Training and Workshops
Training/workshops can be provided online or in person
Contact facilitators at Services/Consultations and Advising to discuss your organizations specific needs
If seeking workshops/training as an individual refer to Resources/Events
Creating Safe Spaces for Young Identities and Their Families
(2 hours)
Facilitated by Bobbie Chavez
Identity is individual and personal. It is a bouquet of lived experience, authenticity, and temperament. Children need safe spaces where they are seen and have the agency to experiment with their own identity.
By confronting our own bias, changing the perception of our own story, and giving ourselves permission to shine, we can create a space where each child and everyone is validated and given autonomy over their own organic existence.
Using Cultural Sensitivity to Support Multilingual Children
(2 hours)
Facilitated by Stefanie Serrato
From birth, language and culture are how we build a sense of self and connect with those around us. Considering the cultural context of the children we work with is necessary to establish trust and cultivate belonging as the foundation for learning. In this workshop, attendees will gather practical tools to incorporate family practices and languages into the classroom, fostering children's positive self-image, counter cultural biases, and strengthen a sense of community.
Environmental Stewardship, Living in Harmony with Nature
(2 hours)
Facilitated by Jacqueline Rodriquez
Environmental stewardship emphasizes our obligation to protect and appreciate the environment. This involves being aware of our impact on the environment, making conscious efforts to reduce our impact, and being thoughtful of the choices we make and how this affects our natural resources. We also must pass this awareness on to the next generation as teachers, caregivers, or parents.
Connection, Relationships, and Children's Behavior
(coming soon)
Facilitated by Kasumi Oshiro
Are they looking for attention, or are they looking for connection? Through relationship building, understanding lived experience, use of a cultural lens, and environment set up early educators create an atmosphere where children have autonomy over their own actions, feel responsible for the classroom community, and make decisions based on compassion
Promoting Justice in Early Childhood Spaces
(2 hours)
Facilitated by Bobbie Chavez
As early childhood professionals we have a unique opportunity to change the trajectory of the future through the impact we have on the children trusted to our care. By recognizing our own implicit bias and how it affects our interactions, we can learn to change our own internal narrative, and model a future where justice, fairness, and equity will prevail
Developing an Anti-Racist Lens in our Littlest Learners
(2 hours)
Facilitated by Bobbie Chavez
In a system where power is distributed based on color, children see what adults pretend doesn't exist. Through self-reflection, conversation, and hands on activities, participants will understand how to provide children with the resources to recognize unfairness, and the language to speak out against racism.
Decolonizing Early Childhood Classrooms
(2 hours)
Facilitated by Bobbie Chavez
Current systems of oppression have created a false perception of power. It's time to return to ancestral knowledge that respects the Earth, and views all life as equal. As educators, we have the opportunity to provide children with the skills to develop connection, understand individuality, exist as a unit, and develop a response system void of ego, while promoting compassion, and love for all living beings