Workshops

 

 

Early childhood educators in Nova Scotia can easily find and access a wide variety of professional development workshops and training opportunities by scrolling through our calendar of workshops or by searching specific topics. Please contact the site hosting the workshop to get registration details.

Please Note: For Online Learning Workshops

NSCC, MSVU, CAPENÉ and Jane Norman College occasionally offer online professional development workshops. Online workshops allow you the convenience of taking professional development without leaving home.  Our online workshops are live, and participants will interact with the facilitator and other participants in real time.

Online workshops have specific technical requirements, and participants are required to have access to a computer with a good internet connection, as well as microphone and audio capabilities. You must also have a working email address to receive login and password links to the workshop.  There may be other workshop requirements, so please check all workshop guidelines to ensure you are able to take part before you register for online training.

Upcoming Workshops

October 18, 2025
  • Culturally Responsive Leadership (NSCECE/Online)

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    October 18, 2025  9:00 am - 1:00 pm

    Culturally Responsive Leadership in Nova Scotia’s Early Learning and Child Care Settings is a 3-hour module developed to align with the revised Capable, Confident, and Curious: Nova Scotia’s Early Learning Curriculum Framework (NSELCF). This professional learning module has been designed to empower directors, assistant directors, pedagogical leaders, inclusion coordinators, and educators in coaching and leadership roles to support others in implementing culturally responsive practice. The module examines the roles of leaders as well as provides an opportunity to practice courageous conversations and coaching techniques with a case study format. Completing Culturally Responsive Practices (CRP) training is a pre-requisite for taking Culturally Responsible Leadership.

    Pre-registration agreements

    • I have completed the 12-hour Culturally Reponsive Practice module.
    • I agree to participate from an operational computer with a working mic and camera.
    • I agree all information is confidential and will not be shared outside my group discussions or cohort of participants
    • I agree to conduct myself in a professional manner and be respectful of other people’s perspectives, opinions, and ideas.
    • I agree that I will show up fully committed and engaged in the work.

    Session Date and Time:

    Saturday, October 18th, 2025 (online), 9:00AM to 12:00PM

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  • JNC - Learning with Mi'kma'ki

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    October 18, 2025
    Jane Norman College, 60 Lorne Street, Truro, NS

    Learning with Mi'kma'ki is a new professional development opportunity for early childhood professionals in Nova Scotia. This training provides an opportunity for participants to see the natural environment, Earth science, sustainability, reciprocity, and interconnectedness, with two eyes — Etuaptmumk (ed-do-up-dm-momk). The work represents Mi’kmaw-first voice, with the support and advice of a standing committee.

    The 6-hour course is an introduction for Early Childhood Educators to explore their immediate relationship with place and how this knowledge can be integrated in learning environments for Early Learners. The field book, which is a part of the training, requires participants to reflect on knowledge and teachings. It helps guide participants in understanding how they, as members of this place, are to be present and, in turn, how being present can be directly linked to the work of Early Learning and Child Care.

    TOPICS EXPLORED:

    Part 1: Indoor Presentation and Reflection

    Explore Mi’kma’ki
    Explore Land Acknowledgments
    Explore the traditional territory and seven (7) districts
    Explore who are the Mi’kmaq
    Explore Mi’kmaw ways of knowing and being
    Explore the teachings of Netukulimk
    Explore the differences between a gift economy and a wage economy
    Explore how this knowledge relates to early learners
    Explore the importance of play
    Explore the differences between outdoor education, outdoor learning, and land-based learning
    Explore personal skill sets
    Explore Etuaptmumk
    Explore relationships with place
    Part 2: Outdoor Activities and Discussions

    Sitting with Land Activity
    Observe – Memorize – Compare Protocol: bird watching
    Observe – Memorize – Compare Protocol: plants and trees
    Talking Circle reflection
    Etuaptmumk – Two-Eyed Seeing
    Case study on outing with children – reflection and discussion.

    Please come prepared to spend at least 3 hours outdoors, dress for the weather and have appropriate footwear and bring a water bottle

    Session Dates and Times:

    Oct. 18th 9:00am-4:00pm (Lunch not provided)

    9:00am-12:00pm-Jane Norman College (60 Lorne Street, Truro, NS)

    1:00pm-4:00pm-Victoria Park (29 Park Road, Truro, NS)

    To register go to this link;
    https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1469713856709?aff=oddtdtcreator

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October 21, 2025
  • CAPENÉ - CPAJENE Module 1 – L’image de l’enfant (en ligne)

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    October 21, 2025  6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    CPAJENE Module 1 – L’image de l’enfant (en ligne)

    Dates: Lundi 14 octobre de 18 h 00 à 20 h 30

    et

    Lundi 21 octobre de 18 h 00 à 20 h 30

    **Il s'agit d'une session en ligne de deux soirées, vous devez assister aux deux sessions pour recevoir un certificat**

    Module 1: L’image de l’enfant

    La base du Cadre pédagogique de l’apprentissage des jeunes enfants de la Nouvelle-Écosse (CPAJENÉ) repose sur la conviction que tous les enfants sont des apprenants capables, confiants et curieux. Dans ce module d’introduction, les participants sont invités à réfléchir profondément à leur propre image de l’enfant, en explorant comment leurs valeurs personnelles et leurs pratiques professionnelles influencent les expériences vécues par les enfants dans les programmes d’apprentissage et de garde.

    Ancré dans une vision d’environnements joyeux et intentionnels, ce module prépare les éducateurs à comprendre comment soutenir le développement des enfants en les voyant à travers une approche fondée sur leurs forces.

    À travers des études de cas, des dialogues collaboratifs et des réflexions significatives, les personnes éducatrices exploreront comment l’image de l’enfant influence les décisions pédagogiques, les environnements d’apprentissage et les relations avec les familles et les communautés.

    Les participants vont:

    • expliquer ce que signifie l'Image de l'enfant et comment elle est liée à leur philosophie personnelle et à la philosophie collective du programme d'apprentissage et garde des jeunes enfants (AGJE);​
    • reconnaître comment l'Image de l'enfant est liée à la pratique de l'EPE et à la prise de décision concernant la programmation;​
    • explorer la manière dont la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant des Nations Unies influence l'Image de l'enfant et les pratiques de l’EPE;​
    • améliorer la prise de conscience de la manière dont l'Image de l’EPE s'applique au développement professionnel individuel et à la compréhension de l'impact du rôle de l’EPE;
    • commencez à développer une vision personnelle et collective qui guidera votre croissance professionnelle à travers les modules du CPAJENE.

    **Il s'agit d'une session en ligne de deux soirées, vous devez assister aux deux sessions pour recevoir un certificat**

    *DATES: Le lundi 14 octobre de 18 h 00 à 20 h 30 et le lundi 21 octobre de 18 h 00 à 20 h 30 en-ligne

    Formateurs: Anaïs Marignale et Nathalie George

    Inscrivez-vous à cette formation en cliquant ici: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cpaje-m1-limage-de-lenfant-capene-en-ligne-french-tickets-1628605676419?aff=oddtdtcreator

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  • *CANCELLED* Culturally Responsive Practice (NSCC-B, Online)

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    October 21, 2025  6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/culturally-responsive-practice-nscc-b-online-tickets-1527399185079?aff=oddtdtcreator

    THIS IS AN ONLINE DELIVERY

    12 PL Hours

    **This workshop is delivered over 6 sessions, you must attend all sessions in order to receive a certificate**

    Culturally Responsive Practice in Nova Scotia’s Early Learning and Child Care Settings is a 12-hour module developed in response to the ongoing enhancements to Nova Scotia’s Early Learning Curriculum Framework (NSELCF). Three (3) sub-modules have been designed to create a safe and ethical space for examining the nature of biases, prejudice, and assumptions. The modules unpack privilege and encourage participants to reflect on the historical and systemic roots of discrimination and racism. The modules reflect on the lived experiences of people who face these challenges in Nova Scotia. Each module is accompanied by home learning that will continue the conversations between modules.

    Through a reflective approach, participants will become deeply aware of their own identities and the identities of the children, families, and communities they serve.

    Disclaimer: The modules have been developed for synchronous learning. Participants are required to move through each of the modules in sequence, and with the same cohort. The inability to commit will result in a “restart” of the entire training. The objective of the modules is to demonstrate cultural responsiveness, thus, participants must demonstrate this understanding throughout. To do so, participants scheduled for online learning must work from an operational computer, with a working mic and camera.

    Module 1: Laying Face and Foundation

    Module Objectives:

    • Understand who the Mi’kmaq are

    • Understand who the Acadians are

    • Understand who the Gaels are

    • Understand who the African Nova Scotians are

    • Explore and contextualize our understanding of culture

    • Explore and contextualize our understanding of intersectionality

    • Explore and articulate the intersections of race, nationality, gender, and sexuality

    Module 1 provides space for the four (4) historical cultures of Nova Scotia to share themselves in a meaningful way. Participants will better understand the four (4) historical cultures, languages, and beliefs. Participants will explore and contextualize specific intersections and how they relate to culture and themselves.

    Module 2: Faces of Discrimination

    ▪ Explore and contextualize our own privileges, biases, and opinions

    ▪ Explore and contextualize discrimination

    ▪ Explore and contextualize racism

    ▪ Explore and contextualize systemic racism

    ▪ Explore the Indian Act, Residential Schools, Africville, Racialized Policing, “All lives Matter” and, Social Determinants of Health

    ▪ Explore and contextualize micro-aggression

    Module 2 requires participants to explore and contextualize their own privileges, biases, and opinions. Participants will explore how these interrelate with discrimination, racism, and moreover, systemic racism. Participants will specifically explore contemporary racism in Nova Scotia.

    Module 3: Faces of Reconciliation

    ▪ Explore and contextualize reconciliation

    ▪ Explore Truth and Reconciliation

    ▪ Explore and review Education Calls to Action

    ▪ Explore Black Lives Matter

    ▪ Explore and review United Nations Rights of the Child

    ▪ Explore Educator’s role in the classroom

    ▪ Explore 7 Sacred Teachings as a tool

    ▪ Explore racism from birth onward

    ▪ Explore Nova Scotia’s Early Learning Curriculum Framework

    ▪ Explore and articulate culturally responsive practice

    ▪ Explore and contextualize Allyship

    Module 3 provides space to explore the different types of reconciliation while acknowledging the need to act now. Participants explore their own roles in this work; specifically exploring cultural responsiveness as it relates to Early Learning and Child Care Settings and moreover the Early Learning Curriculum Framework.

    Pre-registration agreements

    • I agree to participate from an operational computer with a working mic and camera.
    • I agree all information is confidential and will not be shared outside my group discussions or cohort of participants
    • I agree to commit to the entire 12-hour schedule to receive credit.
    • I agree to conduct myself in a professional manner and be respectful of other people’s perspectives, opinions, and ideas.
    • I agree that I will show up fully committed and engaged in the work.

    Facilitators:

    Aram Kim & B de Guzman

    https://eypdc.ca/culturally-responsive-practice-training/

    Session Dates and Times:

    Tuesday, October 7th 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    Tuesday, October 14th 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    Tuesday, October 21st 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    Tuesday, October 28st 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    Tuesday, November 4th 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    Tuesday, November 11th 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

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  • ELCF M1: Image of the Child (NSCECE/Online)

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    October 21, 2025  6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

    This is a 2 evening online session, you must attend both in order to receive a certificate.

    Tuesday, October 21st, from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM & Thursday, October 23rd, from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM

    If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us at circulation@nscece.ca.

     

    Module 1: Image of the Child

    The foundation of Nova Scotia’s Early Learning CurriculumFramework is the belief that all children are capable, confident, and curiouslearners. In this opening module, participants are invited to reflect deeply ontheir own image of the child, exploring how personal values and professionalpractices shape children's experiences in early learning and child careprograms. Grounded in the vision of joyful, intentional environments, thismodule sets the stage for understanding how educators can foster children’sgrowth by seeing and supporting them through a strengths-based lens.

     

    Through case studies, collaborative dialogue, and meaningfulreflection, educators will explore how the image of the child influencescurriculum decisions, learning environments, and relationships with familiesand communities.

     

    Participants will:

    • Define the concept of the image of the child and explore how it aligns with the principles and practices of the NSELCF.
    • Reflect on how personal beliefs and professional values influence their image of the child and their daily interactions.
    • Identify ways to support children as capable, confident, and curious through intentional environments and responsive relationships.
    • Apply the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) to everyday practice and consider its connection to the image of the child.
    • Explore the concept of the educator's image and how it shapes their role in early learning and child care settings.

    • Begin to develop a personal and collective vision that will guideprofessional growth throughout the NSELCF modules.

     
    Click here to register 
     

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  • NSCC Cumberland-Culturally Responsive Practice

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    October 21, 2025  6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    Online

    T HIS IS AN ONLINE DELIVERY

    Culturally Responsive Practice in Nova Scotia’s Early Learning and Child Care Settings is a 12-hour module developed in response to the ongoing enhancements to Nova Scotia’s Early Learning Curriculum Framework (NSELCF). Three (3) sub-modules have been designed to create a safe and ethical space for examining the nature of biases, prejudice, and assumptions. The modules unpack privilege and encourage participants to reflect on the historical and systemic roots of discrimination and racism. The modules reflect on the lived experiences of people who face these challenges in Nova Scotia. Each module is accompanied by home learning that will continue the conversations between modules.

    Through a reflective approach, participants will become deeply aware of their own identities and the identities of the children, families, and communities they serve.
    Disclaimer: The modules have been developed for synchronous learning. Participants are required to move through each of the modules in sequence, and with the same cohort. The inability to commit will result in a “restart” of the entire training. The objective of the modules is to demonstrate cultural responsiveness, thus, participants must demonstrate this understanding throughout. To do so, participants scheduled for online learning must work from an operational computer, with a working mic and camera.

    Module 1: Laying Face and Foundation
    Module Objectives:
    • Understand who the Mi’kmaq are
    • Understand who the Acadians are
    • Understand who the Gaels are
    • Understand who the African Nova Scotians are
    • Explore and contextualize our understanding of culture
    • Explore and contextualize our understanding of intersectionality
    • Explore and articulate the intersections of race, nationality, gender, and sexuality

    Module 1 provides space for the four (4) historical cultures of Nova Scotia to share themselves in a meaningful way. Participants will better understand the four (4) historical cultures, languages, and beliefs. Participants will explore and contextualize specific intersections and how they relate to culture and themselves.

    Module 2: Faces of Discrimination
    ▪ Explore and contextualize our own privileges, biases, and opinions
    ▪ Explore and contextualize discrimination
    ▪ Explore and contextualize racism
    ▪ Explore and contextualize systemic racism
    ▪ Explore the Indian Act, Residential Schools, Africville, Racialized Policing, “All lives Matter” and, Social Determinants of Health
    ▪ Explore and contextualize micro-aggression

    Module 2 requires participants to explore and contextualize their own privileges, biases, and opinions. Participants will explore how these interrelate with discrimination, racism, and moreover, systemic racism. Participants will specifically explore contemporary racism in Nova Scotia.

    Module 3: Faces of Reconciliation
    ▪ Explore and contextualize reconciliation
    ▪ Explore Truth and Reconciliation
    ▪ Explore and review Education Calls to Action
    ▪ Explore Black Lives Matter
    ▪ Explore and review United Nations Rights of the Child
    ▪ Explore Educator’s role in the classroom
    ▪ Explore 7 Sacred Teachings as a tool
    ▪ Explore racism from birth onward
    ▪ Explore Nova Scotia’s Early Learning Curriculum Framework
    ▪ Explore and articulate culturally responsive practice
    ▪ Explore and contextualize Allyship

    Module 3 provides space to explore the different types of reconciliation while acknowledging the need to act now. Participants explore their own roles in this work; specifically exploring cultural responsiveness as it relates to Early Learning and Child Care Settings and moreover the Early Learning Curriculum Framework.

    Pre-registration agreements
    -I agree to participate from an operational computer with a working mic and camera.
    -I agree all information is confidential and will not be shared outside my group discussions or cohort of participants
    -I agree to commit to the entire 12-hour schedule to receive credit.
    -I agree to conduct myself in a professional manner and be respectful of other people’s perspectives, opinions, and ideas.
    -I agree that I will show up fully committed and engaged in the work.

    Facilitators:
    Moashella Shortte & Lucas Pellerin

    Session Dates and Times:
    -Tues. Oct. 7 & Thurs. Oct. 9 6:30pm-8:30pm both evenings
    -Tues. Oct. 21 & Thurs. Oct. 23 6:30pm-8:30pm both evenings
    -Tues. Oct. 28 & Thurs. Oct. 30 6:30pm-8:30pm both evenings

    ***Notice there are no sessions on the week of October 14th & 16th.***

    To register, click on this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1582909848969?aff=oddtdtcreator

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October 22, 2025
  • JNC - Neurodiversity Affirming Practice Series Part 2

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    October 22, 2025  6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    Online via Zoom

    The Neurodiversity Affirming Practice Series is a 3 part professional learning workshop that provides educators with the information and professional reflection needed to implement or improve their neurodiversity affirming practice. Each session is 2 hours; 1 hour of informative content and 1 hour of Community of Practice where participants can chat, ask questions and reflect together.


    Session #1 (Sept. 24) –Implementing Sensory Diets will provide an overview of sensory processing and how it impacts the learning and behavior of neurodivergent children. We will consider tools for observation/assessment and strategies for the implementation of sensory diets (physical exercises, activities and adaptions meant to meet sensory needs) within early learning settings.

    Session #2 (Oct. 22) – Respecting Communication Styles reflects on the importance of supporting and honoring the communication skills of neurodivergent children. We will explore alternate communication styles and how to use them effectively and respectfully (ex. picture exchange, sign language, scripting/echolalia, letterboards, communication boards, AAC, etc.)

    Session #3 (Nov. 19)– Collaborating with Families gives practical, experience-driven examples for responsive and meaningful collaboration with the families of neurodivergent children.  We will discuss how to be an outstanding advocate for the child, a good liaison to community resources and professional services, and how to build a culture of acceptance and accessibility within your early learning environment.

     If interested contact Jane MacKenzie at 

    jane.mackenzie@janenorman.ca

    Cost - $75.00 (this fee is for all 3 sessions - (Sept. 24, Oct. 22 and Nov. 19)

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October 23, 2025
  • ELCF M1: Image of the Child (NSCECE/Online)

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    October 23, 2025  6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

    This is a 2 evening online session, you must attend both in order to receive a certificate.

    Tuesday, October 21st, from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM & Thursday, October 23rd, from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM

    If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us at circulation@nscece.ca.

     

    Module 1: Image of the Child

    The foundation of Nova Scotia’s Early Learning CurriculumFramework is the belief that all children are capable, confident, and curiouslearners. In this opening module, participants are invited to reflect deeply ontheir own image of the child, exploring how personal values and professionalpractices shape children's experiences in early learning and child careprograms. Grounded in the vision of joyful, intentional environments, thismodule sets the stage for understanding how educators can foster children’sgrowth by seeing and supporting them through a strengths-based lens.

     

    Through case studies, collaborative dialogue, and meaningfulreflection, educators will explore how the image of the child influencescurriculum decisions, learning environments, and relationships with familiesand communities.

     

    Participants will:

    • Define the concept of the image of the child and explore how it aligns with the principles and practices of the NSELCF.
    • Reflect on how personal beliefs and professional values influence their image of the child and their daily interactions.
    • Identify ways to support children as capable, confident, and curious through intentional environments and responsive relationships.
    • Apply the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) to everyday practice and consider its connection to the image of the child.
    • Explore the concept of the educator's image and how it shapes their role in early learning and child care settings.

    • Begin to develop a personal and collective vision that will guideprofessional growth throughout the NSELCF modules.

     
    Click here to register 
     

    See more details

  • NSCC Cumberland-Culturally Responsive Practice

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    October 23, 2025  6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    Online

    T HIS IS AN ONLINE DELIVERY

    Culturally Responsive Practice in Nova Scotia’s Early Learning and Child Care Settings is a 12-hour module developed in response to the ongoing enhancements to Nova Scotia’s Early Learning Curriculum Framework (NSELCF). Three (3) sub-modules have been designed to create a safe and ethical space for examining the nature of biases, prejudice, and assumptions. The modules unpack privilege and encourage participants to reflect on the historical and systemic roots of discrimination and racism. The modules reflect on the lived experiences of people who face these challenges in Nova Scotia. Each module is accompanied by home learning that will continue the conversations between modules.

    Through a reflective approach, participants will become deeply aware of their own identities and the identities of the children, families, and communities they serve.
    Disclaimer: The modules have been developed for synchronous learning. Participants are required to move through each of the modules in sequence, and with the same cohort. The inability to commit will result in a “restart” of the entire training. The objective of the modules is to demonstrate cultural responsiveness, thus, participants must demonstrate this understanding throughout. To do so, participants scheduled for online learning must work from an operational computer, with a working mic and camera.

    Module 1: Laying Face and Foundation
    Module Objectives:
    • Understand who the Mi’kmaq are
    • Understand who the Acadians are
    • Understand who the Gaels are
    • Understand who the African Nova Scotians are
    • Explore and contextualize our understanding of culture
    • Explore and contextualize our understanding of intersectionality
    • Explore and articulate the intersections of race, nationality, gender, and sexuality

    Module 1 provides space for the four (4) historical cultures of Nova Scotia to share themselves in a meaningful way. Participants will better understand the four (4) historical cultures, languages, and beliefs. Participants will explore and contextualize specific intersections and how they relate to culture and themselves.

    Module 2: Faces of Discrimination
    ▪ Explore and contextualize our own privileges, biases, and opinions
    ▪ Explore and contextualize discrimination
    ▪ Explore and contextualize racism
    ▪ Explore and contextualize systemic racism
    ▪ Explore the Indian Act, Residential Schools, Africville, Racialized Policing, “All lives Matter” and, Social Determinants of Health
    ▪ Explore and contextualize micro-aggression

    Module 2 requires participants to explore and contextualize their own privileges, biases, and opinions. Participants will explore how these interrelate with discrimination, racism, and moreover, systemic racism. Participants will specifically explore contemporary racism in Nova Scotia.

    Module 3: Faces of Reconciliation
    ▪ Explore and contextualize reconciliation
    ▪ Explore Truth and Reconciliation
    ▪ Explore and review Education Calls to Action
    ▪ Explore Black Lives Matter
    ▪ Explore and review United Nations Rights of the Child
    ▪ Explore Educator’s role in the classroom
    ▪ Explore 7 Sacred Teachings as a tool
    ▪ Explore racism from birth onward
    ▪ Explore Nova Scotia’s Early Learning Curriculum Framework
    ▪ Explore and articulate culturally responsive practice
    ▪ Explore and contextualize Allyship

    Module 3 provides space to explore the different types of reconciliation while acknowledging the need to act now. Participants explore their own roles in this work; specifically exploring cultural responsiveness as it relates to Early Learning and Child Care Settings and moreover the Early Learning Curriculum Framework.

    Pre-registration agreements
    -I agree to participate from an operational computer with a working mic and camera.
    -I agree all information is confidential and will not be shared outside my group discussions or cohort of participants
    -I agree to commit to the entire 12-hour schedule to receive credit.
    -I agree to conduct myself in a professional manner and be respectful of other people’s perspectives, opinions, and ideas.
    -I agree that I will show up fully committed and engaged in the work.

    Facilitators:
    Moashella Shortte & Lucas Pellerin

    Session Dates and Times:
    -Tues. Oct. 7 & Thurs. Oct. 9 6:30pm-8:30pm both evenings
    -Tues. Oct. 21 & Thurs. Oct. 23 6:30pm-8:30pm both evenings
    -Tues. Oct. 28 & Thurs. Oct. 30 6:30pm-8:30pm both evenings

    ***Notice there are no sessions on the week of October 14th & 16th.***

    To register, click on this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1582909848969?aff=oddtdtcreator

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October 25, 2025
  • Kit Boxes: Nurturing and Supporting Child Curiosity, Exploration, and Investigation

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    October 25, 2025  9:30 am - 1:30 pm
    NSCC - Kingstec Campus, 236 Belcher St, Kentville, NS B4N 0A6, Canada

    Description:  This hands-on workshop aims to engage educators in a deepened understanding on how themed kit boxes can be used as invitations to play.  You'll learn how to provide children with developmentally appropriate and culturally sensitive materials and manipulatives that encourage them to explore, use their imaginations, and to inquire. 

    There will be opportunity for educators to investigate a range of kit boxes and to reflect on 'how' they would use them as provocations, or as support to existing themes constructed by children's developing interests.

    Participants will finally create their own structured min kit box using a range of loose parts, felt items, and other open-ended materials that will be made available to them.  This workshop will require participants to make a choice on one of three themed kit box ideas.


    Facilitator:  Nova Jones

    Nova has been an early childhood educator for approximately 30 years working in a range of capacities, including as a centre director and elementary school teacher.  Originally from London, England, Nova moved to Nova Scotia in 2019 with her husband, son, and three cats.  Her unwavering commitment to creating high quality positive and supporting learning environments for young children, their families, and educators alike has driven her passion to work more closely with educators in Nova Scotia.  

    Nova has previously facilitated workshops on oral storytelling and outdoor learning environments; she has previously facilitated training courses for ECEs and is now coordinating the ECDSC at Kingstec Campus.  

    Nova is currently completing her final thesis for her M.Ed at Acadia University - "I don't think you ever stop learning as an educator; something new always comes along that challenges your understanding of children and child development".

    Fee: $40

    Deadline to register: October 10,  2025

    This workshop will be facilitated in-person. Requirements:

    • Own water bottle or flask
    • Pen and notebook
    • Bring own lunch, only snacks provided by NSCC Kingstec

    Registered participants will receive detailed instructions.

    Please Note Our Payment Process 

    Credit Card or VISA Debit payment *Credit or Debit Card payments can be paid over the phone or in-person at NSCC-Kingstec Campus*

    - Registration form AND payment are to be received by us at least TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE (unless otherwise noted).
    - Registrations cannot be processed, nor spaces held, until both registration form and payment are received.
    - Cancellations must be processed before the workshop occurs. Please contact us at least one week prior to a workshop if you are unable to attend.

    Please contact  nova.jones@nscc.ca or justine.macdonald@nscc.ca  for more details.

    *please keep our workshop guidelines in mind* https://www.nscc.ca/ecdsc/professional-development/kingstec-guidelines.asp

    To Register: https://bit.ly/ecdscregistration

    Organizer: Early Years Professional Development
    Early Years Professional Development

    Event.

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  • Mi’kmaw Ways of Being and Knowing

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    October 25, 2025  8:45 am - 4:00 pm
    NSCC Sydney Waterfront Campus, 500 Esplanade, Sydney, NS B1P 1B1, Canada

    https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mikmaw-ways-of-being-and-knowing-tickets-1720940301769?aff=oddtdtcreator

    Session Date and Times:

    Saturday, Oct 25th , 2025 from 8:45 AM to 4 PM.

    Location:

    IN PERSON NSCC Sydney Waterfront Campus, 500 Esplanade, Sydney, NS B1P 1B1

    Overview:

    This professional learning session invites educators to deepen their understanding of Mi’kmaw culture, history, and worldview.

    This professional learning session invites educators to deepen their understanding of Mi’kmaw culture, history, and worldview through ceremony, storytelling, and reflection. Guided by Mi’kmaw Elders, Knowledge Holders, and community members, the session explores foundational concepts such as Etuaptmumk (Two-Eyed Seeing) and Netukulimk, and emphasizes the importance of relationship, reciprocity, and respect in early learning and child care.

    Participants will engage in cultural practices such as smudging and prayer, explore Mi’kmaw language and teachings, and reflect on their own roles in reconciliation and allyship. The session includes the Blanket Exercise, an experiential learning activity that explores the impact of colonization and the resilience of Indigenous Peoples.

    Participants will:

    • Build cultural competency through Mi’kmaw history, language, and traditions.
    • Explore Indigenous worldviews and their relevance to early learning environments.
    • Engage with the principles of Etuaptmumk and Netukulimk.
    • Reflect on personal and professional growth through ceremony and dialogue.
    • Begin or deepen their ally journey in partnership with Mi’kmaw communities.

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  • MSVU & AECENS SPECIAL EVENT- The Promise of a Story

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    October 25, 2025  9:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Mount Saint Vincent University, 166 Bedford Hwy, Halifax, NS B3M 2J6, Canada

    DateSaturday October 25, 2025 Time: 9am-4pm Cost: $75/$65 current AECENS members Total PD hours: 7 hours Location: IN PERSON  Presenters: see MSVU Fall 2025 PL brochure for facilitators and bios
     
    Description 

    Get ready for a full day of inspiration, connection, and hands-on learning!

    📚 Dive into the magic of books and storytelling as we explore how

    every part of a child’s day—art, science, math, music, language,

    outdoor play—is beautifully connected.

     

    Storytelling & a Whole Lot of Other Stuff!

     Featuring Carolyn Landry, Indigenous Oral Storyteller

    & host of the Seven Sacred Teachings Podcast

    In partnership with the Association of Early Childhood Educators Nova Scotia; AECENS

     Storytelling is one of the oldest forms of communication & is a way to share experiences, understand others, emotions, perspectives & promote respect for all life. When we listen to a story there can be lasting personal connections, imagining of new possibilities & promotion of innovative problem solving & fostering of a shared understanding.  It can also show a pathway through any adversity that the child may be experiencing.  Stories often have multiple layers of meanings that the listener can ‘hear’ & ponder on & make sense of the world.

    The promise of stories is limitless—each narrative opens a new doorway into the possible, a canvas upon which dreams & discoveries are painted. Stories invite us to imagine what could be, to wander into unknown worlds, & to embrace the unfolding of new perspectives. They are pathways for curiosity, bridges to connection, & seeds from which understanding & transformation grow.

    This conference is a gathering for those who believe learning begins with curiosity & grows through connection. Through storytelling, art, science, movement, & play, we will explore how imagination, diversity, & a sense of belonging shape vibrant learning communities. Together, we will reflect on how inquiry & self-expression empower children to become authors of their own learning journeys.

    We will explore the inherent connectedness of all aspects of the child’s early learning. We will explore methods of integrating this learning into the everyday experiences of children in the early learning & care program. When we approach learning in a holistic manner we engage the whole child.

    Using books & story telling as a vehicle to explore the many aspects of the educator’s work with children, we will:

    use books & storytelling as invitations to explore art, science, numeracy, literacy & language, music & movement & outdoor play.

    examine how inherent in each aspect is the need to allow for autonomous play, & relationship building.

    explore the use curriculum webs as a planning & documentation tool.

    use the Froebelian principle of Unity & Connectedness as a foundational approach to planning

    Come join the story!

     AECENS is a non-profit membership-based association dedicated to supporting early childhood educators and elevating their professional practice. Our members work in a variety of different ECE settings across the province. We provide quality professional learning opportunities and an annual awards gala that recognizes excellence in professional practice. Our strength is in our membership, so join us today. https://aecens.ca/membership

    Location:   IN PERSON

    7  PD hours

    $75/$65

     Registration for our MSVU workshops, along our Professional Learning brochure with full workshops details, descriptions and presenter bios is found online    www.msvu.ca/earlychildhoodworkshops    


     



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October 27, 2025
  • MSVU Collaborative Dialogue Series

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    October 27, 2025  6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    Mount Saint Vincent University, 166 Bedford Hwy, Halifax, NS B3M 2J6, Canada

    DateMonday Oct. 27, 2025 Time: 6:30-8:30pm Cost: $20 Total PD hours: 2 hours Location: IN PERSON  Presenter: Kathy Black
     
    Description

    This collaborative series of workshops will provide a safe place for educators to gather in the evening for two hours to form a community of practice with open lines of communication.  A guide will be shared at the beginning of each session, outlining discussion topics and guidelines to participate in the talking circle. Participants will have the opportunity to share in each discussion, or pass. All participates are equal and will feel welcomed and a true sense of belonging.

     Session 1: Interacting and communicating daily with children, families and colleagues

    Effective strategies to interact with children throughout the daily routine

    Share ways to stay connected with families and colleagues

    Presenter Biography; 

    Kathy Black began her career as a nanny and later worked at the MSVU Child Study Centre where she was fortunate to learn from some of the best mentors in the early childhood field. Kathy continued her career as an Early Childhood Development Officer and Licensing Officer with the Nova Scotia Provincial Government.  After 30 years in the field, Kathy accepted a term position as faculty in the Early Childhood Education program at the Nova Scotia Community College.  In 2022 Kathy decided to go back to the childcare sector and work directly with the children and families.  Kathy believes that working daily with children and families is her true passion and calling in life.  Kathy began facilitating workshops to ECE’s in 2009 and continues to be inspired when meeting others who are passionate about caring for young children. Her goal is to empower other educators, parents and professionals to discover what is best for all children.

     

    Location:   IN PERSON

    2  PD hours

    $20

     Registration for our MSVU workshops, along our PD brochure with full workshops details, descriptions and presenter bios is found online    www.msvu.ca/earlychildhoodworkshops    


     



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  • NSELCF M4: Learning Goals, Learning Objectives, and Strategies (NSCC-K)

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    October 27, 2025  6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    4 PL hours

    This NSELCF module introduces the frameworks four learning goals and explores the different learning objectives within.

    This is a 2 evening online session, you must attend both in order to receive a certificate.

    NSELCF Module 4: Learning Goals, Objectives, and Strategies

    Building on Module 3: Connecting Early Learning Principles and Practices, this session supports participants in becoming more familiar with the learning goals of well-being, discovery and invention, language and communication, and person and social responsibility. Through guided discussions and hands-on activities, participants will work with real examples from the Educator's Guide and apply strategies that align with intentional, strengths-based programming.

    Participants will:

    • Discuss and apply the four learning goals to daily interactions, routines, and planning in early learning and child care settings.
    • Reflect on and begin using the learning objectives and strategies that support each goal in practical, meaningful ways.
    • Make connections between principles, practices, learning goals, and objectives, and understand how they align with the role of the educator.
    • Strengthen their use of the NSELCF and Educator's Guide as foundational tools to support professional growth and curriculum implementation.

    Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1431579676349?aff=oddtdtcreator

    October 27th, 6:30pm-8:30pm & October 29th, 6:30pm-8:30pm

    If you have any further questions, please contact nova.jones@nscc.ca

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October 28, 2025
  • *CANCELLED* Culturally Responsive Practice (NSCC-B, Online)

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    October 28, 2025  6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/culturally-responsive-practice-nscc-b-online-tickets-1527399185079?aff=oddtdtcreator

    THIS IS AN ONLINE DELIVERY

    12 PL Hours

    **This workshop is delivered over 6 sessions, you must attend all sessions in order to receive a certificate**

    Culturally Responsive Practice in Nova Scotia’s Early Learning and Child Care Settings is a 12-hour module developed in response to the ongoing enhancements to Nova Scotia’s Early Learning Curriculum Framework (NSELCF). Three (3) sub-modules have been designed to create a safe and ethical space for examining the nature of biases, prejudice, and assumptions. The modules unpack privilege and encourage participants to reflect on the historical and systemic roots of discrimination and racism. The modules reflect on the lived experiences of people who face these challenges in Nova Scotia. Each module is accompanied by home learning that will continue the conversations between modules.

    Through a reflective approach, participants will become deeply aware of their own identities and the identities of the children, families, and communities they serve.

    Disclaimer: The modules have been developed for synchronous learning. Participants are required to move through each of the modules in sequence, and with the same cohort. The inability to commit will result in a “restart” of the entire training. The objective of the modules is to demonstrate cultural responsiveness, thus, participants must demonstrate this understanding throughout. To do so, participants scheduled for online learning must work from an operational computer, with a working mic and camera.

    Module 1: Laying Face and Foundation

    Module Objectives:

    • Understand who the Mi’kmaq are

    • Understand who the Acadians are

    • Understand who the Gaels are

    • Understand who the African Nova Scotians are

    • Explore and contextualize our understanding of culture

    • Explore and contextualize our understanding of intersectionality

    • Explore and articulate the intersections of race, nationality, gender, and sexuality

    Module 1 provides space for the four (4) historical cultures of Nova Scotia to share themselves in a meaningful way. Participants will better understand the four (4) historical cultures, languages, and beliefs. Participants will explore and contextualize specific intersections and how they relate to culture and themselves.

    Module 2: Faces of Discrimination

    ▪ Explore and contextualize our own privileges, biases, and opinions

    ▪ Explore and contextualize discrimination

    ▪ Explore and contextualize racism

    ▪ Explore and contextualize systemic racism

    ▪ Explore the Indian Act, Residential Schools, Africville, Racialized Policing, “All lives Matter” and, Social Determinants of Health

    ▪ Explore and contextualize micro-aggression

    Module 2 requires participants to explore and contextualize their own privileges, biases, and opinions. Participants will explore how these interrelate with discrimination, racism, and moreover, systemic racism. Participants will specifically explore contemporary racism in Nova Scotia.

    Module 3: Faces of Reconciliation

    ▪ Explore and contextualize reconciliation

    ▪ Explore Truth and Reconciliation

    ▪ Explore and review Education Calls to Action

    ▪ Explore Black Lives Matter

    ▪ Explore and review United Nations Rights of the Child

    ▪ Explore Educator’s role in the classroom

    ▪ Explore 7 Sacred Teachings as a tool

    ▪ Explore racism from birth onward

    ▪ Explore Nova Scotia’s Early Learning Curriculum Framework

    ▪ Explore and articulate culturally responsive practice

    ▪ Explore and contextualize Allyship

    Module 3 provides space to explore the different types of reconciliation while acknowledging the need to act now. Participants explore their own roles in this work; specifically exploring cultural responsiveness as it relates to Early Learning and Child Care Settings and moreover the Early Learning Curriculum Framework.

    Pre-registration agreements

    • I agree to participate from an operational computer with a working mic and camera.
    • I agree all information is confidential and will not be shared outside my group discussions or cohort of participants
    • I agree to commit to the entire 12-hour schedule to receive credit.
    • I agree to conduct myself in a professional manner and be respectful of other people’s perspectives, opinions, and ideas.
    • I agree that I will show up fully committed and engaged in the work.

    Facilitators:

    Aram Kim & B de Guzman

    https://eypdc.ca/culturally-responsive-practice-training/

    Session Dates and Times:

    Tuesday, October 7th 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    Tuesday, October 14th 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    Tuesday, October 21st 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    Tuesday, October 28st 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    Tuesday, November 4th 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

    Tuesday, November 11th 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

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  • NSCC Cumberland-Culturally Responsive Practice

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    October 28, 2025  6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    Online

    T HIS IS AN ONLINE DELIVERY

    Culturally Responsive Practice in Nova Scotia’s Early Learning and Child Care Settings is a 12-hour module developed in response to the ongoing enhancements to Nova Scotia’s Early Learning Curriculum Framework (NSELCF). Three (3) sub-modules have been designed to create a safe and ethical space for examining the nature of biases, prejudice, and assumptions. The modules unpack privilege and encourage participants to reflect on the historical and systemic roots of discrimination and racism. The modules reflect on the lived experiences of people who face these challenges in Nova Scotia. Each module is accompanied by home learning that will continue the conversations between modules.

    Through a reflective approach, participants will become deeply aware of their own identities and the identities of the children, families, and communities they serve.
    Disclaimer: The modules have been developed for synchronous learning. Participants are required to move through each of the modules in sequence, and with the same cohort. The inability to commit will result in a “restart” of the entire training. The objective of the modules is to demonstrate cultural responsiveness, thus, participants must demonstrate this understanding throughout. To do so, participants scheduled for online learning must work from an operational computer, with a working mic and camera.

    Module 1: Laying Face and Foundation
    Module Objectives:
    • Understand who the Mi’kmaq are
    • Understand who the Acadians are
    • Understand who the Gaels are
    • Understand who the African Nova Scotians are
    • Explore and contextualize our understanding of culture
    • Explore and contextualize our understanding of intersectionality
    • Explore and articulate the intersections of race, nationality, gender, and sexuality

    Module 1 provides space for the four (4) historical cultures of Nova Scotia to share themselves in a meaningful way. Participants will better understand the four (4) historical cultures, languages, and beliefs. Participants will explore and contextualize specific intersections and how they relate to culture and themselves.

    Module 2: Faces of Discrimination
    ▪ Explore and contextualize our own privileges, biases, and opinions
    ▪ Explore and contextualize discrimination
    ▪ Explore and contextualize racism
    ▪ Explore and contextualize systemic racism
    ▪ Explore the Indian Act, Residential Schools, Africville, Racialized Policing, “All lives Matter” and, Social Determinants of Health
    ▪ Explore and contextualize micro-aggression

    Module 2 requires participants to explore and contextualize their own privileges, biases, and opinions. Participants will explore how these interrelate with discrimination, racism, and moreover, systemic racism. Participants will specifically explore contemporary racism in Nova Scotia.

    Module 3: Faces of Reconciliation
    ▪ Explore and contextualize reconciliation
    ▪ Explore Truth and Reconciliation
    ▪ Explore and review Education Calls to Action
    ▪ Explore Black Lives Matter
    ▪ Explore and review United Nations Rights of the Child
    ▪ Explore Educator’s role in the classroom
    ▪ Explore 7 Sacred Teachings as a tool
    ▪ Explore racism from birth onward
    ▪ Explore Nova Scotia’s Early Learning Curriculum Framework
    ▪ Explore and articulate culturally responsive practice
    ▪ Explore and contextualize Allyship

    Module 3 provides space to explore the different types of reconciliation while acknowledging the need to act now. Participants explore their own roles in this work; specifically exploring cultural responsiveness as it relates to Early Learning and Child Care Settings and moreover the Early Learning Curriculum Framework.

    Pre-registration agreements
    -I agree to participate from an operational computer with a working mic and camera.
    -I agree all information is confidential and will not be shared outside my group discussions or cohort of participants
    -I agree to commit to the entire 12-hour schedule to receive credit.
    -I agree to conduct myself in a professional manner and be respectful of other people’s perspectives, opinions, and ideas.
    -I agree that I will show up fully committed and engaged in the work.

    Facilitators:
    Moashella Shortte & Lucas Pellerin

    Session Dates and Times:
    -Tues. Oct. 7 & Thurs. Oct. 9 6:30pm-8:30pm both evenings
    -Tues. Oct. 21 & Thurs. Oct. 23 6:30pm-8:30pm both evenings
    -Tues. Oct. 28 & Thurs. Oct. 30 6:30pm-8:30pm both evenings

    ***Notice there are no sessions on the week of October 14th & 16th.***

    To register, click on this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1582909848969?aff=oddtdtcreator

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October 29, 2025
  • CAPENÉ - CPAJENÉ Module 5: Milieux d’apprentissage inclusifs​ (en ligne)

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    October 29, 2025  6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    CPAJENE Module 5: Milieux d’apprentissage inclusifs​ (en ligne)

    DATES:

    Mercredi 29 octobre de 18h30 à 20h30

    et

    Mercredi 5 novembre de 18h30 à 20h30

    **Il s'agit d'une session en ligne de deux soirées, vous devez assister aux deux sessions pour recevoir un certificat**

    Module 5: Milieux d’apprentissage inclusifs

    Dans le cadre de l’exploration continue du Cadre pédagogique de l’apprentissage des jeunes enfants de la Nouvelle-Écosse (CPAJENE), ce module invite les participants à analyser leurs environnements d’apprentissage à travers une lentille globale. Les participants examineront comment les environnements transmettent des valeurs, favorisent un sentiment d’appartenance et influencent l’identité et les expériences d’apprentissage des enfants. Ce module offre des occasions d’évaluer de manière critique la conception des espaces d’apprentissage et de réfléchir à des moyens de les rendre plus accueillants, réceptifs et inclusifs pour tous les enfants.

    Les participants s’appuieront sur l’activité du plan d’aménagement du Module 3 : Relier les principes et les pratiques de l’apprentissage, et approfondiront leur réflexion à partir des apprentissages de ce module : les quatre éléments des environnements d’apprentissage, l’approche à double perspective, l’environnement comme troisième éducateur, et le rôle des éléments sensoriels et esthétiques.

    Les participants vont:

    • ​examiner la pratique de milieux d'apprentissage inclusifs, tel qu’il est décrit dans Capable, confiant et curieux: cadre pédagogique pour l’apprentissage des jeunes enfants de la Nouvelle-Écosse (CPAJENE), et ses liens avec l’approche à double perspective;​
    • évaluer leur milieu d'apprentissage actuel, à l’intérieur et en plein air, selon les quatre aspects (physique, psychologique, social et temporel) afin de déterminer les possibilités d’améliorer l’accessibilité, la souplesse et le sentiment d’appartenance;​
    • analyser le fonctionnement du milieu d'apprentissage en tant que « troisième éducateur » et son influence sur l’identité, les relations et les activités d'apprentissage des enfants;​
    • appliquer leurs connaissances sur les aspects sensoriels et esthétiques à la conception de milieux d'apprentissage propices au développement de chaque enfant.​​

    **Il s'agit d'une session en ligne de deux soirées, vous devez assister aux deux sessions pour recevoir un certificat**

    *DATES: Mercredi 29 octobre de 18h30 à 20h30 et mercredi 5 novembre de 18h30 à 20h30 en-ligne

    Formateurs: Lucas Pellerin et Tina Primeau

    Inscrivez-vous à cette formation en cliquant ici: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/billets-cpaje-m5-milieux-dapprentissage-inclusifscapene-en-ligne-french-1628794591469?aff=oddtdtcreator

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  • NSELCF M4: Learning Goals, Learning Objectives, and Strategies (NSCC-K)

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    October 29, 2025  6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    4 PL hours

    This NSELCF module introduces the frameworks four learning goals and explores the different learning objectives within.

    This is a 2 evening online session, you must attend both in order to receive a certificate.

    NSELCF Module 4: Learning Goals, Objectives, and Strategies

    Building on Module 3: Connecting Early Learning Principles and Practices, this session supports participants in becoming more familiar with the learning goals of well-being, discovery and invention, language and communication, and person and social responsibility. Through guided discussions and hands-on activities, participants will work with real examples from the Educator's Guide and apply strategies that align with intentional, strengths-based programming.

    Participants will:

    • Discuss and apply the four learning goals to daily interactions, routines, and planning in early learning and child care settings.
    • Reflect on and begin using the learning objectives and strategies that support each goal in practical, meaningful ways.
    • Make connections between principles, practices, learning goals, and objectives, and understand how they align with the role of the educator.
    • Strengthen their use of the NSELCF and Educator's Guide as foundational tools to support professional growth and curriculum implementation.

    Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1431579676349?aff=oddtdtcreator

    October 27th, 6:30pm-8:30pm & October 29th, 6:30pm-8:30pm

    If you have any further questions, please contact nova.jones@nscc.ca

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October 30, 2025
  • NSCC Cumberland-Culturally Responsive Practice

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    October 30, 2025  6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    Online

    T HIS IS AN ONLINE DELIVERY

    Culturally Responsive Practice in Nova Scotia’s Early Learning and Child Care Settings is a 12-hour module developed in response to the ongoing enhancements to Nova Scotia’s Early Learning Curriculum Framework (NSELCF). Three (3) sub-modules have been designed to create a safe and ethical space for examining the nature of biases, prejudice, and assumptions. The modules unpack privilege and encourage participants to reflect on the historical and systemic roots of discrimination and racism. The modules reflect on the lived experiences of people who face these challenges in Nova Scotia. Each module is accompanied by home learning that will continue the conversations between modules.

    Through a reflective approach, participants will become deeply aware of their own identities and the identities of the children, families, and communities they serve.
    Disclaimer: The modules have been developed for synchronous learning. Participants are required to move through each of the modules in sequence, and with the same cohort. The inability to commit will result in a “restart” of the entire training. The objective of the modules is to demonstrate cultural responsiveness, thus, participants must demonstrate this understanding throughout. To do so, participants scheduled for online learning must work from an operational computer, with a working mic and camera.

    Module 1: Laying Face and Foundation
    Module Objectives:
    • Understand who the Mi’kmaq are
    • Understand who the Acadians are
    • Understand who the Gaels are
    • Understand who the African Nova Scotians are
    • Explore and contextualize our understanding of culture
    • Explore and contextualize our understanding of intersectionality
    • Explore and articulate the intersections of race, nationality, gender, and sexuality

    Module 1 provides space for the four (4) historical cultures of Nova Scotia to share themselves in a meaningful way. Participants will better understand the four (4) historical cultures, languages, and beliefs. Participants will explore and contextualize specific intersections and how they relate to culture and themselves.

    Module 2: Faces of Discrimination
    ▪ Explore and contextualize our own privileges, biases, and opinions
    ▪ Explore and contextualize discrimination
    ▪ Explore and contextualize racism
    ▪ Explore and contextualize systemic racism
    ▪ Explore the Indian Act, Residential Schools, Africville, Racialized Policing, “All lives Matter” and, Social Determinants of Health
    ▪ Explore and contextualize micro-aggression

    Module 2 requires participants to explore and contextualize their own privileges, biases, and opinions. Participants will explore how these interrelate with discrimination, racism, and moreover, systemic racism. Participants will specifically explore contemporary racism in Nova Scotia.

    Module 3: Faces of Reconciliation
    ▪ Explore and contextualize reconciliation
    ▪ Explore Truth and Reconciliation
    ▪ Explore and review Education Calls to Action
    ▪ Explore Black Lives Matter
    ▪ Explore and review United Nations Rights of the Child
    ▪ Explore Educator’s role in the classroom
    ▪ Explore 7 Sacred Teachings as a tool
    ▪ Explore racism from birth onward
    ▪ Explore Nova Scotia’s Early Learning Curriculum Framework
    ▪ Explore and articulate culturally responsive practice
    ▪ Explore and contextualize Allyship

    Module 3 provides space to explore the different types of reconciliation while acknowledging the need to act now. Participants explore their own roles in this work; specifically exploring cultural responsiveness as it relates to Early Learning and Child Care Settings and moreover the Early Learning Curriculum Framework.

    Pre-registration agreements
    -I agree to participate from an operational computer with a working mic and camera.
    -I agree all information is confidential and will not be shared outside my group discussions or cohort of participants
    -I agree to commit to the entire 12-hour schedule to receive credit.
    -I agree to conduct myself in a professional manner and be respectful of other people’s perspectives, opinions, and ideas.
    -I agree that I will show up fully committed and engaged in the work.

    Facilitators:
    Moashella Shortte & Lucas Pellerin

    Session Dates and Times:
    -Tues. Oct. 7 & Thurs. Oct. 9 6:30pm-8:30pm both evenings
    -Tues. Oct. 21 & Thurs. Oct. 23 6:30pm-8:30pm both evenings
    -Tues. Oct. 28 & Thurs. Oct. 30 6:30pm-8:30pm both evenings

    ***Notice there are no sessions on the week of October 14th & 16th.***

    To register, click on this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1582909848969?aff=oddtdtcreator

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