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Standing Strong Together

Early Childhood Pedagogy Network

(ECPN)


The mobilizes the call for transformational change in early childhood education in British Columbia. In collaboration with communities, the ECPN creates spaces for vibrant public conversations about pedagogical processes and projects in early childhood spaces. The ECPN extends and formalizes the work of the Investigating Quality (IQ) (2005-2010) and Community Facilitators Pilot (2011-2018) projects. The ECPN works in partnership with the Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia (ECEBC) in the development of the  and in the ongoing implementation of ECPN's  funded by the BC Ministry of Education and Child Care.

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re:materia program

The engages early childhood educators in creatively and critically reimagining pedagogical processes and curriculum-making around waste. Grounded in social and ecological justice frameworks, re:materia proposes new directions for early childhood education that rethink the Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) and refigure young children’s waste futures. re:materia is a partnership between ECPN and ECEBC.

Course Offering:

Waste as Material: Reimagining the ECE Classroom
Next Cohort: April 7 to June 29, 2025

Drawing on a range of perspectives, this course invites educators to rethink waste materials in early childhood spaces.

Modules:

  1. Relationships with Materials
  2. Common Worlding
  1. Materials and Waste
  2. Bringing it all Together

*22 Pro-D hours will be provided for completing the course

For more information please download the PDF or visit the .

Workshop Series:

Please register for each workshop individually. You are welcome to attend any or all sessions.

Part III: In Conversation with Children

Join this Early Childhood Pedagogist Program event to hear pedagogists discuss how they work alongside educators to foster rich and meaningful conversations with children. This is the third session in a four-part series that features various aspects of pedagogists’ work in early childhood centres.

Location: Zoom
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Time: 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Pacific Time

Please register in advance for this webinar:

Professional Development Hours will be provided for all participants.

Part IV: Working with Pedagogical Commitments

Join this Early Childhood Pedagogist Program event to hear pedagogists discuss how they work alongside educators to create situated and relevant pedagogical commitments. This is the fourth session in a four-part series that features various aspects of pedagogists’ work in early childhood centres.

Please register in advance for this webinar:

Location: Zoom
Date: Thursday, April 24, 2025
Time: 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Pacific Time

Professional Development Hours will be provided for all participants.

Past Session: Part I: Engaging Children’s Processes

Join this Early Childhood Pedagogist Program event to hear pedagogists discuss how they work with educators to attend to children’s processes in curriculum-making. This is the first session in a four-part series that features various aspects of pedagogists’ work in early childhood centres.

Location: Zoom
Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Time: 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Pacific Time

Past Session: Part II: Attending to Children’s Lifeworlds

Join this Early Childhood Pedagogist Program event to hear pedagogists discuss observation practices that connect to pedagogical processes. This is the second session in a four-part series that features various aspects of pedagogists’ work in early childhood centres.

Location: Zoom
Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025
Time: 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Pacific Time

Please register in advance for this webinar:

Professional Development Hours will be provided for all participants.

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Please visit the  for more information. To receive updates on ECPN events, please . You can also follow ECPN on (formerly Twitter) and .

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