Learn Through Active Play (4810-8100)
This is a multi-day workshop. Please ensure you are available for all the dates listed below:
2 Online Thursdays, November 6 and 13, 2025 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bring more movement into your day with active play!
Join this workshop which helps early learning professionals confidently integrate active play into daily routines—indoors and outdoors—using approaches that are realistic and easy to apply in child care environments. Learn Through Active Play supports children’s overall development while helping educators feel more connected, capable, and empowered in their work. The workshop is engaging, collaborative, and rooted in the everyday experiences of early learning professionals. Participants will leave with practical tools, follow-up resources, and access to ongoing support that makes active play easier to embed in everyday programming.
Living Inquiries:
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Well-being and belonging.
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Communication and literacies
Pathways:
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Well-being and Belonging
Framework focus: Safety, health, physical development, relationships, and sense of belonging.
1) LTAP directly supports children’s physical and mental well-being by embedding daily opportunities for active play that improve physical health, motor skills, and self-regulation.
2) Educators learn strategies to create inclusive play that fosters belonging — for example, adapting activities so all children can participate regardless of ability or background.
3) By leading active play with intention, educators strengthen relationships through shared enjoyment, cooperation, and mutual respect.
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Communication and Literacies
Framework focus: Expressing ideas, understanding others, and using multiple forms of literacy.
1) Active play activities integrate storytelling, role play, and music, giving children diverse ways to communicate.
2) Movement-based games help children interpret and follow instructions, fostering receptive language and comprehension skills.
Suitable for ECE students, adult instructors/administrators, intermediate and experienced early care and learning professionals working with toddler and preschool age children.
Facilitator(s): Katie Konopczynski
Katie has over 20 years of experience working in child care centres across Alberta and British Columbia, bringing deep expertise in child development, program planning, and educator support. She is highly skilled in integrating active play into early learning programs to enrich children’s physical, cognitive, and social-emotional growth. As the BC Coordinator for Learn Through Active Play, she draws on her extensive knowledge of best practices in early childhood education to help educators confidently embed movement and play into their programs. Passionate about elevating the profession, Katie equips educators with practical strategies, evidence-based approaches, and the confidence to create active, engaging, and inclusive learning environments where every child can thrive.
- 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.
- All refunds are subject to a $10 Administration Fee, except for workshops/courses that are $100 or more, which have a $25 Administration Fee.
- No monies will be refunded or credits offered once the workshop/course starts, or if it’s missed.
- Westcoast may cancel a workshop/course at any time. Registrants will be notified and receive a full refund.
- If a class is missed, registrants forfeit their fee and there will be no refund or credit.
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- 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.
- Camera's must be on during the workshop to receive a certificate.
- Only Vancouver CCRR Registered LNRs or Vancouver Licensed Family Child Care Providers qualify to pay the FCC Fee and will need to state this when they create their account on our website and be approved for this access. When you are an approved CCRR Registered LNR or Vancouver Licensed Family Child Care Provider, these reduced fees will automatically be applied to your registration for all applicable workshops.
- Participants must be 19 years of age to work with children.
- Minimum Grade 8 high-school English understanding, written and oral skills or equivalent are necessary to actively participate in class.
- Participants must stay for the full workshop/course to receive a certificate.
- Doors close 15 minutes after start time in respect to the presenter and participants.
- We are unable to accommodate children during workshop/course time. Please make childcare arrangements.
- Payment must be made at the time of registration to confirm a seat.
- Receipts are available on your account at wccrc.ca/login
- Handouts (if any) are sent by email.
- Certificates can be reprinted or downloaded from your account at any time after you complete the full workshop or course.
- Everyone in the class must abide by the Classroom Code of Conduct.
- These are non-credit workshops/courses, meaning they cannot be applied towards the completion of a university or college certificate, diploma or degree.
- 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:
- Respect people’s choices, experiences and feelings.
- One person speaks at a time.
- Participate actively by including your voice and make space for other voices to be heard.
- Respect confidentiality, what is said in the group, stays in the group. Speak in private with the instructor if necessary.
- Assume the best intent. This is a space to learn and sometimes that means making mistakes.
- Take care of yourself, whatever that may look like.
- 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.
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Workshop Registration
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Registration closes: November 6th
Credit Hours: 4
Fee: $10.00
Contact Info
Professional Development Team
Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre
pro-d@westcoastfamily.org
604-709-5661 EXT 1221