Reinforcing Our Early Years Practice to Honour and Protect the Rights of Children

Date/Time
Date(s) - Jul 28, 2018
10:30 am - 3:00 pm

Location
Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre (2772 East Broadway)

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In 1959, the United Nations proposed a Declaration of the Rights of the Child launching a campaign that in 1989 saw the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopt the Convention of the Rights of the Child. This Convention clearly delineates non–negotiable principles of human rights, freedoms and entitlements that apply to children worldwide regardless of race, colour, gender, language, religion, opinions, origins, wealth, birth status or ability. As we approach the 60th anniversary in 2019, of the inception of universal human rights for children, we have an opportunity to examine how our own professional practice in Early Learning and Early Childhood Development Services is evolving to ensure that these rights are promoted for the children and families that we serve.

Objectives:

• To introduce and further increase the participants’ general understanding of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
• To inspire participants to examine their current practice and further promote additional thoughts and approaches that support children’s rights through early intervention, child care and other early learning services.

Categories

• Child Growth and Development
• Child Health and Wellbeing
• Curriculum/Program Development
• Early Care and Education
• Professional Ethics & Practice

Target Audience
Suitable for students, novice, intermediate and experienced early learning child care professionals working with children of any age from infant/toddlers to school age children, including children with extra support needs.

Online
No

Professional Development Certificate
Yes

Professional Development Certificate Credit Hours
4

Registration Fee
ECE $65 | FCC $50 (with promo code)

Registration Contact Email
rng@wstcoast.org

Registration Contact Phone Number
604-709-5661 ext. 221

Registration Link
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07efdm5zgta309a7a3&llr=rs5phugab

Prerequisite(s)
none

Required Materials
Bring a bag lunch (½ hour lunch)

Presenter(s)
Claude Painter

Presenter Information
Claude has over 35 years of experience teaching in the field of Early Childhood Education. She is a retired faculty member of the Early Childhood Education Department at Langara College in Vancouver, B.C., where for 27 years, she taught numerous courses in both the Early Childhood Education Diploma Program and the Post Basic Early Childhood Special Education Citation Program. She also taught young children between infancy and five years of age, for 20 years in specialized and inclusive early learning centres. Her passion is to provide people of various communities with quality care and education related to early childhood development and early education services.

Event Sponsors
Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre

Registration Space
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