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Frontiers of Innovation
Launched in May 2011, Frontiers of Innovation (FOI) focuses on the work of a community of more than 400 researchers, practitioners, policymakers, philanthropists, and experts in systems change from across North America. The goal of FOI is to bring about substantially greater positive impacts for vulnerable young children whose needs (or the needs of their caregivers) by forging cross-sector collaborations that prompt creativity, support experimentation, and learn from experience. Special thanks to Naznin Dhanani, from ELSA Net, BC for sharing this resource with us.Refugee children experiences
In this short video, refugee children from Syria talk about their experiences leaving their homeland and life in a refugee camp. They explain their current difficulties in adjusting to life as displaced people and express their hopes for the future, with one pondering on the meaning of the word 'refugee' itself.Congratulations to the winners of the survey prize draws!
Welcome Centre is the winner of the Combined Care Webinar for Administrators Survey Prize Draw! Congratulations also go out to the winners of our CNC Orientation Webinar for Administrators Survey Prize Draw last month:- St. Stephen's Community House LINC, Multicultural Council of Windsor
- Church of the Epiphany,
- Niagara Folk Arts Multicultural Centre.
Linguistically Appropriate Practice (LAP): A New Way of Working with Your Immigrant Children
Dr. Roma Chumack-Horbatsch, from the School of Early Childhood Studies, Ryerson University, presented at the conference last year. In this video, she explains LAP and how it focuses on the whole child, builds on and extends immigrant children's home experiences, validates and promotes home languages, and helps immigrant children to reach their bilingual potential.How does Ontario’s Early Learning Framework (ELECT) Inform our practice in Family Support Programs?
This July 25th session is being held in Toronto for early learning professionals who work with families. Come together to discuss and share strategies for “putting the Early Learning Framework into practice” Read moreAre you contracted to offer Combined Care?
Did you know about the Combined Care Webinar for Administrators that is scheduled for Tuesday? Come join us for information that will help you quickly and seamlessly start up a successful Combined Care program! Register online hereDo you know how to address culture and home language in your program?
"Multicultural Principles in Head Start Programs Serving Child ages Birth to Five" is for any program serving newcomer children. It offers numerous Reflective Questions/Activities intended to provide programs with the opportunity to “take the risk” of addressing culture and home language as they plan their program services. Read MoreA new website you need to see!
Caring for Kids New to Canada is a new website that is full of information that will help you provide quality care to immigrant and refugee children! Developed by the Canadian Paediatric Society with experts in newcomer health, you'll learn about how culture influences health and well-being, developmental disability across cultures, post-traumatic stress disorder, injury prevention and much more! Special thanks to Ann Hutchings for sharing this resource with us.Hand Washing – Influencing Behavior Change
Fourteen-year-old scientist Hyrum Grenny cracks the code on how to get kids to wash their hands, and in doing so, exposes insightful strategies for influencing behavior change.Click here to view