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2025 木瓜直播Conference - Richmond
Published: March 5th, 2025
木瓜直播invites you to attend our 54th Annual Conference Honouring our Roots and Nourishing our Connections May 8 to 10th, 2025 in Richmond BC.
We're in 2 locations this year with a conference in Kamloops, BC from May 9th to 10th!
木瓜直播is honoured to be in relation with the unceded traditional lands of the Coast Salish Peoples, specifically the x史m蓹θk史蓹y虛蓹m (Musqueam), sel虛íl虛witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and s岣祑x瘫wú7mesh (Squamish) Nations. We acknowledge the Urban First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples in communities. Many nations across the province collaborate in our shared work of supporting children, families, educators and communities and we thank them for this continued relationship.
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54th Annual 木瓜直播Conference May 8th to 10th, 2025
Honouring our Roots and Nourishing our Connections
All Richmond Conference Days are Sold Out
Thank you for registering and we look forward to seeing you in May.
2025 Kamloops Conference:
Spaces are available at our Kamloops conference! View the schedule and get a chance to meet other Early Childhood Educators in the province. Find out more.
2025 木瓜直播Richmond Conference Waitlist:
Interested in attending the 木瓜直播conference but wasn't able to register before it sold out? Would you like to be added to the waitlist in case any spaces become available?
ECEBC's annual conference is a 3 day in-person conference this year in Richmond, BC from Thursday May 8th to Saturday May 10th. Join us for all 3 days or choose a combination that best suits your schedule. All conference guests are invited to attend the awards gala Friday evening. Find out more about the conference schedule below and in the 2025 conference guide. If you have any questions regarding the conference please contact sonia@ecebc.ca.
木瓜直播recognizes our obligations to ensure our work is infused and activated through the following lenses:
- BC Early Learning Framework
- Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
- 木瓜直播Code of Ethics
- Indigenous Early Learning and Childcare Framework
- Métis Nation Early Learning Framework
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action
- United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
It’s with extreme gratitude that we welcome each and every one of you to explore the 木瓜直播conference brochure. You will find the conference committee has listened to you and has brought many worthwhile and engaging opportunities to further your professional development.
We are grateful for the support from the Westcoast Professional Development Bursary Fund as we are able to offer our 木瓜直播membership a significantly reduced conference rate. Not a member? Sign up today!
Conference Schedule, Presenters & Pricing
Please view the conference schedule below along with the pricing sheet. For more information on the individual workshops please see the 2025 conference guide or view the details of the specific day on the 木瓜直播Conference Registration page.
We are thankful to have another wonderful set of presenters for the 54th annual 木瓜直播conference!
Day 1: Thursday May 8th, 2025
7:30am to 5:00pm
Check in at the registration desk and check out this years exhibitor fair!
The breakfast buffet is open until 8:30am.
Welcome to the 54th Annual 木瓜直播Conference!
Session A breakout workshops are on from 9:30am to 11:03am. Enjoy your selected workshop!
Workshop Options:
- A1: Speak with Presence: How words shape young minds in Early Childhood
- A2: Creativity of Approach Beginners Drawing Skills for Adults
(this is a 2 part workshop) - A3: Neuroscience of early brain developments and techniques to support neuronal growth
- A4: Spring Renewal
- A5: Equitable workplaces: Know your rights to a fair workplace
- A6: How to design for humanity: Bold, brave, impactful spaces for equity, inclusivity and excellence
- A7: Being politically active educators
- A8: The Pedagogy of Tea: How the Learning Outside Together Project Taught us 木瓜直播 Learning from (and with) the Land.
Join us for a networking opportunity from 11:30am to 12:00pm and visit the trade fair.
A buffet lunch will be available between 12:00pm and 1:00pm
Join us for a networking opportunity from 1:00pm to 1:30pm.
Session B breakout workshops are on from 1:30pm to 3:30pm. Enjoy your selected workshop!
Workshop Options:
- B1: Pathways to Creating Culturally Reflective Policies and Procedures
- B2: Creativity of Approach - Beginners Drawing Skills for Adults
(this is a 2 part workshop - must also be registered for A2) - B3: Assessment & Planning in Early Childhood: A New Zealand perspective
- B4: Creating Anti-Oppressive, Inclusive ECE Environments
- B5: Building curriculum
- B6: A Hundred Ways of Story Time: Connecting with Children
- B7: Supporting Neurodiversity through an Emotional Regulation Approach
Day 2: Friday May 9th, 2025
7:30am to 5:00pm + the Evening Gala
Welcome back, we're happy you could join us this Friday! The Registration Desk is open and the Exhibitor Fair is open until 5:00pm..
The breakfast buffet is open until 8:30am.
Opening remarks to kick off the beginning of the second day will begin at 8:45am.
This morning's keynote is with Jared Qwustenuxun Williams a passionate Indigenous Foods educator, who had the privilege of spending much of his youth with his late grandmother, immersed in Salish culture. Find out more in the presenter's page.
Check in with your colleagues, here's your chance to discuss ideas, opinions and thoughts on various topics and connect with one another!
Session C breakout workshops are on from 10:30am to 12:00pm. Enjoy your selected workshop!
Workshop Options:
- C1: Exploring anti-oppressive frameworks in the Early years
- C2: You Can Implement Scandinavia Forest School Education Locally
- C3: It’s Time to Reimagine British Columbia’s Provincial Child Care
Licensing Regulation - C4: Self-Awareness: The Strength Within - Part 1 (this is a full day workshop)
- C5: Understanding Neurodiversity: Strengthening Connections, Identity, and Practice for Early Childhood Educator
- C6: Our Story - Supporting Dual Credit Students while honoring ECE Professionalism
A lunch buffet will be available again from 12:45 to 1:30pm.
The 木瓜直播 (ECEBC) invites you to a thought-provoking panel discussion on the urgent need for inclusion and equity in early childhood education from 1:30pm to 2:30pm.
Join us for a networking opportunity from 2:30pm to 3:00pm.
Session D breakout workshops are on from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. Enjoy your selected workshop!
Workshop Options:
Please see the conference brochure or the registration details page for more information on each workshop.
- D1: Thriving Together: Building Supportive, Resilient, and Ethical ECE Communities
- D2: Creating inclusive, culturally responsive environments
- D3: Neurobiology and Movement in Practice
- D4: Self-Awareness: The Strength Within
- D5: Story time is a magical time
- D6: Through the Lens of the BC Early Learning Framework: The Image of the Educator
- D7: Inclusive approach to supporting diverse behaviours
Awards Gala
Fri. May 9th 6:30pm
All conference attendees are invited to join us for the Awards Gala. Please ensure you check off that you will be attending on your registration.
Day 3: Saturday May 10th, 2025
8:00am to 4:00pm
Check in at the registration desk and check out the exhibitor fair which is open to 2pm!
The breakfast buffet is open until 8:30am.
Opening remarks to kick of the final day of the 54th Annual 木瓜直播Conference!
Sue will speak to the framework of 'Te Wh膩riki' , the early childhood curriculum in Aotearoa New Zealand. The curriulum represents the beginning of a journey and emphasizes the potential for growth.
Find out more about Sue in our presenters guide.
Here's an opportunity to discuss ideas, opinions and thoughts on various topics and connect with one another! This networking opportunity is available from 9:30am to 10:00am.
Session E breakout workshops are on from 10:00am to 12:00pm. Enjoy your selected workshop!
Workshop Options:
Please see the conference brochure or the registration details page for more information on each workshop.
- E1: Storytelling From the Heart of Africa
- E2: Leadership Profiles in inclusion
- E3: The Ethics of Care
- E4: Seeing, Thinking and Growing Together - Towards a Culture of Reflective Practice.
- E5: Strengthening Self-Regulation through Self-Compassion ~ how to create more peace, patience and less overwhelm (This is a 2 part workshop).
- E6: Where the rhythms flow...tea
- E7: The Geography of Watercolour
Check in with your colleagues, here's an opportunity to discuss ideas, opinions and thoughts on various topics and connect with one another! This networking opportunity is available from 12:00pm to 12:30pm.
A buffet lunch will be available between 12:30pm and 1:15pm.
Check in with your colleagues, here's an opportunity to discuss ideas, opinions and thoughts on various topics and connect with one another! This networking opportunity is available from 1:15pm to 1:30pm.
Session F breakout workshops are on from 1:30pm to 3:00pm. Enjoy your selected workshop!
Workshop Options:
Please see the conference brochure or the registration details page for more information on each workshop.
- F1: Marking, making, opening: documentation practices with children
- F2: Incorporating social emotional learning into practice
- F3: Understanding and Navigating Employment Rights in Early Childhood Education
- F4: DANU - D for Discovery, A for Art, N for Nature U for Understanding
- F5: Strengthening Self-Regulation through Self-Compassion ~ how to create more peace, patience and less overwhelm (This is a 2 part workshop - see E5 for details)
- F6: Our Journey as Outdoor Educators
Join us for the closing address with Shane Pointe
Shane is from the Pointe family and is a proud member of the Musqueam and Coast Salish people. He is a highly respected Musqueam community member, ceremonial traditional speaker, and cultural educator. He provides protocol and ceremonial guidance for many cultural events – locally, nationally and internationally. Shane is a knowledge keeper for the First Nations Health Authority and sits on the Elder Council of the Aboriginal Head Start Association of BC.
Thank you for joining us for the 54th annual 木瓜直播conference!