Developing and Deepening Anti-Bias Education in Early Childhood Practices

Young children are acutely aware of the world around them and begin to notice, understand, and assign value to differences as early as three years old. They often bring complex questions, observations, and emotions into the classroom as a result. The role of early childhood educators is to make sense of these questions while instilling a strong sense of identity, confidence, and belonging in their students. No small task.

This series is designed to meet early childhood educators where they are on their journey to integrating anti-bias work into early childhood learning. The blended, ongoing format of the program strives to build community and create space for the reflective practices necessary when committing to this critical work.

PARTICIPANTS WILL:

• Explore their multiple identities and discover how these identities impact their teaching practice
• Understand the importance of and build their capacity to integrate justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI), and anti-bias education (ABE) work in early childhood spaces
• Practice how to advocate for this work with school administration, coworkers, and parents
• Develop implementation practices with the support of experienced facilitators who are engaged in anti-bias work

AUDIENCE

Early childhood (birth to grade 2) educators, administrators, and anyone who is interested in understanding more about anti-bias education in early childhood education.

DATES

SESSION 1: January 30, 2023 | 10:00am - 4:00pm | Great Pacific Child Development Center

SESSION 2: February 15, 2023 | 10:00am - 3:00pm | Virtual

SESSION 3: March 15, 2023 | 10:00am - 3:00pm | Virtual

SESSION 4: April 28, 2023 | 10:00am - 4:00pm | Bay School of San Francisco

COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS

CATDC, Patagonia, and The Bay School of San Francisco will be working together to do all we can to ensure your health and safety during our two in-person session, monitoring closely nationwide, state, and local updates and recommendations. We ask that you do not attend if you are infected with Covid, have Covid symptoms, or have had close contact with someone who is infected in the last 10 days.

All participants of in-person programming need to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines and show a copy of their COVID-19 vaccination card (with booster or boosters) before attending. A host school may require additional protocols which we will communicate to you as soon as possible.

Given the nature of our in-person programs which gather individuals together from a variety of schools and regions, CATDC may also require or strongly recommend masking indoors and/or testing on a program-by-program basis. Any updated recommendations or requirements will be communicated to participants in a timely fashion prior to a program or session. All Covid-related refund requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Thank you for your understanding and your cooperation.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Life happens. We understand that there will be times when you cannot attend a workshop that you have registered and paid for. Registration may be transferred to a different person up to 7 days before a session. However refunds will not be given, and a session missed for any reason will not be refunded.

Below we have outlined our cancellation and refund policy, which we have in place to ensure the most accurate numbers when we secure well in advance locations, catering, and facilitators. Thank you for understanding.

For our ongoing programs or one-day intensives, refunds are available (less a $50 processing fee) up to 22 days before the scheduled starting date. We are unable to provide refunds for cancellations made 21 days or less prior to the first day of a workshop. A missed session that is part of an ongoing program is non-refundable and non-transferrable.

Please contact us by email as soon as you know you cannot attend a workshop.

You will receive a full refund if CATDC chooses to cancel this event.

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