Conference Workshop Guide - (BC) Aboriginal Child Care Society

Welcome
Conference Workshop Guide
Treading Softly: Honouring Children,
The Land and Our Culture
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BC Aboriginal
Child Care Society
16th Annual Provincial Training Conference
October 17-19th 2013
Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel,
Richmond, BC, Canada
to encourage participants/delegates
to create environments and curricula
in their ECD programs that achieve
these goals.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
and staff of the BC Aboriginal
Child Care Society (BCACCS), we
are pleased to welcome you to our
16th Annual Provincial Training
Conference – Treading Softly:
Honouring Children, The Land and
Our Culture. Our connections to our
Land and Language give us our sense
of identity and view of the world. This
year’s conference theme recognizes
the importance of taking care of our
environments and teaching children
about the natural gifts from Mother
Earth.
Playing and learning in the outdoors
develops the mind, body and
spirit of the child and encourages
positive social interaction. This year’s
workshops will create opportunities
for exploring the gifts in the world
around us, strategies for helping
children feel comfortable and safe in
their environments, and the sharing
of cultural activities that promote
the well-being of Aboriginal children.
The focus of this year’s workshops is
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We are honoured to dedicate this
year's conference to the memory
of Candace Robotham. She was
a pioneer in Aboriginal Early
Childhood. Her legacy includes
the programs she developed for
Seabird Island which continue to
be a model for other BC First Nation
communities.
We are also honoured to be joined
by renowned author and story-teller
Richard Van Camp who will inspire
us with his words, wisdom and
passion as he conveys his message
on the importance of early childhood
education, health, culture, play and
the environment.
We hope that this year’s conference
offerings meet your needs and that
you return to your communities
with new skills, energy, inspiration,
knowledge, and a renewed hope in
the dreams we hold for our children
and communities.
Mussi cho,
Mary Teegee, President
Karen Isaac, Executive Director
BC Aboriginal Child Care Society
BCACCS wishes to recognize Candace Robotham's dedication and
passion to developing and providing quality care programs and services
for Aboriginal children. Her humour, leadership, perseverance, warmth
and wisdom is deeply missed.
We gratefully acknowledge our generous funders for their support of
the conference. Without them, this training would not be possible.
Funding provided in part by the
Government of Canada
Additional support from:
Health Canada
Roger’s Chocolates
Cameron Rose Gifts
Quilts Etc.
David Neel Gallery
Buddies Toys
Purdy’s Chocolates
Richmond Centre
Janet’s Special Teas
PhotoFusion
Thank you to our volunteers! The BC Aboriginal Child Care Society
extends sincere gratitude to the volunteers who generously donated
their time, knowledge and graciousness to our conference. We are
indebted to them for our continued success.
thank you…
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Conference at a Glance
Thursday, October 17th 2013
11:30AM
–
4:30Pm
Trade Fair
7:30AM
–
9:00am
Registration in Conference Lobby and light breakfast
9:00AM
–
4:00pm
4 full day workshops running concurrently (A)
4:30pm
–
6:00pm
Aboriginal Early Childhood Educator (AECE) Occupational
Standards & Wage Guidelines Focus Group and appies
Friday, October 18th 2013
7:30am
–
5:00pm
Trade Fair
7:30am
–
8:30am
Registration in Conference lobby and hot breakfast
8:30am
–
10:00am
President’s Welcome, Opening Prayer and Welcome to
Musqueam Territory, Keynote speaker Richard Van Camp
10:00am
–
10:30am
Wandering Break (light refreshments available)
10:30am
–
12:30pm
Concurrent workshop sessions (B)
12:30pm
–
2:00pm
Luncheon with Aboriginal Child Care Awards presented by
Honourable Stephanie Cadieux
Keynote Speaker
Richard Van Camp
Renowned story-teller and author
Dogrib First Nation
Friday, October 18th 2013
Richard Van Camp is a
proud member of the
Dogrib (Tlicho) Nation
from Fort Smith, NWT.
A graduate of the
En'owkin International
School of Writing, the
University of Victoria's
Creative Writing BFA Program, and the
Master's Degree in Creative Writing at the
University of British Columbia.
Richard is an internationally renowned
storyteller and best-selling author. He
practices his story telling talents in many
different forms; from novel writing and
children’s books to poetry and graphic
novels.
His novel, "The Lesser Blessed", was recently
released as a movie with First Gen Films
and his latest children’s book, "Little You",
is a sweet tribute to childhood that shows
as much promise as his first, "Welcome
Song for Baby". Partnered with talented
illustrator Julie Flett; Richard has created a
tender board book for babies and toddlers
that honors the child in everyone.
We are happy to welcome this inspiring
person to our 2013 Conference!
Perry Shawana Award presentation by the BCACCS Board
2:30pm
–
4:30pm
Concurrent workshop sessions (C)
Saturday, October 19th 2013
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7:30am
–
12:30pm
Trade Fair
8:00am
–
8:30am
Welcome and hot breakfast
8:30am
–
10:00am
Concurrent workshop sessions (D)
10:00am
–
10:30am
Wandering Break (light refreshments available)
10:30am
–
12:00pm
Concurrent workshop sessions (E)
12:00pm
–
12:30pm
Closing words, prize draws (Marlin Travel Raffle Prize Draw)
and bag lunch
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Preconference Day Workshops
Thursday, October 17th 2013
Full day workshops starting at 9:00AM
A3 Cultivating Intuition – The Heart of Healthy & Productive Decision
A1
Where Eagles Dare, Care for the Caregiver
Monique Gray-Smith
Sea Island Ballroom A
This is an interactive and engaging
session that will review the impacts of
stress and trauma.
Participants will explore the signs of
too much stress and identify personal/
workplace stressors and how they impact
performance at work and fulfillment in
personal life.
We will spend time focusing on the signs
and symptoms of both Burnout and
Compassion Fatigue, how to identify
these and what to do if you or a coworker is showing signs of Burnout or
Compassion Fatigue.
We will explore strategies to foster
wellness and complete the session with
each participant creating a wellness plan.
Monique Gray Smith is a mixed heritage
woman of Cree, Lakota, and Scottish
descent. She comes from Peepeekisis
First Nation and is the proud mom of
nine year old twins. Monique is trained
as a Psychiatric Nurse and her work
experience has been in the areas of
Aboriginal Education, Trauma, Staff
Wellness and Addictions. Monique’s
strong understanding of education has
led her to work as the previous Executive
Director for Aboriginal Head Start
Association of BC and National Aboriginal
Advisor for Roots of Empathy and Seeds
of Empathy; as well as an instructor for
the Justice Institute of BC.
A2 Ages and Stages Questionnaire
Bonnie Labounty Sea Island Ballroom C
The ASQ-3 is an assessment tool that
helps provide parents with information
about the developmental status of their
child across five developmental areas:
communication, gross motor, fine motor,
problem-solving and personal-social.
The assessment tool allows measurement
of development at various ages up to 60
months.
The availability of the tool at various age
levels allows the developmental progress
of children to be tracked over time.
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This workshop will provide an overview of
the ASQ-3 and would be great to take as
a refresher.
As a Program Advisor, Bonnie LaBounty
has been providing support to BC First
Nations Head Start programs for over four
years.
Being the owner of a group daycare
for twelve years as well as her previous
position as a Head Start coordinator,
Bonnie has much experience in the field
of Early Childhood.
Making
Vince Gowmon
Viscount Ballroom C
Intuition is your birthright.
As children you naturally connect to
your intuition without knowing it. It
was an everyday awareness permeating
your existence that you were intimately
connected to and a part of. Life felt
magical and your environment was filled
with endless possibilities.
Over time, however, due to social
conditioning you disconnected from this
sense of presence and wonder, and the
gifts it has to offer.
In this fun and interactive event, reclaim
the wisdom of intuition and magic of
your inner child. Learn to trust your
inner resourcefulness, expand your
range of choice, bring greater ease to
your decision making, and deepen your
connection to others.
A4 Licensing Panel and Workshop
Denise Pawliuk (Panel Moderator)
Bring greater awareness to how you
hear and respond to the deeper needs
of children, and support them to stay
connected to their intuition. Walk away
feeling a deeper sense of Self and inspired
to make new, empowering decisions.
Vince Gowmon is the founder of
Remembering to Play Events, and is a
Certified Professional Life Coach trained
through one of the world’s top accredited
coaching programs, The Coaches
Training Institute, and their Leadership
Program. Vince leads keynotes and
playshops for organizations, conferences
and communities on topics such as
Leadership, Communication, Creativity,
Community Engagement and Play. His
events are fun and interactive, leaving
people inspired and with practical tools
for work and life.
Sea Island Ballroom B
Part 1 (morning) - The BC Child Care
Licensing Regulations are meant to ensure
the health and safety of children being
cared for in licensed child care facilities.
However, recent research done by BCACCS
shows that while the regulations are
well-intended, some of them have created
barriers to the delivery of high quality and
culturally appropriate child care programs
and services in First Nations communities.
How have the child care licensing
regulations affected the operation of your
program?
What strategies can you use to ensure a
positive relationship with your licensing
officer?
What recommendations can be made to
government on how child care licensing
regulations can be applied in First Nations
ECD programs?
We invite you to discuss and debate popular
topics including: The role of a licensing
officer, health and safety concerns, incident
reporting, nutrition, outdoor play spaces
and children requiring extra supports.
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Preconference Day Workshops
Thursday, October 17 2013
Full day workshops starting at 9:00AM
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Trade Fair
Please feel free to visit us throughout the conference!
Trade Fair hours are:
Thursday, October 17th, 11:30am to 4:30pm
The report will be introduced by Karen Isaac
and Vicki Mulligan.
Followed by a discussion panel:
Dawn Williams: Program Advisor for Home,
Community & Integrated Care, Ministry of
Health
Paolo Ciocca, CPHI(C), Environmental Health
Officer, First Nations Health Authority,
Environmental Public Health Services
Greg Thibault: Manager Public Health
Protection – Northern Interior District
Provincial Environmental Health
Society
Part 2 (afternoon) - Elements of Risk in
Outdoor Play: Air, Water, Earth, and Fire
Two Vancouver Coastal Health licensing
officers will present this exciting and
thought-provoking workshop that explores
the mysteries of the four elements: air, water,
earth, and fire and ways to embrace outdoor
play and all that our British Columbia
weather has to offer.
We will explore perceptions of risk and
safety and break down the barriers to
playing in the rain, snow and sun. Come and
be inspired to create change.
Pamela Lee Lewis: Director of Education,
WeWaiKai Nation
Leona Antoine: Program Coordinator,
Singing Frog Aboriginal Head Start
Preschool
Rosalind Williams: Elder, Splats'in Childcare
Facilitators Rika Lange, Senior Child Care
Licensing Officer and Laura Zazzara, Child
Care Licensing Officer both work for
Vancouver Coastal Health and have many
years of experience in child care licensing.
A5 Aboriginal Early Childhood Educator Occupational Standards & Wage
Guidelines Project Focus Group
Linda McDonell
The Armstrong
NOTE TIME: 4:30 - 6:00 PM
BCACCS wants your input for the Aboriginal
Early Childhood Educator Occupational
Standards & Wage Guidelines Project we are
currently working on. The primary intent
of the project is to advance wage fairness
and equity for our sector. The objective for
the Focus Group is to review mainstream
ECE Occupational Standards, discuss our
unique roles and responsibilities and give
recommendations on appropriate standards,
level of practice and wages for our sector.
We'd love input from all over the province so
share your ideas with us please and thanks!
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Linda was Vancouver Island University's
first B.C. Regional Innovation Chair in
Aboriginal Early Childhood Development
and continues to be instrumental in creating
training for professionals to work with
children and families in ways that reflect
and promote the traditions and values of
their culture. Over the past two decades she
has worked with First Nations communities
to create meaningful, culturally relevant,
educational opportunities for Aboriginal
Early Childhood Educators.
Friday, October 18th, 7:30am to 5:00pm
Saturday, October 19th, 7:30am to 12:30pm
Vendors Include:
∙ Creative Children
∙ Garfinkel Publications Native Northwest
∙ Health Canada
∙ Moccasins by Trena
∙ Salmon Berry Art
∙ Singing Frog / Eagle's Nest Preschools
∙ Spirit Dancer
∙ Strong Nations
∙ Usborne Children’s Books
∙ Nzen’man’ Child and Family
Development Centre
∙ National Collaborating Centre for
Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
∙ Early Childhood Educators of BC
Coalition of Child Care Advocates Of BC
($10 a day)
∙ BCACCS / From Seed to Cedar
∙ Vancouver Aboriginal Child & Family
Services Society
∙ International Association of Infant
Massage Canada
You're invited to be a judge for our conference Photo Contest!
My Connection to the Land
As part of this year’s BCACCS annual
conference, Treading Softly: Honouring
Children, The Land and Our Culture, we
are holding a Photo Contest! Entries are
displayed at the BCACCS conference table
between October 17-19.
The top twelve photos will be made into
a BCACCS calendar. First prize is $250.00,
second prize is $100.00, and every entry
that wins a spot on the calendar gets an
8x10 print of their image.
This year’s conference theme explores
the importance the land holds for First
Nations people.
For this contest we are looking for photos
that represent people’s connection to the
land or how the land is related to their
cultural teachings.
We also asked the photographers to tell
us a short story about the meaning of the
photo. Each entry will be a combination
of a photo and an explanation of how
the photo represents the photographer’s
ideas.
This competition was open to BC
residents, all photography experience
levels and ages.
Winners will be announced by November
4th.
Each conference delegate received a
judging entry form in their conference
package.
To view the entries, just wander over
to the BCACCS table and take a look at
the slide show. Entries are numbered
so judges can vote on their favorite and
runner up images by listing the number
of the photo on their ballot and dropping
the ballot into the box on the table.
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Conference Day 1
Friday, October 18th 2013
Morning Workshops
10:30Am to 12:30pm
B1
Big Science for Little Hands
Jacqueline Mayo The Bristol
Science World presents Big Science for Little
Hands, a free science resource designed
specifically for teachers and caregivers of 3-5
year old children. We know that caregivers,
parents and preschool educators provide
many creative opportunities for young
children to explore their world and our aim
B2
B4
The Lockheed
This workshop will provide participants with
connections to what is happening in schools
today and how we can support our young
learners to be prepared. Terri will model:
types of literacy, self-regulation, building
vocabulary, concepts of print, reading and
beyond.
Terri Mack has worked within Aboriginal
Sea Island Ballroom B
Have you noticed an increase in children
with challenging behaviour? This workshop
will focus on how the development of
supportive quality relationships is one of the
single most important things you can do in
the reduction of challenging behaviours.
workshop is based on the best practice
model “The Teaching Pyramid”. It is a
participatory workshop that will introduce
you to a model that includes strategies
to fill your tool box and help build your
confidence in your day to day job.
Come and learn how you can promote
children’s success through the development
of your child care environment which
includes routines, transitions and all of
the aspects that you plan each day. This
Andrea James brings with her over 25
years of experience as an Early Childhood
Educator. She has worked for the BC Centre
for Ability for over 12 years.
Creating a Rich Sensory Environment for Infant and Toddlers
Ward Nakata
Viscount Ballroom B
Infants learn through their senses.
Interdependent sensory connections are
the infant’s building blocks for increasingly
complex thoughts and concepts that unfold
throughout childhood.
Education with a focus in the field of
literacy acquisition for early, primary and
intermediate learners. She has provided
literacy workshops across the country all
with a focus on moving Aboriginal learners
forward. Terri is currently the owner of
Strong Nations Publishing Inc., which is both
an Aboriginal educational publishing house
and an online Indigenous book store.
Promoting Children's Success: Quality Relationships and Supportive
Environments
Andrea James
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Jacqueline Mayo is the Early Learning
Program Developer at Science World. She
is responsible for developing programs for
preschool children and their families.
Reading Beyond the Pages
Terri Mack
B3
is to develop activities which inspire further
investigation and discovery. This is a handson Workshop.
High quality early care
depends on a well-respected,
well-educated and fairlycompensated
workforce.
Together we will journey through why this is
a critical time in a child’s development and
explore ways in which Child Care providers
can enhance the infant’s opportunity for
sensory learning, through thoughtful
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practice, using natural elements and with a
variety of simple props and equipment.
Ward Nakata has been working in childcare
for over twenty years. He is currently with
UBC Child Care Services supervising at Coho
Infant Centre. He shares his passion for
being an Early Childhood Educator with his
wife (also an Early Childhood Educator) and
their three children.
Community Kitchen Roundtable
Diane Collis
Viscount Ballroom C
Cooking and eating together (Community
Kitchens) within the Aboriginal Head Start
Programs creates opportunities for parents
and caregivers to learn, share and improve
skills that contribute to healthy child
development. Community Kitchen activity
amongst the staff and families also meets
a number of the program components.
Through cooking and eating together,
families can teach, demonstrate and share
stories and cultural practices around food.
Education, health promotion and nutrition
are key factors that present themselves
organically throughout Community Kitchen
participation. Please join us in a Community
Kitchen round table discussion to share our
food stories.
Diane Collis, Manager of Fresh Choice
Kitchens, has been supporting the
Community Kitchen movement in B.C. for
the past 15 years. She believes that cooking
and eating together contributes greatly
to our individual and collective social and
emotional well-being.
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Conference Day 1
Friday, October 18th 2013
Morning Workshops
10:30Am to 12:30pm
B6
Why Can't Children Sit Still? The Importance of Movement, Play and
Nature to Enhance Child Development and Learning - Part 1 of 2. See
C6
Cris Rowan
de Havilland Room
The Splatsin Tsm7aksaltn (Splatsin Teaching
Centre) Society has been offering quality
childcare infused with the Splatsin language
and culture since 1990. The Splatsin
Tsm7aksaltn is recognized across Canada
for its innovative language and culture
programs. But behind the quality programs
there are many rules and regulations that
must be administered.
As an Administrator or Director of a centre
this can be frustrating. This interactive
workshop will be based on the needs
of participants and the questions they
have regarding: administration, policy
development, non-profit societies, staffing,
licensing issues, curriculum development,
social media, fund-raising, and parent
involvement.
We will focus on some key issues such as:
staffing, policy, and licensing. We will then
open the discussion for participants to ask
questions. Door prizes too!
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Programs Inc. offering products, workshops,
training and consultation to manage
balance between technology and healthy
activity. She is the author of “Virtual Child –
The terrifying truth about what Technology
is doing to children”. Cris’ work to enhance
child development and learning is well
known in many First Nation communities.
Administration and Policy in a First Nation Child Care Centre
Deanna Leon, Katrina Mydske
Deanna Leon has been involved with First
Nation child care since 1989 as a parent
and Board of Directors. Since then she has
served on many committees and boards
regarding child care and early childhood
development. For the past 12 years she
has been the Executive Director of the
Splatsin Teaching Centre where their main
focus is early childhood development and
infusing as much language and culture into
their early child development programs as
possible.
Katrina Mydske is the Aboriginal Infant
Development Consultant for the Splatsin
Tsm7aksaltn and the Licensing Manager
for the society. She is certified in ECE, Infant
Toddler Education and Special Needs. She
has experience in a variety of caregiver
settings. She recognizes the importance
of culture and values in the early years of
development and emphasizes honoring the
children and their traditions while striving to
ensure developmental milestones are met.
Moving Kindergarten Outdoors to Traditional Lands
Frances Krusekopf, Dr. Enid Elliott, Kathleen King-Hunt
Nature Kindergarten is an innovative
program where kindergarten students in
the Sooke School District spend 2.5 hours
of their school day outside, regardless of
the weather. Taught by a Kindergarten
Teacher, an Early Childhood Educator and
an Aboriginal Support Worker our first
cohort of students experienced success
and the program exceeded expectations.
This workshop will give participants an
opportunity to learn about the history
of forest schools and some of the health
benefits of nature. Join us for an interactive
session that will include dialogue, photos,
video footage and anecdotes about the
design and implementation phase of the
program.
Sea Island Ballroom C
Workshop creator Cris Rowan is a wellknown speaker and author. She gives
workshops to teachers, parents and
therapists throughout North America in
the field of sensory integration, learning,
attention, fine motor skills and the impact
of technology on children’s neurological
development. Cris is CEO of Zone’in
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B9
Sea Island Ballroom A
Kathleen King-Hunt, District Principal,
SD62. I am honoured to currently reside
and work on Coast Salish territory. My role
develops a genuine relationship with local
First Nations and Aboriginal partner groups.
A key element is to connect schools with
Aboriginal community and raise the profile
of the Aboriginal Education Enhancement
Agreement goals.
Frances Krusekopf, teacher and school
administrator, has worked as an educator
for fifteen years in Mongolia, Texas, and
most recently the Sooke School District.
Frances is currently the Principal of Colwood
Elementary School.
Enid Elliot, PhD, is an Early Learning and
Care instructor at Camosun College in
Victoria. Currently she is doing research in
the Nature Kindergarten.
An Exploration of Traditional Education & Learning Styles
Art Napoleon
Teepee in the Courtyard
Art will share stories about growing up on
the land, how the land is an integral part of
our Identify, and the important of getting
our children back to nature and back to
their mother tongue. Knowing who we
are and how to speak our language is one
of the best ways to help our children stay
grounded in life.
Art Napoleon, a bushman from the boreal
foothills of Northern BC, can still skin a
moose with a pocket knife but he is also
known as an underground troubador whose
words and music bridges cultures. Art was
raised by Cree speaking grandparents in
the remote northern woodlands. He is
an extremely versatile bi-lingual singersongwriter armed with a wicked sense of
humour and an uncanny ability to improvise
and engage audiences of all ages. A born
entertainer, he can embody the shaman
archetype to cast a spell on the gathered.
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Conference Day 1
Friday, October 18th 2013
Afternoon Workshops
2:30PM to 4:30PM
C1
Introduction to Aboriginal Path to Learning pre-course (a Journey by
Canoe)
Marianne Drew-Pennington The Lockheed
The Aboriginal Path to Learning pre-course
(A Journey by Canoe) was developed
through an Aboriginal lens by Monique
Gray-Smith, Little Drum Consulting. The
workshop will introduce this training
opportunity, engage participants in some
of the activities from the full curriculum
and address why post–secondary learning
is vital to working with families. The intent
of the training is to build capacity and selfesteem among Aboriginal family service
providers in their endeavours to further
their professional development skills in a
post-secondary environment.
C2
Honouring Our Babies: Aboriginal Safe Infant Sleep Education Tools
Adam R. King, Hanna Scrivens
in home family counsellor, hospital social
worker and a child protection social worker.
C3 Walking the Prevention Circle: Creating Safe Environments in
Community
Shelley Cardinal
Sea Island Ballroom B
The Red Cross' Walking the Prevention Circle
is a primary prevention program focusing
on creating safe environments for children
and youth. The Red Cross Community
Mobilization process is designed for
the needs of Aboriginal communities.
The foundation of the approach helps
communities make the impact of their
history visible in order to move forward in
wellness and safety. The underlying message
is that communities own both the problem
and the solutions to the challenges in their
communities. The Red Cross works with
Aboriginal communities in all provinces and
territories in Canada.
Shelley Cardinal, from Bigstone Cree Nation,
has been the driving force behind the
Aboriginal development and expansion of
RespectED and has led the development of
Walking the Prevention Circle, a program
that focuses on creating safe environments
for Aboriginal communities.
Sea Island Ballroom A
Many Aboriginal teachings explain that
babies are gifts of life from the Creator.
Sadly, sometimes our babies leave the
circle suddenly and far too early as a result
of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
In BC the rate of SIDS is 4 times higher
among Aboriginal babies. Although the
exact causes of SIDS are not known, there
are important ways ECD staff can support
families to reduce their babies’ risk for SIDS.
This workshop will share the most up to date
information about SIDS and introduce new
interactive education tools that can be used
to discuss safe infant sleep practices with
Aboriginal families.
Adam King the Provincial Lead, Health
Promotion and Prevention for Perinatal
Services BC. Adam has worked as a planner,
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Marianne serves as Executive Director of the
BC Association of Family Resource Programs.
She has a long history in the field of family
resource programming and related sectors.
She has been an advocate for the growth
and sustainability of community based
Family Resource Programs for years and the
BC Association of Family Resource Programs,
originally a volunteer group, which has
grown into a viable provincial organization
representing 264 Family Resource Programs
in BC.
Authority’s Maternal Child Health Infant
and Child Planning Committee. Hanna’s
previous experience included working as an
trainer and manager of maternal-infant
health and early childhood development
programs at the community, provincial,
federal and international levels. His passion
is leading and supporting the development
of culturally relevant health promotion
programs and tools. Adam has experience
working with the Aboriginal Head Start
Program and the Tripartite Aboriginal Safe
Sleep Initiative.
Hanna Scrivens, MSW, RSW
Hanna is a Registered Social Worker and has
worked as a Clinical Supervisor for Maternal
Child Health and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorder Programs at Inter Tribal Health
Authority for the last 6 1/2 years. She is
currently chair of the First Nations Health
C4 Make A Rattle! - Part 1 of 2. See D4
Lauraleigh Paul
The Bristol
There is an extra $10.00 fee for the 2 part workshop
This workshop involves two sessions, in the
first you will construct the rattle, and in the
second you will decorate it, plus attach a
handle.
The rattle can be decorated with paint,
or markers and various techniques will
be demonstrated. The handle can also be
decorated or left plain.
Traditionally, a rattle was used to summon
the spirits governing the four directions to
help people seeking spiritual and physical
cleansing to start a new direction in life.
Yuxweluptun'aat aka Lauraleigh Paul is a
descendant of Coast Salish/ Okanagan/
Carrier lineages. She is an enthusiast when
it comes to sharing her knowledge of
creating cultural tools such as drums &
rattles. She appreciates every opportunity
she is granted to participate and exchange
traditional practice of Indigenous Nations.
Her pride and joy in life is being a First
Nations Woman and Mother to her two
Sons.
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Conference Day 1
Friday, October 18th 2013
Afternoon Workshops
2:30PM to 4:30PM
C5 The Provincial Health Officers Child and Youth Health Indicators for
basic anatomy of the brain, how the brain
functions, what happens when the brain
is injured and how to treat and respond to
children who may have acquired a brain
injury.
British Columbia
Mike Pennock
de Havilland Room
In 2013/14, the Provincial Health Officer will
be publishing a report on child and youth
health and well-being in BC. This report
will use a number of indicators which have
been selected through a multi-year process
on indicator review and prioritization. This
workshop will describe the process by
which indicators were selected, including
a description of the conceptual model of
health and well-being upon which they
are based and seek discussion about its
relevance to Aboriginal children.
Mike Pennock is a Population Health
Epidemiologist in the Ministry of Health who
leads a team that supports the Provincial
Health Officer in the development of
a number of reports including the upcoming report on child and youth health
and wellbeing in BC. He is a member of the
Surveillance Committee of the First Nations
Health Authority.
Will has worked in the field of
developmental disabilities for over 35 years
C8 Learn How to Bead on Leather
Trena Beer
Trena is a Métis woman. She learned how
to make moccasins from her Métis Elders.
Trena started by making ornamental
hanging moccasins and footwear for
newborns. She now makes moccasins for all
age groups including adults. Her materials
are the best quality hides. She learned how
to bead the traditional beading pattern used
by many nations and from there expanded
Nature to Enhance Child Development and Learning - Part 2 of 2. See
B6
Sea Island Ballroom C
Workshop creator Cris Rowan is a wellknown speaker and author. She gives
workshops to teachers, parents and
therapists throughout North America in
the field of sensory integration, learning,
attention, fine motor skills and the impact
of technology on children’s neurological
development. Cris is CEO of Zone’in
Programs Inc. offering products, workshops,
training and consultation to manage
balance between technology and healthy
activity. She is the author of “Virtual Child –
The terrifying truth about what Technology
is doing to children”. Cris’ work to enhance
child development and learning is well
known in many First Nation communities.
C7 Introduction to Brain Injury
Will Lewis
Viscount Ballroom C
Brain Injury is the number one cause of
death and disability in the world and
tragically, is the number one cause of
death and disability among First Nation
children occurring at 4-6 times the rate of
the general population of Canada. Brain
injury among Indigenous children is often
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misdiagnosed as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, or
developmental disability, so children rarely
get treatment and management to help
them live full, happy and rewarding lives.
This workshop is designed to help people
involved in Early Childhood Development
of First Nation children to understand the
Viscount Ballroom B
This workshop will be hands-on. You will
learn how to bead a design onto your very
own medicine bag!
C6 Why Can't Children Sit Still? The Importance of Movement, Play and
Cris Rowan
and is currently involved in the prevention,
education and support of brain injury in
northern BC. He is currently employed by
the Northern Brain Injury Association as
the Remote Case Manager and AimHi. He
is the father of 8 children and has a lifetime
of experience using plants and minerals to
heal.
C9
There is an extra $5.00 fee
by beading other patterns. Her passion is
beading and she can bead any pattern you
want on the moccasins. Trena has taught
children in grade 4 at Tillicum School in
Victoria how to bead as well as adult classes.
Trena volunteers for Walking with Our
Sisters Project where 600 plus moccasin
tops are being created by hundreds of
caring and concerned people to create one
large collaborative art piece that will be
showcased for the public in various galleries
and sites across Canada.
Teaching our Children Through Song
Art Napoleon
Teepee in the Courtyard
In this interactive workshop, Art will share
his love for music and how to he crafts
songs with clever thoughtful lyrics. Listening
to music and teaching our children music
has a lifetime of benefits. Children love
music. Come and experience why music
is so beneficial and most importantly
have FUN!(If you have a drum or a small
instrument you like to play bring it along).
Art Napoleon, a bushman from the boreal
foothills of Northern BC, can still skin a
moose with a pocket knife but he is also
known as an underground troubador whose
words and music bridges cultures. Art was
raised by Cree speaking grandparents in
the remote northern woodlands. He is
an extremely versatile bi-lingual singersongwriter armed with a wicked sense of
humour and an uncanny ability to improvise
and engage audiences of all ages. A born
entertainer, he can embody the shaman
archetype to cast a spell on the gathered.
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Conference Day 2
Saturday, October 19th 2013
Early Morning Workshops
8:30Am to 10:00AM
D1 Honouring Our Children: Making Their Ideas Visible - Part 1 of 2. See E1
Anne Gardner, Lesley Henderson, Gisele Martin Sea Island Ballroom A
A wonderful adventure happens when
we listen to our children’s ideas and then
follow their lead in an imaginary (and real)
process of discovery. This workshop will
demonstrate how ECEs can take ideas
generated by children in their play and
support the children’s understanding
of the discoveries they are making.
Educators, family and other community
members contribute to children’s discovery
adventures every day. The second part of
this presentation will introduce Moe the
Mouse (a speech and language program
tool kit co-developed by Anne Gardner) that
has been created for Aboriginal children.
Anne Gardner is a Speech Language
Pathologist with over 35 years experience.
She wrote Talking Together a parental
manual and produced Talking Together
the DVD. She co –authored Partnership in
Communication a 12 hour course for Early
Childhood Educators and has delivered
workshops across the country. Anne
co-created the Moe the Mouse Program
in 2001 which has been used extensively
throughout British Columbia.
Lesley Henderson is an Early Childhood
Educator/ Artist with 30 years experience.
Her work has focused on children’s many
languages of creative expression. In 2003,
Lesley received the Prime Minister’s Award
for Excellence in the field of Early Childhood
Education. Lesley has facilitated workshops
for students and teachers over the last 15
years. Her Workshops are known to be
collaborative, inspiring and fun.
D2 An Early Childhood Guide to the Medicine Wheel - Part 1 of 2. See E2
Carmen Pereda
The Lockheed
Get ready to play! Discover the Medicine
Wheel Teachings and how to incorporate
them into your Early Childhood Program.
This hand’s on workshop takes place both
indoors and out. Create crafts, play games
and explore teaching tools to guide you in
bringing these traditional teachings to your
program.
Carmen Pereda is a licensed Early Childhood
Educator and has worked in the field for
the past 18 years. Carmen has had the
pleasure of working collaboratively for
the past 8 years with several First Nations
Communities, Elders and Knowledge
Holders. Carmen is a mother of 2 young,
very active boys.
D3 Our Integrated Language Teaching Methodology
Lena Sangret, Vi-Anne Zirnhelt-Yew
Sea Island Ballroom B
Our Integrated Language Teaching Method
called, “An Egg Creates a Cultural Language
Experience”, practices Statimcet as a
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daily language exchange. This workshop
contributes to Aboriginal Early Childhood
development by encompassing a holistic
program of culture and Statimcet, parental
involvement, nutrition, social support,
health promotion and education. Our
lunch is an integral time for our cultural
language to become a living literacy
experience. We view the egg as the center
of the lunch experience to enhance the five
developmental domains of social, physical,
intellectual, creative and emotional domains
of our children.
Lena Sangret is the Statimcet Language
Instructor at the Bridge River (Xwisten)
Aboriginal Head Start/ Daycare. Lena
received her diploma in First Nations
Language Proficiency from Simon Fraser.
Vi-Anne Zirnhelt-Yew is the Coordinator
of the Bridge River (Xwisten) Aboriginal
Head Start/ Daycare. Vi-Anne received her
diploma in Early Childhood Education,
infant/ Toddler Specialty Certificate and BA
in Interdisciplinary Studies from Thompson
Rivers University.
D4 Make A Rattle! - Part 2 of 2. See C4
Lauraleigh Paul
The Bristol
There is an extra $10.00 fee for the 2 part workshop
This workshop involves two sessions, in the
first you will construct the rattle, and in the
second you will decorate it, plus attach a
handle.
The rattle can be decorated with paint,
or markers and various techniques will
be demonstrated. The handle can also be
decorated or left plain.
Traditionally, a rattle was used to summon
the spirits governing the four directions to
help people seeking spiritual and physical
cleansing to start a new direction in life.
To see Lauraleigh's bio go to C4
D5 Passing Wisdom to Our Children through Traditional Herbs - Part 1 0f 2.
See E5
Wata
Viscount Ballroom B
Join Wata and listen to the wisdom of our
Ancestors. In this interactive workshop Wata
will share traditional teachings and how to
heal ourselves when working with herbs and
medicinal plants. Be prepared to taste Wata’s
delicious remedies.
Christine "Wata" Joseph, is a Kwakiutl Elder
from Fort Rupert, BC. She teaches in schools
up and down the coast of Vancouver Island,
treatment centres, universities, and colleges.
I think it’s wonderful that I am able to do
this because my degree in the white man’s
world is Grade 5. In my world, my university
teachers were the elders. I still abide by their
rules and regulations because of my respect
for them. I believe that’s the reason why my
respect for the forest is so strong, everything
that I work with — I don’t have to plant or
water because the Creator looks after that
for all of us. It is important to teach young
children about our ways and how strong
we are.
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Conference Day 2
Saturday, October 19th 2013
Early Morning Workshops
8:30Am to 10:00AM
D6 Family Experience Days
Susan Ellis, Jenny Cross
Viscount Ballroom A
We used “experience days” to increase the
knowledge of Haida Language and Culture.
Our Language and Culture defines who
we are as a Nation. We have a legacy of
knowledge to pass on through our language
and culture and teaching our children
ensures that our culture remains vibrant
as it lives on in their hearts and minds. We
focused our teaching out on the lands we
are entitled to live on; providing handson language, culture, food gathering and
material making opportunities. Our children
and families were able to learn Haida
Culture and Language by living, breathing,
feeling, participating, and seeing it.
Susan Ellis is the Manager of the Skidegate
Early Childhood Development Center in
Skidegate, Haida Gwaii. Susan manages the
Aboriginal Head Start, 3 year old preschool,
Infant Center, 3-5 year old daycare, and out
of school care.
Jenny Cross is the AECE for the Skidegate
Early Childhood Center. Jenny incorporates
Haida Language and Culture into all the
programs in the center and is the floor
worker of the Headstart Program and the 3
year old preschool.
D7 Using the Environment to Create Culturally Relevant Curriculum
Lani Beadman
de Havilland Room
This interactive workshop will provide
participants with an effective way to
develop culturally relevant and meaningful
Early Childhood curriculum. Delegates
will learn about the significance of culture
and history as it relates to the learning
“tools” a child brings to the centre and
the role that Early Childhood Educators
can play in transmitting knowledge to the
next generation. Please come prepared
to share some of your own current
curriculum, traditional knowledge, stories or
information about your territories or centers.
Most of all come prepared to have fun and
take home some innovative curriculum
development strategies to your own centers
and children.
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Lani is of Cree and Swiss descent and a
member of George Gordon First Nation in
Saskatchewan; her traditional name is Blue
Lightning Girl. She recently completed her
MEd in Curriculum & Instruction with a
specialization in Vygotskian theory. She has
been the Supervisor for Seabird SCDP since
2004. Lani has been working with people
with special needs for 23 years and in the
ECE field for 18 years. As an adoptee who
was raised in a very loving non-Aboriginal
family, Lani brings a diverse perspective of
many cultures and an intimate knowledge
of the need for a sense of identity for ALL
children. She has a great passion for her
work and continues to be humbled by
the powerful, brave children, families &
caregivers she encounters on a daily basis.
Lani’s greatest wish is to spread HOPE across
the universe!
D8 Making Connections Through Storytelling - Part 1 of 2. See E8
Wedlidi Speck
Viscount Ballroom C
This workshop will provide participants
with an Indigenous lens on the theory and
practice of storytelling. The participants will
learn strategies and techniques including
the benefits this ancient practice had on
healing, identity and community building.
Wedlidi is from the Namgis First Nation.
He worked for 19 years as an Aboriginal
Therapist with the John Howard Society of
North Vancouver Island. He has currently
working as the Strategic Lead with MCFD.
Wedlidi has utilized storytelling in all aspects
of his work.
D9 Ancestral Knowledge
Tony Solomon
Teepee in the Courtyard
Tony will share the philosophy of the
Anishinabe people, including connections
to the land and nurturing the planet who
is our Mother and our source of life. Let us
work together in taking care of our only
home which is our gift to our children and
generations to come.
Born the son of strong traditional and
spiritual parents in Shebaunoning (known
as Killarney, Ontario). His family had a
very strong influence on his life; especially
in the fields of traditional teachings,
spirituality, and arts and crafts. Tony is a
renowned speaker, charged with passing
on his wisdom of traditional teachings and
teepees in culturally appropriate ways and
passing on his experience and knowledge
of traditional North American culture,
philosophy, and Native arts and crafts all
over the world.
D10 Children's Environmental Health Workshop for Aboriginal Service
Providers
Erica Phipps
Sea Island Ballroom C
This workshop will provide information
on environmental risks to child health,
recent data on rates of disease linked
to contaminants in the environment,
and practical tips and strategies to
reduce exposures and create healthier
environments for kids to grow, learn and
play.
Erica Phipps serves as Partnership Director
for the Canadian Partnership for Children’s
NOTE TIME: 10 AM - 12 PM
Health and Environment (CPCHE), a national
collaboration of environmental, public
health, medical, legal and child-centred
organizations that work together to
advance the protection of children’s health
from exposures to toxic chemicals and
pollution(www.healthyenvironmentforkids.
ca). Erica has a master's degree in public
health, and has worked on environmental
health and toxics issues for more than 20
years, both domestically and internationally.
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Conference Day 2
Conference Day 2
Saturday, October 19th 2013
Mid-Morning Workshops
10:30Am to 12:00PM
Saturday, October 19th 2013
Early Morning Workshops
8:30Am to 10:00AM
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D11 Artful Early Years: Exploring Linkages Between Aboriginal Early Child-
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hood, Health, and Creative Expressions
E1
Dr. Sarah de Leeuw, Dr.Margo Greenwood, Nicole LindsayConcord
"If we as cultures want to
remain rich and vibrant
and thriving, then our
children
must
thrive,"
Dr.
Margo
Greenwood
E2
Honouring Our Children: Making Their Ideas Visible - Part 2 of 2. See D1
Anne Gardner, Lesley Henderson, Gisele Martin
A wonderful adventure happens when we
listen to our children’s ideas and then follow
their lead in an imaginary (and real) process
of discovery. This workshop will demonstrate
how ECEs can take ideas generated by
children in their play and support the
children’s understanding of the discoveries
they are making. Educators, family and other
community members contribute to children’s
discovery adventures every day. The second
part of this presentation will introduce Moe
the Mouse (a speech and language program
tool kit co-developed by Anne Gardner) that
has been created for Aboriginal children.
wrote Talking Together a parental manual and
produced Talking Together the DVD. She co
–authored Partnership in Communication a 12
hour course for Early Childhood Educators and
has delivered workshops across the country.
Anne co-created the Moe the Mouse Program
in 2001 which has been used extensively
throughout British Columbia.
Anne Gardner is a Speech Language
Pathologist with over 35 years experience. She
Education. Lesley has facilitated workshops for
students and teachers over the last 15 years.
Carmen Pereda
The Lockheed
and explore teaching tools to guide you in
bringing these traditional teachings to your
program.
To see Carmen's bio go to D2
Connecting Children to Nature
Lori Bartley
The Bristol
Aboriginal EDC practice: Direct contact
with nature helps children develop a caring
attitude and respect for the environment and
positively affects their physical, emotional
and intellectual development. This workshop
shares ideas on how to connect children with
nature by encouraging them to explore and
understand the local environment in fun, safe
interactive ways. We are part of nature and
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Lesley Henderson is an Early Childhood
Educator/ Artist with 30 years experience.
Her work has focused on children’s many
languages of creative expression. In 2003,
Lesley received the Prime Minister’s Award
for Excellence in the field of Early Childhood
An Early Childhood Guide to the Medicine Wheel Part 2 of 2. See D2
Get ready to play! Discover the Medicine
Wheel Teachings and how to incorporate
them into your Early Childhood Program.
This hand’s on workshop takes place both
indoors and out. Create crafts, play games
E3
Sea Island Ballroom A
by nurturing our relationship, all things on
earth benefit, including us. Nature is good for
you!
Lori Bartley is a Park Interpretation Specialist
for Metro Vancouver Regional Parks with over
25 years of experience presenting nature
programs to children and adults. She is an
enthusiastic presenter with a passion for
connecting people to nature.
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Conference Day 2
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Saturday, November
October 1910
2013
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Mid-Morning Workshops
10:30Am to 12:00PM
E5
Passing Wisdom to Our Children through Traditional Herbs - Part 2 0f 2.
See D5
Wata
Viscount Ballroom B
Join Wata and listen to the wisdom of our
Ancestors. In this interactive workshop Wata
will share traditional teachings and how to
heal ourselves when working with herbs and
E6
Dr. Pratibha Reebye
Wedlidi Speck
Viscount Ballroom C
This workshop will provide participants
with an indigenous lens on the theory and
practice of storytelling. The participants will
learn strategies and techniques including
the benefits this ancient practice had on
healing, identity and community building.
To See Wata's bio go to D5
Infant Psychiatry at BC Children’s’ Hospital and
Clinical Professor at UBC. She has authored
multiple peer-reviewed articles and two books
as co-authored” Regulation disorders of
sensory processing in children’ that specifically
addresses strategies for parents and
professionals. Her second book “Under the
baobab tree” is a compilation of short stories.
She is a dedicated board member of the
Viscount Ballroom A
An interactive workshop with hands on
manipulative and samples of equipment
designed to help parents and caregivers
understand sensory processing and
experience it from the child’s perspective.
The presenter will show how to identify the
red flags of sensory processing concerns. We
will explore practical strategies to support
your child’s sensory needs and preferences
both at home and in the community. We
will explore the hot question: Is it sensory or
behavior?
E9
Wedlidi is from the Namgis First Nation.
He worked for 19 years as an Aboriginal
Therapist with the John Howard Society of
North Vancouver Island. He has currently
working as the Strategic Lead with MCFD.
Wedlidi has utilized storytelling in all aspects
of his work.
Using the Teepee as a Teaching Tool
Tony Solomon
Teepee in the Courtyard
Come sit inside and listen to the wisdom of
the Teepee and learn how we can benefit
from its teachings. This workshop will show
participants how to use the teepee as a
teaching tool for personal development, to
tell our stories, and keep our language and
traditional knowledge alive. It will include
cultural protocols, permissions and practical
experiences for the learners.
To see Tony's bio go to D9
International Association of Infant Massage, CA.
Understanding Sensory Processing: Challenges and Strategies for the
Young Child
Lenora Delaney
Making Connections Through Storytelling - Part 2 of 2. See D8
Sea Island Ballroom B
Dr.Pratibha Reebye is clinical director of
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medicinal plants. Be prepared to taste Wata’s
delicious remedies
Infant Massage
Touch modality is one of the earliest
modalities to develop in humans. It is a major
component in infant-caregiver interactions.
Yet, it is hardly given the importance it
deserves. This workshop describes how
caregiver's massages offer several benefits for
the infants’ development, the most important
being satisfying attachment - bonding
experiences.
E7
E8
Lenora completed a degree in Phycology
and Biology at St. Frances Xavier University.
She also completed her Master’s of Science
in Occupational Therapy at the University of
Toronto. For the last 9 years she has worked
as a pediatric occupational therapist in New
Zealand, Australia, Toronto and presently
works in Vancouver at the BC Centre for
Ability and has her own private practice.
Mary Teegee, president of
BCACCS declares, “We want to
ensure that Aboriginal, Métis,
and First Nations children are
given every opportunity to
learn, play and grow in culturally
rich and safe environments."
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Year Round Resources
Hotel floor map:
At the BC Aboriginal Child Care Society there are a wide variety of resources and
services available to caregivers working with Aboriginal children in British Columbia.
Our website has pages for; Workshops and Training • Curriculum Boxes • the Resource
Centre • Publications • e-news • job postings and more.
Teepee
New this year! We have opened our Aboriginal Early Childhood
Development (AECD) Portal
The AECD Knowledge Portal provides links to book titles, online resources, practical
tools and current research on AECD topics. Our first subject guides are Literacy &
Language Development and Funding Resources. Stay tuned for future guides, which
will include topics such as; Incorporating Culture into ECD programs, Healing &
Wellness, Professional Education & Training, and more. http://portal.acc-society.bc.ca/
Also new this year is our From Seed to Cedar Awareness Campaign.
Thank you to everyone who signed the declaration and became a champion for AECD.
Anyone who wants to learn more about the campaign or share our campaign videos
can visit our website www.seedtocedar.com, like us on Facebook at www.facebook.
com/seedtocedar or follow us on Twitter @SeedtoCedar.
Don't forget to do our online Conference Survey and win a prize.
Let us know how we did! You can find the link for the online survey on our conference
webpage http://www.acc-society.bc.ca/files_2/annual-conference.php.
Keep in touch and stay informed about the latest Early Childhood
Education news, resources, training, funding, job postings events and
announcements:
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Thank you to our Conference Director Mary Burgaretta
and Conference Coordinator Yvette Bolduc for a fabulous event!
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