Full!!! C.1:
Building in the Outdoor Play Scape
Experience the wonder and excitement of
creating natural structures in the outdoor play scape of the Dartmouth
Developmental Centre (DDC). Rusty Keeler and Lisa Davies (Director of DDC)
have planned a hands-on construction experience for you and your
colleagues; it might be a willow hut, a sunflower room or another exciting
building project! Gather 10 minutes early so you have time to walk up to
the centre with the group and get the most out of this experience.
(Gathering place will be identified in your program package.)
Presenter, Rusty Keeler is our featured presenter who has
built many exciting structures on playgrounds all over the world!
Lisa Davies is the Executive Director of the Dartmouth
Developmental Centre.
C2.
Opening the Doors to the Wonders of Nature for the Very Young
Discover the feel of grass, the warmth of the
sun, the cold of snow and the smell of damp earth from the perspective of
an infant and toddler. Participants will discover new insights for
understanding how infants and toddlers perceive the outdoor world, gain
ideas to make learning visible and have a chance to discuss dangers in the
environment. Presenter, Joann Sweet, is a Certified Early
Childhood Educator who has held various positions in the ECE field for
more than 20 years. Currently she is the Coordinator of the Early
Childhood Development Support Centre at Nova Scotia Community College-
Kingstec Campus in Kentville. EH
C3. Developing Skills Through Science
Exploration
What skills can young
children develop while investigating the world around them? By engaging in
fun, simple, science-based activities, educators will learn how young
children can explore the wonders of the world while using a variety of
personal and social skills such as problem solving, language, literacy,
etc. Activities reflecting the Natural World will be presented to show how
science activities can be integrated into everyday programs. Presenters,
Mary Quinn, ECE, and Scott Taylor, B.A., M.A.,
B.Ed, are Education Specialists with Let’s Talk Science and developers of
the Wings of Discovery® Original Early Years program and the Wings of
Discovery® Preschool Explorations in Science and Technology. EH
C4. Inclusion Outdoors- ECDS
Join Early Childhood Development Services
staff in exploring how to maximize outdoor play spaces for every child,
with all ranges of abilities, considering activities, layout and
equipment.
C5. Des chefs-d’œuvre plus beaux que
nature
Cet atelier a pour but de repenser la façon
traditionnelle de bricoler avec du matériel issu de la nature et d’initier
les participantes à la notion d’art vivant, intégrée à la nature.
Quelques exemples
d’activités d’art vivant seront présentés aux participantes. Animatrice :
Collette LeBlanc, coordonnatrice du Centre de ressources et
de services : La Pirouette dans la région de la Baie Sainte-Marie, depuis
2005.EH
Series C: 2:30 pm -
4:00 pm 
