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Feb
9
Wed
Gentle Heroes
Feb 9 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Gentle Heroes is a workshop offered free of charge to downtown agencies working with dads/male caregivers.

Storytelling has been part of our cultures for millennia, as entertainment and as a way of sharing knowledge, building attachment, and empowering community members. Stories help us reflect on and overcome our challenges, developing skills like empathy, gratitude, and more.

This workshop will also develop and enhance our appreciation of diversity.  It gives participants an opportunity and method to communicate their “story”. This is made possible through speaking, listening, reading and writing, art, music, humour, and role-playing, providing a language-rich environment for children, essential for early literacy.  Honouring each family’s culture through storytelling encourages attachment and bonding by giving parents the opportunity to be a significant part of the literacy process as a storyteller.

Recommended Participants: 

  • Community leaders and administrators
  • Family support practitioners
  • Early Childhood Educators
  • Childcare centre administrators
  • Program leaders and facilitators

 

 

 

 

Feb
15
Tue
Reaching In Reaching Out workshop
Feb 15 @ 9:00 am – 11:30 am

NOTE:  For certification, you must complete ALL sessions.

 

RIRO offers evidence-based, resiliency skills training programmes to strengthen well-being and resilience in adults and children through role modeling and relationships.

Since 2002 RIRO has helped fuel resilience and support well-being in adults and young children under 8 years. RIRO teaches childcare and early learning staff and service providers the “3Rs of Resilience” – relaxation and reflection skills to help them respond instead of simply reacting to challenging situations.

 

RIRO 12-hour resiliency skills training programmes:

Teach adults resiliency skills to…

  • Reach IN to develop healthy ways to cope with stress and tough times
  • Reach OUT to find support and offer it to others

Show adults how to help children by…

  • developing caring relationships
  • being positive role models
  • passing along the resiliency skills to them.

Register here

Feb
22
Tue
Reaching In Reaching Out workshop
Feb 22 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Mar
1
Tue
Reaching In Reaching Out workshop
Mar 1 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Mar
8
Tue
Reaching In Reaching Out workshop
Mar 8 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Mar
10
Thu
Gentle Heroes
Mar 10 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Gentle Heroes is a workshop offered free of charge to downtown agencies working with dads/male caregivers.

Storytelling has been part of our cultures for millennia, as entertainment and as a way of sharing knowledge, building attachment, and empowering community members. Stories help us reflect on and overcome our challenges, developing skills like empathy, gratitude, and more.

This workshop will also develop and enhance our appreciation of diversity.  It gives participants an opportunity and method to communicate their “story”. This is made possible through speaking, listening, reading and writing, art, music, humour, and role-playing, providing a language-rich environment for children, essential for early literacy.  Honouring each family’s culture through storytelling encourages attachment and bonding by giving parents the opportunity to be a significant part of the literacy process as a storyteller.

Recommended Participants: 

  • Community leaders and administrators
  • Family support practitioners
  • Early Childhood Educators
  • Childcare centre administrators
  • Program leaders and facilitators

 

 

 

 

Mar
15
Tue
Reaching In Reaching Out workshop
Mar 15 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Mar
22
Tue
Reaching In Reaching Out workshop
Mar 22 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Wiggle, Giggle & Munch Facilitator Training
Mar 22 @ 1:15 pm – 3:15 pm
Wiggle, Giggle & Munch Facilitator Training

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Mar
23
Wed
Wiggle, Giggle & Munch Facilitator Training
Mar 23 @ 1:15 pm – 3:15 pm
Wiggle, Giggle & Munch Facilitator Training

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Mar
24
Thu
Wiggle, Giggle & Munch Facilitator Training
Mar 24 @ 1:15 pm – 3:15 pm
Wiggle, Giggle & Munch Facilitator Training

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Mar
25
Fri
Wiggle, Giggle & Munch Facilitator Training
Mar 25 @ 1:15 pm – 3:15 pm
Wiggle, Giggle & Munch Facilitator Training

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Apr
14
Thu
Gentle Heroes: Men as Nurturing Caregivers
Apr 14 @ 9:15 am – 3:15 pm

Gentle Heroes is a workshop offered free of charge to downtown agencies working with dads/male caregivers.

Storytelling has been part of our cultures for millennia, as entertainment and as a way of sharing knowledge, building attachment, and empowering community members. Stories help us reflect on and overcome our challenges, developing skills like empathy, gratitude, and more.

This workshop will also develop and enhance our appreciation of diversity.  It gives participants an opportunity and method to communicate their “story”. This is made possible through speaking, listening, reading and writing, art, music, humour, and role-playing, providing a language-rich environment for children, essential for early literacy.  Honouring each family’s culture through storytelling encourages attachment and bonding by giving parents the opportunity to be a significant part of the literacy process as a storyteller.

Recommended Participants: 

  • Community leaders and administrators
  • Family support practitioners
  • Early Childhood Educators
  • Childcare centre administrators
  • Program leaders and facilitators
Apr
28
Thu
Fundamentals of Outdoor Play @ Zoom
Apr 28 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am

This 2-hour workshop is a condensed version of the outdoor play course previously developed for Mosaic volunteers. Topics include:

  • The importance of outdoor play for early childhood development.
  • Four fundamentals of successful outdoor play, which touches on sensory play, child-led play, play with loose parts, and risky play.
  • Other topics touched on include parental/caregiver roles related to outdoor play, and how to utilize space and resources easily accessible to anyone.

Participants will also be directed to links and resources for practical ideas and activities.

Note: This is a free workshop for those serving families in Communities 4 Families Downtown catchment area.

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* Agencies are reminded that any – or all! – of these topic areas can be tailored into custom workshops for your staff and volunteers. Please contact us to discuss further.

May
5
Thu
Reaching In Reaching Out training
May 5 @ 9:15 am – 11:45 am
May
12
Thu
Reaching In Reaching Out training
May 12 @ 9:15 am – 11:45 am
May
19
Thu
Reaching In Reaching Out training
May 19 @ 9:15 am – 11:45 am
May
26
Thu
Reaching In Reaching Out training
May 26 @ 9:15 am – 11:45 am
May
31
Tue
Gentle Heroes: Men as Nurturing Caregivers
May 31 @ 9:15 am – 3:15 pm

Gentle Heroes is a workshop offered free of charge to downtown agencies working with dads/male caregivers.

Storytelling has been part of our cultures for millennia, as entertainment and as a way of sharing knowledge, building attachment, and empowering community members. Stories help us reflect on and overcome our challenges, developing skills like empathy, gratitude, and more.

This workshop will also develop and enhance our appreciation of diversity.  It gives participants an opportunity and method to communicate their “story”. This is made possible through speaking, listening, reading and writing, art, music, humour, and role-playing, providing a language-rich environment for children, essential for early literacy.  Honouring each family’s culture through storytelling encourages attachment and bonding by giving parents the opportunity to be a significant part of the literacy process as a storyteller.

Recommended Participants: 

  • Community leaders and administrators
  • Family support practitioners
  • Early Childhood Educators
  • Childcare centre administrators
  • Program leaders and facilitators
Jun
2
Thu
Reaching In Reaching Out training
Jun 2 @ 9:15 am – 11:45 am
Jun
9
Thu
Reaching In Reaching Out training
Jun 9 @ 9:15 am – 11:45 am
Jun
14
Tue
Tapping into Resiliency Through Storytelling @ zoom
Jun 14 @ 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Storytelling has been around for millennia, not only for entertainment but as a way of imparting education, connection, and empowerment. Stories help us reflect on and overcome our challenges and develop resiliency skills like empathy, diversity, gratitude, and many more. We wanted to discover ways of bringing resiliency and storytelling together, and there has never been a more critical time to do so. Throughout the pandemic, our resiliency has been put to the test. Communities 4 Families’ workshop helps participants reflect and explore the many ways to build on their resiliency skills through the lens of each oral story we share.

Jun
16
Thu
Tapping into Resiliency Through Storytelling @ zoom
Jun 16 @ 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Storytelling has been around for millennia, not only for entertainment but as a way of imparting education, connection, and empowerment. Stories help us reflect on and overcome our challenges and develop resiliency skills like empathy, diversity, gratitude, and many more. We wanted to discover ways of bringing resiliency and storytelling together, and there has never been a more critical time to do so. Throughout the pandemic, our resiliency has been put to the test. Communities 4 Families’ workshop helps participants reflect and explore the many ways to build on their resiliency skills through the lens of each oral story we share.

Jul
13
Wed
Cancelled: Water Safety for Families (Presented by the Lifesaving Society of Manitoba)
Jul 13 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am

Due to low registration

this event has been cancelled.

Please click here to access critical information

on water safety.

Presented by: The Lifesaving Society of Manitoba

Hosted by: Communities 4 Families

Date: July 13th, 2022

Time: 10 am – 11:15am

Via Zoom

See below for more information:

Water Smart® Public Education

Every year in Canada there are between 450 and 500 fatal drownings, but most drownings are preventable. Learn how to be Water Smart® whenever you’re in, on, or around water!

Water Smart® is the Lifesaving Society’s public education initiative with the objective of making all Manitobans safe around water. Water Smart® delivers personal lifesaving education messages designed to modify high-risk behaviour and increase awareness of the responsibility individuals assume for themselves and others when in, on, or near the water.

Read their Public Education Guide for some Water Smart® ideas.

 

Dec
5
Mon
Gentle Heroes: Men as Nurturing Caregivers @ Zoom
Dec 5 @ 9:15 am – 12:00 pm

Gentle Heroes: Men as Nurturing Caregivers – 6-hour workshop

  • This workshop shares the value of storytelling, models different methods, and develops prompts to help male caregivers create their own stories for their children.
  • Participants will cultivate expertise in storytelling to connect their experiences with gentle heroes to foster empathy and gentleness in the new generation. This enhances the well-being of children in their care and passes on knowledge, culture, language, enhance attachment through the fun and engaging elements of storytelling.

http://communities4families.ca/?page_id=3120&preview=true

Dec
7
Wed
Gentle Heroes: Men as Nurturing Caregivers @ Zoom
Dec 7 @ 9:15 am – 12:00 pm

Gentle Heroes: Men as Nurturing Caregivers – 6-hour workshop

  • This workshop shares the value of storytelling, models different methods, and develops prompts to help male caregivers create their own stories for their children.
  • Participants will cultivate expertise in storytelling to connect their experiences with gentle heroes to foster empathy and gentleness in the new generation. This enhances the well-being of children in their care and passes on knowledge, culture, language, enhance attachment through the fun and engaging elements of storytelling.

http://communities4families.ca/?page_id=3120&preview=true

Dec
14
Wed
Communities 4 Families planning meeting @ Zoom
Dec 14 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Join us for a focused discussion about Downtown families and how best to serve them.

Jan
23
Mon
Virtual Wiggle, Giggle & Munch facilitator training @ Zoom
Jan 23 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
  • This 8-hour facilitator training teaches you to run WGM, a physical activity and nutrition program for preschoolers and their parents
  • Wiggle Giggle & Munch promotes physical literacy, healthy nutrition while having fun for children 1-4 years old and their families

Register here

Jan
24
Tue
Virtual Wiggle, Giggle & Munch facilitator training @ Zoom
Jan 24 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
  • This 8-hour facilitator training teaches you to run WGM, a physical activity and nutrition program for preschoolers and their parents
  • Wiggle Giggle & Munch promotes physical literacy, healthy nutrition while having fun for children 1-4 years old and their families

Register here

Jan
25
Wed
Virtual Wiggle, Giggle & Munch facilitator training @ Zoom
Jan 25 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
  • This 8-hour facilitator training teaches you to run WGM, a physical activity and nutrition program for preschoolers and their parents
  • Wiggle Giggle & Munch promotes physical literacy, healthy nutrition while having fun for children 1-4 years old and their families

Register here