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Back by popular demand!

This series was created to help educators navigate the outdoors and offering opportunities to engage with loose parts, explore in all weathers, and encourage opportunities for children to challenge themselves to take a risk. Throughout this series, participants will have an opportunity to reflect and share experiences, brainstorm and engage in group discussions, immerse themselves in hands-on experiences, identify connections to Ontario’s Early Learning Frameworks, and strategize how to weave their learning into their daily practice through action planning.

Session 1: Innovative Ways to Use Natural Loose Parts; Thursday May 9, 2024; 6:30-9:00pm
Loose parts can be found in our early learning environments and have grown in popularity over the last several years. Participants will develop an understanding of what natural loose parts are and learn about the importance of them in relation to children’s development and play experiences. As a group, participants will explore innovative ways to introduce and use natural loose parts in their environment in low cost/no cost ways.
*Presented in Person in Niagara (Meeting at ECCDC Conference Room, 3550 Schmon Parkway, Thorold and Walking to Glenridge Quarry Naturalization Site)

Registration fee for Niagara Educators is subsidized through funding provided by Niagara Region Children's Services.

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