Family Supports Institute Ontario Conference
Sharing Our Stories, Finding Our Voices
Wednesday November 17 to Friday November 19, 2010
Post Conference Institute: Exemplary Parent Engagement -- Lets Talk
Saturday November 20, 2010 (National Child Day)
Location: Delta Toronto East
2035 Kennedy Road, Toronto, Ontario
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Thanks to all the volunteers who helped make the conference happen. |
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Conference Program Click here for all the details
Keynotes
Hear our Voices..The Story of Indigenous Early Learning, Building Change One Voice at a Time
It has been said that in the time of the changing Mother Earth, children would be sent to us with all of the gifts of the ancestors. They would be the visionaries, the leaders and the artists that we read about….they are coming back to us again in the spirits of our children. It is our duty to raise them in the best way possible, bring forward their identities through language culture and spirituality” Diane Longboat, Mohawk Spiritual Leader.
In order to bring forward the gifts of the ancestors, Indigenous children must have access to the same universal child development opportunities as available to the rest of Ontario and Canada. This keynote will focus on the story of the Indigenous early learning community in Ontario and the development of a unified voice to represent all Indigenous children in the province in relationship to early learning and care. The importance of advocating for policy and systems level change within Indigenous early learning will be discussed and possibilities for change will be presented.
Laurie Hermiston, Ontario Indigenous Early Learning Working Group, Chair, Aboriginal Advisory Group to Best Start Toronto
Dialogue and Conversations that have Created Strong & Healthy Communities
Building community is about building relationships in which we share and contribute our individual gifts and talents to collectively create programs, services, resources and organizations that support children, youth, families and communities. We learn from our experiences, gaining knowledge and wisdom from efforts that worked and were successful and those that weren’t, along with insights and appreciation about what we could have done differently. Sharron will share stories about her 36 years facilitating community development initiatives, in both urban and rural communities, to highlight what can be accomplished when people come together for a common cause. The presentation promises to be interesting, humorous, insightful and informative.
Sharron Richards, Director (retired), Community Development and Prevention Services, Children’s Aid Society of Toronto
plus over 30 exciting and invigorating workshop sessions in the following theme areas. See the complete program.
• Practice
• Parent Engagement
• Planning and Research
• Partnerships
• Personal Wellness and Play
Saturday, Nopvember 20: Exemplary Parent Engagement -- Lets Talk
Details
Includes keynote, dialogue, workshops a National Child Day celebrations.
For more information contact: conference2010@fsio.ca |
