Upcoming Courses & Workshops
This workshop will introduce participants to two cultural kits and the ways in which they reflect Indigenous perspectives and cultural protocols. Participants will come away with an understanding of…
Social Media is a powerful and effective way to advertise, connect and communicate with families, colleagues and the larger ECE community. Come learn about and discuss how to set up and manage Social…
This session will support participants in understanding disabilities to enhance awareness of communication disorders, vision impairments, learning disabilities, autism and physical disabilities.…
5 Thursday evenings from July 4, 11, 18, 25 and August 1, 2019. Participants must attend all 5 sessions to get a certificate. This course explains the neuroscience and neuropsychology of…
Learning to draw enhances your communication skills using the visual language of art. Develop your cognitive skills, improve your self-confidence and learn how to teach your new drawing skills to…
Vancouver is a vibrant, multi-ethnic city with a growing population of ECE students that are ELLs. We'll explore the challenges and the rewards of integrating young ELL students into…
Photographs are an integral part of documenting children’s experiences and communicating with the families in our programs, within any type of education philosophy. Photographs will record our…
For years photographs have been used to tell stories. Especially in classrooms, a series of photographs can be used to tell a story. One good picture can take the place of many words. Taking great…
Tuesdays & Thursdays from August 6th-29th, 2019 (Aug 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27 & 29) This course was developed by Westcoast to meet the requirement for 20 hours “Responsible…
The upcoming BC Early Learning Framework and current BC Curriculum call for the addition of Canadian Indigenous Knowledge and Ways of Learning into all BC classrooms as part of the Truth…
Social media is an effective tool for advertising and communicating about events in a child care program. As we share photographs about the children’s learning environment, projects and daily…
Sundays Aug 11, 18, 25 and Sept 8, 15, 22 & 29 (no class Sept 1st). This 35-hour course teaches participants how to open and run their own Family Child Care centre in their homes, for 2 to…
Want a quick and reliable way to communicate with parents and others about the happenings at your centre or in your classroom? How about a newsletter? Once designed a newsletter is an easy, flexible…
Are you interested in building safe, inclusive environments for your organization’s LGBTQ2S+ members? Do you want to develop your understanding, language and skills to better…
FASD is estimated to affect 4-5% of the general population. Though this condition is more common than Autism, few professionals receive formalized training. In this workshop myths and…
Time-out or time-away is often used as a means to discipline children in child care. It is important to refine the understanding of this technique and propose alternative ways of not only guiding the…
Tuesdays & Thursdays from September 17th - October 10, 2019. (Sep 17, 19, 24, 26, & Oct 1, 3, 8 & 10) This course was developed by Westcoast to meet the requirement for 20 hours…
2 Saturdays: September 21 & 28, 2019 Time: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm 12 hours (in-class training)* Safe Spaces is an evidence based,…
Location: Kitsilano Neighbourhood House, 2305 W 7th Ave., Vancouver, BC. In this workshop you will learn how to identify and work effectively with highly sensitive children. You will also learn…
