Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre

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ONLINE Mindful Creativity: Allowing Mindfulness to Guide Creative Play

Wednesday June 23, 2021     Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm       1.5 hours
Thursday June 24, 2021        Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm       1.5 hours              

Before you register:

  1. Westcoast offers interactive, live workshops as opposed to webinars or lectures. In an online environment this requires a reliable internet connection, an updated device and enabling the camera and microphone for the duration of each session. These are basic requirements to attend our workshops and to receive a certificate of participation so please consider this before you register. 

  2. The workshop/course will take place via Zoom. A link for all sessions will be emailed to you a day before the workshop.

  3. Check your email settings and your spam folder. 

  4. If you are new to Zoom watch the video How to Join a Zoom Meeting. You do not need to download Zoom to attend, but access may be quicker when logged in to Zoom. You can download Zoom for free at zoom.us/signup.

  5. Join each session by clicking the link 15 min. before start time. 

  6. Doors close 15 min. after start time. 

  7. Workshops/courses are never recorded. If you miss a session, there is no way to make it up and you will not receive a certificate.

  8. A certificate will be emailed to participants who attend all sessions, after completion. 

  9. Self reflection resources/materials will be emailed to participants at the end of the first session. This will count for 1 additional hour of independent learning on your certificate for a total of 4 hours.

  10. More questions? Read our Workshop FAQs.

Let’s explore creativity outside of the box! We will explore ways to develop Mindfulness while nurturing creativity and play, inside and outside of the classroom. Each evening will include activities that can be incorporated into the early learning environment. In these engaging sessions, Lyn and Gina will include many aspects of creativity: Art, Music, Movement, Play and Language. Mindfulness is the lens through which all these qualities of the imagination will be viewed from; with an emphasis on allowing for spontaneity in the moment. The first night will enable participants to explore their own creativity through some fun activities, and also be guided in a visualization meditation with Gina. The second evening will be led by Lyn, and will be full of wonderful ideas to practice with children. Come ready to be inspired! These sessions are process-oriented (using creativity as a meditation) and do not require any artistic skills or experience.

Note: Bring a pencil or coloured pencils, blank paper, scissors and comfy clothing.

Living Inquiries: 

  • Well-being and belonging.

  • Engagement with others, materials, and the world.

Pathways:

  • Joy in relationships with people, place, materials and ideas.

  • Safety and respect.

  • Emotions, thoughts, and views.

  • Every child is a gift.

  • Interests and inquiries.

  • Knowledge and theories.

  • Spaces, objects, and materials.

  • Reconnection to land, place.

  • Time for Engagement.

Suitable for students, parents, adult instructors/administrators, novice, intermediate and experienced early care and learning professionals working with preschool and school age children.

Facilitators: Gina Miller & Lyn Sakari. Gina is an artist, mother of three, certified meditation teacher and group facilitator working in the field of addiction and emotional wellness for Fraser Health Authority. She is passionate about helping others to see and use their own strengths to live purposefully. It is her combination of experience and wisdom along with her perspective as an artist that make her teachings and workshops unique. 

Lyn is a licensed Early Childhood Educator with twenty years experience working in the field in a variety of settings including preschool, child care and StrongStart. She became a certified meditation teacher in 2018 after a decade of her own practice, witnessing the tremendous benefits it brought. Now she is ecstatic about combining her two passions, sharing mindfulness practices with children and those that love and care for them.

  1. Requests for cancellations must be received at least 3 business days prior to the workshop / course date to get a refund, minus any Administration Fees.
  2. All refunds are subject to a $10 Administration Fee, except for workshops / courses that are $100 or more, which have a $25 Administration Fee.
  3. No monies will be refunded or credits offered once the workshop / course starts, or if it’s missed.
  4. Westcoast may cancel a workshop / course at any time. Registrants will be notified and receive a full refund.
  5. If a class is missed registrants forfeit their fee and there will be no refund or credit.

By registering for a workshop / course participants declare they have read, understood and agree with these policies.

  1. It is the participants’ responsibility to read the workshop/course description and objectives and make sure the training selected is suitable for their learning needs.
  2. Only Vancouver CCRR Registered LNRs or Vancouver Licensed Family Child Care Providers qualify to pay the FCC Fee and will need the Promo Code received by email to register. Use the promo code when registering, as no fee adjustments can be made after registration is confirmed. The Promo Code is not applicable for courses which are $100 or more.
  3. Participants must be 19 years of age at the time of registration.
  4. The equivalent of Grade 8 high-school English understanding, written and oral skills are necessary to actively participate in class.
  5. Participants must stay for the full workshop/course to receive a certificate.
  6. Doors close 15 minutes after start time in respect to the presenter and participants.
  7. We are unable to accommodate children during workshop/course time. Please make childcare arrangements.
  8. Payment must be made at the time of registration to confirm a seat.
  9. Receipts and handouts (if any) are always sent by email.
  10. There is a $15 charge to reprint a certificate or receipt for up to 1 year from the workshop / course date.
  11. Everyone in the class must abide by the Classroom Code of Conduct.
  12. These are non-credit workshops / courses, meaning they cannot be applied towards the completion of a university or college certificate, diploma or degree.
  13. If you have questions about a certificate being accepted by the ECE Registry, please contact them at 1-888-338-6622 or look on their website here: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/early-learning/teach/training-and-professional-development/become-an-early-childhood-educator/renew-maintain-ece-certification

By registering for a workshop/course participants declare they have read, understood and agree with these policies.

We are all guests in the training room. In an effort to maintain a safe and welcoming environment, we ask that we follow these guidelines:

  1. Respect people’s choices, experiences and feelings.
  2. One person speaks at a time.
  3. Participate actively by including your voice and make space for other voices to be heard.
  4. Respect confidentiality, what is said in the group, stays in the group. Speak in private with the instructor if necessary.
  5. Assume the best intent. This is a space to learn and sometimes that means making mistakes.
  6. Take care of yourself, whatever that may look like.
  7. Mute your microphone to reduce background noise and unmute it for group discussions, to comment or ask questions.

By registering for a workshop / course participants declare they have read, understood and agree with these policies.

By registering for a workshop / course participants declare they have read, understood and agree with all policies.

In keeping with our eco-conscious goal of reducing paper use, handouts, resources and certificates will be sent by email. In this way, participants will have a resource that can be saved and viewed across various devices, shared and printed anytime.

We may take some photographs (including a Zoom group picture) during workshops/courses with the purpose of promoting our training. By registering you consent to allow us or others attending to take your photograph. If it’s okay with the facilitator, you may photograph materials, slides, books, etc., but not film the workshop.

Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) require a minimum of 40 hours of professional development to renew a certificate to practice. Select topics you would like to expand on or that you’re passionate about.

Registered Family Child Care Providers (RLNR) are required to complete at least 4 hours of professional development before their annual renewal date.

Questions?

Visit our Workshops Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

Event Info

Date: Jun 23, 2021, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Duration: 4 Hours
Fee: $65
FCC Fee: $50
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Contact Info

Professional Development Team
Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre
pro-d@westcoastfamily.org
604-709-5661 EXT 1221

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