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Professional Learning for Early Childhood, Primary & Junior School Educators
Join us as we gather as a community curious about our role in creating new futures from a place of possibility and hope. Through conversation, inquiry and creative exploration, we hope to think with you to reimagine the role of educators and educational spaces in deep reflection of our time and place. We will present provocations from our experiences working within a school that is inspired by the educational project of Reggio Emilia, as well as many other pedagogies deeply rooted in the place and land we are situated on. 

Each day includes interactive and participatory elements, such as story sharing, collaborative discussions, hands-on workshops, breakout sessions, Q&As and more. Recordings of BSS teacher presentations from previous workshops will be available to registrants for a limited time.

Join us for one day, two days, or all three experiences to listen to unfolding stories, dream about the futures of our schools, and create collective momentum and inspiration towards building an image of schools, teachers, and children that aligns with a world we hope for. All journeys of understanding and explorations of inquiry-based work are welcome.
In this interactive full-day workshop, we will be exploring many questions that surround the ways we see ourselves, children, and learning and teaching environments, and the ways these images might inform and inspire our approach. 

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Full fee  $200
Salaried academics, professionals
Discounted $175
Students/post-doctoral researchers, general public
Solidarity 
Free
Indigenous friends, BIPOC, academics, professionals or unwaged

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  • February 2 Schedule

    8:45 am
    Welcome Coffee and Refreshments

    9:30 am
    Opening Circle and Introductions
    10:15 am

    Atelier Experience: Environments and Materials
    Speakers: Jessie Sawyers & Kathleen Grzybowski and Matthew Kent-Davidson & Brianne Fennema

    OR

    Tour of Classrooms
    Rachel Hughes
    11:00 am
    Atelier Experience: Environments and Materials
    Speakers: Jessie Sawyers & Kathleen Grzybowski and Matthew Kent-Davidson & Brianne Fennema

    OR

    Tour of Classrooms
    Rachel Hughes
    11:45 am
    Community Lunch
    Featuring locally sourced and sustainably produced food
    12:45 pm
    Presentation: Fertile Ground
    Speakers: Kerri Embrey & Bart Van Veghel
    2:00 pm
    Group Dialogue 1: Starting from Seed
    OR
    Group Dialogue 2: Renewal & Rejuvenation
    2:45 pm
    Closing Circle and Gratitudes
In this interactive full-day workshop, we will engage in inquiries about the possibilities offered to us when we orient ourselves toward relationship-centric ways of being, when we explore learning and teaching "together with," rather than "to" or "about."

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Full fee  $200
Salaried academics, professionals
Discounted $175
Students/post-doctoral researchers, general public
Solidarity 
Free
Indigenous friends, BIPOC, academics, professionals or unwaged

  • Experience the Atelier and unique learning environments in the BSS Junior School.
  • Hear from students who are engaged in inquiry-based discovery.
  • Enjoy a community meal featuring locally-sourced and sustainably-produced food.
  • Participate in group dialogues with fellow educators.
  • Learn how you can transform your classroom through pedagogies and practices inspired by the Reggio Emilia Approach.
  • Collaborate, reflect and get inspired!

Presenters

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