A Composition of Wonder: Exploration of Sound, Music and Movement

Date/Time
Date(s) - May 23, 2018
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Location
Tri-Cities CCRR

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The sense of wonder is one of the most natural and present abilities of all children. The power to explore the world using all senses should always be cherished and fully utilized in childcare centres, as the BC Early Learning Framework suggests. Our workshop will engage with the sense of hearing and the power of sound as a learning tool. Sound is a pedagogical material that, even if untouchable, is always present. Children feel, see, and acknowledge sound in a multitude of ways. Through conversation and hands-on provocations, we hope to uncover questions and make discoveries through experiments with sound, music and movement applying multiple mediums both conventional and unusual.

Categories

• Child Growth and Development
• Child Health and Wellbeing
• Curriculum/Program Development
• Early Care and Education
• Family Support
• Kindergarten Transitions

Target Audience
Suitable for parents and child care providers of children 2 years of age and up.

Online
No

Professional Development Certificate
Yes

Professional Development Certificate Credit Hours
2

Registration Fee
$18.00 members, $22.00 non-members

Registration Contact Email
triccrr@gv.ymca.ca

Registration Contact Phone Number
604-931-3400 Ext. 0

Presenter(s)
Violet Jessen and Dr. Annabella Cant

Presenter Information
An early childhood educator since 1996, Violet Jessen began teaching at Capilano University in 2002. Violet has a strong commitment to professional development and community work. She is a member of the Early Childhood Educators of BC (1995), is currently the Director of Professionalism on the provincial board and one of 19 guides in BC for the ethics training workshop modules “Best Choices: The Ethical Journey”. Violet serves as the Vice President on the Board of Directors of the North Shore Community Resources Society. She is one of the founding committee members of the North Shore Early Childhood Conference “To Learn, To Wonder” (est. in 2002) and continues to be actively involved with this local North Shore professional development event. The incredible passion and dedication of early childhood educators inspires Violet every day to continue to advocate for the profession. Contact: vjessen@capilanou.ca Dr. Annabella Cant is a professor in Early Childhood Education at Capilano University and sessional instructor of the Master of Education in Imaginative Education at Simon Fraser University. Her newest publication (2017) is a book for all educators and parents – Unswaddling Pedagogy. Annabella is also the associate director of the Imaginative Education Research Group, created by the globally recognized creator of the theory of Imaginative Education: Dr. Kieran Egan. She is also the initiator and editor-in-chief of the online journal: Childhoods and Pedagogies. She has been practicing ECCE since 1994; In 1999 she started opening her own early childhood centres in Europe, dedicated to children with very diverse backgrounds and abilities. She collaborated with a number of orphanages and organizations and welcomed all children, regardless of ability, ethnicity, or family componence. Today she is sharing the lessons she has learned from children. She is teaching a diversity of courses focused on inclusive practices, family and community, child development, caring environments, etc. Her new pedagogical lens - the Unswaddling Pedagogy - is inspired and fueled by the stories she lived. Contact: annabellacant@capilanou.ca Instagram & Twitter: @AskAnnabella Website: www.eliep.ca

Registration Space
FULL