Foundations in School Age Care

Workshop Description: Participants will explore why After School Care is vital to a child’s development and social well-being. They will learn how to create an inclusive and engaging environment, how to support social and emotional development and how to navigate the complex challenges that school age providers may encounter in their practice. We will explore the value of risky play and how to incorporate it into a School Aged program

Facilitator Bio: Karen has 30 years of experience working with children from birth to nineteen years of age in childcare and community settings. She is passionate about creating spaces where all people are welcome. She uses yoga, mindfulness and gratitude practices as a platform to help people connect with themselves and others and find their place in the world.

She is a licensed Early Childhood Educator, Infant/Toddler Educator and Special Needs Educator, a certified Community Resiliency Model® Teacher, a registered 200-hour Yoga Teacher, a 95-hour Children's Yoga Teacher and a certified Prenatal Yoga Teacher .

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