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5 Tips for Teaching and Practice Gratitude with Children Every Day
Gratitude is an important skill that needs to be nurtured and practiced often, which is why it is so important to teach children about gratitude, empathy, and helping others. Here are five ways to ensure kids are practicing gratitude daily, along with suggestions for simple language you can use!Saskatchewan Newcomers Explore the Importance of Learning Indigenous History, Truth and Reconciliation
It's important for newcomers to understand how residential schools, and other harmful policies and laws, were imposed on Indigenous people so they can better understand the setbacks faced in terms of mental health, addiction, lack of housing, and more. As the Saskatchewan newcomer population learns about this land's First Peoples, truth, and reconciliation, some are finding similarities in how Indigenous peoples are treated in their home countries.
WEBINAR: Reinvigorate Your ECE Program with 3 Innovative Leadership Approaches
Finding the best way to help your program evolve can be art and science. This webinar explores innovative leadership approaches that can propel your ECE leadership style to find your way. Because innovative leadership relies on power-with rather than power-over relationships, you will discover leadership styles that build on strengths, shared values, and advance equity. Rather than focusing on how to influence, manage, and direct others, innovative leadership approaches focus on developing trust. Often the answers to the most challenging issues live within the realm of the staff and family voices which are untapped. Participants will identify situations in their work that could benefit from innovation, and brainstorm how to increase collaboration toward shared goals.
There’s plenty to acknowledge and celebrate in October!
Are you busy collecting ideas and planning for your CNC program this month? If so, there are a few important days this month that you might want to incorporate and honour to raise awareness in your CNC program and community!
October is Canada Library and Fire Prevention month, and National Family Week is October 2-8. Thanksgiving is also celebrated on October 9th, and International Day of the Girl Child on the 11th. Make a Difference Day is October 23rd, Dress Purple Day is October 27th, and Hallowe'en is on October 30th!
Helping newcomer families prepare for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Refugee 613 and Circles for Reconciliation have partnered up to create a multilingual infographic explaining the commemoration of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and why newcomers should participate. It’s currently available in English, French, Spanish, Ukrainian, Arabic and Swahili, with more languages still to come! You can access the full infographic here for free. Please share it with your friends and personal networks.
National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
September 30th is Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation. As a community, this is a time for us to learn, unlearn, and critically examine our own practice as we work towards meaningful action on Truth and Reconciliation. Helpful resources like Indigenous People of Manitoba: A Guide for Newcomers, and Indigenous Peoples in Toronto: An Introduction for Newcomers (with associated Facilitator’s Guide) encourage us all to learn with an open mind, and to unlearn and re-learn through the voices of Indigenous peoples themselves. The resources may have been developed to help newcomers, but they are full of great information that can help everyone understand the richness and complexity of Indigenous histories, cultures, spiritualities, and practices. Be sure to share them with your team and families!