ball inside. Early childhood educators set limits and support families in doing the same.
Love of literacy Early childhood educators read and tell stories, sing songs, and do puppet shows to inspire a love of language and to build early literacy skills.
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Confidence boost Early childhood educators provide safe opportunities for your child to be independent and to become confident in their personality and decision making skills.
Inspired learning Early childhood educators ask open-ended questions to inspire creative thought and curiosity, to encourage children to explore, and to make learning fun.
Life skills Early childhood educators use their expertise to develop programs that use play as a tool for teaching math, literacy, science and essential life skills that last for life!
Making friends Early childhood educators are educated to appropriately support children to gain social skills, which are so important in making friends and developing positive relationships!
Helping hand Everyone gets stumped by parenting from time to time - juggling schedules, demands, and behaviours. When it gets tough and you need someone to talk to, reach out to your child’s early childhood educator!
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Event: 2017 ECDA Spring Conference

Workshop 4 (PM): "Adventures Outside" with Heidi Verheul & Hannah Gehrels


1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Building 48 | Room 100

Workshop Description
Please join us for an adventure outside, as we play and explore our natural surroundings during this workshop. We will share tips, tricks, and strategies from our experiences as educators with Wild Child Nature Immersion and Forest School programs that support emergent learning, risk taking, and samples of activities that we use with our programs. During this workshop we will be going outside regardless of the weather. So please dress for the forecasted conditions.

Facilitator Bio: Heidi Verheul (NS) & Hannah Gehrels (PE) 
Heidi Verheul is the Wild Child Program Coordinator for Sierra Club Canada Foundation, founder of the Wild Child Nature Immersion, and cofounder of Wild Child Forest School in Halifax, NS. She has 8 years of experience designing and delivering environmental education programs, a BSc. in Biology, BEd, and an untamed love of being outside. She is currently completing her Forest School Practitioners Course with Forest School Canada.
Hannah Gehrels is the PEI Wild Child Projects Coordinator. She has a BSc. in Biology, a MSc. in Environmental Science, and experience and love for working with kids. She loves researching many plants and animals including birds, bees, frogs, salmon, crabs, and especially lichens and fungi. Hannah has worked as an Environmental Educator at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, and was the Site Coordinator for the Let’s Talk Science program at the University of Prince Edward Island.

Date & Time

May 5, 2017
1:00 PM

Location

Slemon Park Hotel & Conference Centre

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2017 ECDA Spring Conference
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This event has been approved by the Early Learning and Child Care Board for 5.00 professional development training hours.
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