With Adam Blanning, MD,  and Nancy Blanning
Many children came out of the last years with heightened stress and lingering patterns of anxiety. This evening will share ways to reassure children and help them to find a sense of safety and build greater resilience. There will be practical suggestions for how to strengthen many of the good things we are already doing as parents.
Register online through the ​​WECAN bookstore. All who register will receive access to the recording of the evening.

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At last year’s WECAN EC Conference, Otsistohkwí:yo of the Everlasting Tree School spoke the Thanksgiving Address of the Haudenosaunee, based on the belief that the world cannot be taken for granted, and that a spiritual communication of thankfulness and acknowledgment of all living things is needed to align our minds and hearts. Our work with young children supports this inclusive appreciation. Please join us! This event will be guided and facilitated by our WECAN I.D.E.A. Coordinators, Lynn Turner, and Leslie Wetzonis Woolverton.
Sliding scale donation $5-100. Pre registration is required. To register contact lturner@waldorfearlychildhood.org

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An experiential survey of the basis and basics of Waldorf education, with Meggan Gill and Winnie Stern. Held in person at Sunbridge.
For information/registration, visit our website or contact Barbara Vitale at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20.  

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WECAN 2024 Early Childhood Educators Conference
CREATING SPACES FOR THE CHILDREN COMING TOWARD US ~ AWAKENING OUR FIRE
February 9-11, 2024 – Green Meadow Waldorf School, Spring Valley NY In Person
Online conference begins February 23, 2024

Our speakers will include Otsistohkwy:io and Wahsonti:io from Skaronhyase’kó:was, the Everlasting Tree School in Ontario, and Heather Church from New Adult Learning (NAL). NAL colleagues have supported the Everlasting Tree community in going through a process that many schools are longing for and have not been able to find.
The conference is open to those who are active in Waldorf early childhood education, as well as educational support teachers, care group members, eurythmists, specialty teachers, and class teachers.
If you have questions contact us at conference@waldorfearlychildhood.org.

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A workshop for early childhood and early grades educators, with Lisa Miccio and Sondi Eugene. Held virtually over Zoom.
For information/registration, visit our website or contact Barbara Vitale at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20. 

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We move more in early childhood than at any other time in our lives. What is the child working on with all this movement?  What does healthy movement look like in children of this age group? How do children develop balance? How can we support our children to move freely and joyfully, with coordination and ease? What attitudes of the adults, and what materials support this? What are the differences between the child-led movements of free play and adult-taught movements.
Jane Swain will explore these topics in her presentation. She will also bring many tried and true movement ideas for children from three to seven in the family setting. There will be slides, videos, and time for questions.
Register online through the ​​WECAN bookstore. All who register will receive access to the recording of the evening. 

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WECAN/AWSNA Southeast Regional Conference
HEALING THE PAST: AN EDUCATIONAL APPROACH TO TRAUMA March 22 – 23, 2024, Waldorf School of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Keynote speaker Laurie Clark.
Becoming “Revolutionaries of Tenderness” Through Exploring Creative Guiding Imaginations. To bring healing to the trauma that many children are experiencing, begins by working on the healing and restorative transformation of our own lives.
We will work with anthroposophy and Martin Luther King’s remarkable biography to widen our perspectives that cultivate inspiration and spiritual courage for ourselves and for the future creation of building the beloved community.
We are still seeking workshop facilitators who are interested in bringing an artistic, movement, or hands on experience to compliment the lectures.
For more information, contact Lisa Pitillo at lmb619@gmail.com. 

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With Keelah Helwig
Children as young as three months begin to notice race, and by two years old, they are recognizing, exploring, and asking questions about the differences between themselves and others. We know that children thrive in loving environments where they are surrounded by parents and caregivers who both see and celebrate them. In this parent evening, we will explore what every adult can do to foster a school or home environment of belonging and affirmation. We will define Racial Identity Development and chart a path to support its unfolding as we encourage each child to embrace their own race and ethnicity and celebrate the race and ethnicity of others.
Register online through the ​​WECAN bookstore. This event will not be recorded.

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A workshop for early childhood and early grades educators, with Lisa Miccio and Sondi Eugene. Held in person.
For information/registration, visit our website or contact Barbara Vitale at info@sunbridge.edu or 845-425-0055 x20. 

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Members of the WECAN Early Childhood Research Group will share what they have discovered about the growing importance of understanding the social-emotional development of young children and how the Waldorf approach offers healing for social-emotional stressors in our times.  They will also share ideas gleaned from other approaches that can be integrated into our practice. This event will be guided and facilitated by our WECAN I.D.E.A. Coordinators, Lynn Turner and Leslie Wetzonis Woolverton.
Sliding scale donation $5-100. Pre registration is required. To register contact lturner@waldorfearlychildhood.org

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Caring for ourselves, our students, our communities.
Keynote speakers Konstanza Kaliks, Nkem Ndefo and Simone Shurney.
Registration opens February 2024. For more information contact Monika Sutherland at summerconf@awsna.org

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