This in-person session explores how to embed active play into everyday practice. Participants will engage with research-based strategies that support children’s development, relationships, and physical literacy.

This session focuses on increasing understanding and implementation of positive child guidance fundamentals for educators.

This session focuses on increasing understanding and implementation of positive child guidance fundamentals for educators.

This professional learning experience invites educators to deepen their connection to place through Mi’kmaw teachings. Grounded in Etuaptmumk (Two-Eyed Seeing), participants explore land-based learning and how Indigenous knowledge and Western knowledge systems can work together in early learning and child care.

Participants must attend both sessions to receive a certificate of completion.

Participants will explore the Nova Scotia’s Early Learning Curriculum Framework (NSELCF) principles and educator practices and how they connect to daily programming. This session builds familiarity with the framework and its practical application. 

Participants must attend both sessions to receive a certificate of completion.

This module explores how pedagogical leadership shapes practice, relationships, and learning environments. Participants will examine leadership through reflection, values, and inquiry-based approaches.

Participants must attend both sessions to receive a certificate of completion.

Participants will explore the Nova Scotia’s Early Learning Curriculum Framework (NSELCF) principles and educator practices and how they connect to daily programming. This session builds familiarity with the framework and its practical application. 

Participants will learn how to build meaningful relationships with families and communities based on the principles of Nova Scotia’s Early Learning Curriculum Framework (NSELCF). 

This session focuses on trust, communication, and collaboration in early learning environments, while developing strategies to strengthen partnerships and encourage family and community involvement.

Participants must attend both sessions to receive a certificate of completion.

This session helps educators reflect on gender inclusivity and develop strategies to create respectful, bias-free learning environments. It focuses on understanding gender concepts, supporting inclusive play, and strengthening communication with children, families, and colleagues.

Participants must attend both sessions to receive a certificate of completion.

Participants will explore the role of critical reflection in early learning and child care. Through discussion and practical examples, educators will engage with the reflective planning cycle as a tool for deepening intentional practice and supporting responsive programming.