Circle of Security Classroom Model

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"Interactions between children and adults are the primary mechanism for development and learning. By investing in the quality of classroom relationships, we see improvements both in teacher wellbeing and in the learning and developmental outcomes for children. Children who have stronger relationships with teachers in early schooling years are more likely to have greater academic and social success as they age.

Research finds that high quality teacher-child interactions, such as:

• Teacher sensitivity

• Teacher regard for student perspective

• Positive classroom climate

• Student’s comfort level in seeking help, and

• Mutual enjoyment

The COSP-C approach supports both teacher and student wellbeing. With a Circle of Security facilitator, groups of early care professionals engage in reflective discussion around an 8-chapter video-based curriculum which provides a clear model of children's attachment needs and the importance of the teacher in responding to these needs. This professional learning environment supports teachers to move from behavioral approaches to seeing the ways attachment needs are communicated by behavior and misbehavior. Teachers gain more awareness of the underlying social-emotional needs communicated by behavior and more confidence to meet these attachment needs within the relationship."

Location: JCC of Asheville Shalome Children's Center, 236 Charlotte Street, Asheville, NC 28801

Dates: This is an 8 session committment. Thursdays, March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, and April 13, 20 and 27, 2023 *Please note that the ticketing info may indicate 9 weeks, but that is because we will skip the first week of April due to Spring Break.

Time: 4:00-5:30pm

Cost: Free**

CHC’s: 12 CHCs

Facilitator: Stevie Alverson, Early Childhood Specialist and Professional Development Coordinator, Buncombe Partnership for Chidlren

Group agreements:

• Arrival: Arrive 5-10 minutes early to ensure you can find parking and have time to settle before we begin. In order to finish on time, we will commit to beginning on time. Bring water and any snacks that you'd like to have on hand during our session.

• Participation: We believe you get more out of the training if you participate actively. We expect all participants to ask their questions, and share relevant experiences. Attendance for all 8 weeks is mandatory for completion of the training, this is not a drop in participation event.

**As this is a trial run for our Circle of Security Classroom model, this first cohort will be offered at no cost to you. We will ask for frequent feedback with the intention of maintaining a quality experience for all participants.

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Host or Publisher Buncombe Partnership for Children