Portland, OR Workshop
Join us in Portland, OR where Carly Bedard will help you to gain practical strategies for nurturing young minds with impactful workshop sessions!
Nurturing Creativity and Joyful Learning Through Play and Art
To unleash transformative teaching, we must anchor our early childhood experiences in God’s Word, and understand that children have been wired to inquire and to explore. Our job in teaching is to inspire creativity within our classrooms by providing engaging, playful, hands-on experiences. Learning is enriched when we intentionally make meaningful connections with the instructional content throughout our day while using play as a vehicle to engage children in the learning process. This scaffolds learning in all domains of learning to provide a rich Christ-centered, child-focused experience.
We invite you to join us for a fun-filled, interactive workshop that will inspire, empower, and encourage you in your work with young children. Come and learn practical ways to integrate research-based strategies to support young children’s learning with engagement, fun, and JOY!
Integrate Creative Art and Play: Develop strategies to seamlessly incorporate open-ended art and play experiences into the classroom, overcoming barriers to implementation and aligning with learning standards.
Enhance Language and Literacy: Utilize songs, rhymes, and movement to support the development of language, literacy, and vocabulary, creating an engaging and dynamic learning environment.
Experience Hands-On Learning: Participate in self-reflective, interactive sessions that reveal the healing, resilience-building, and joy-inducing power of creativity and play, both for children and educators.
Date: Sat., Feb. 1, 2025 8:30am-3:30pm PT
Location: Portland Christian School
Cost:
- ACSI member rate: $90 ($120 starting 1/19/2025)
- Non-member rate: $120
Includes:
- An amazing day planned to ANCHOR you in your calling.
- Up to six training hours.
- Lunch choice: Apple Salad Box or Turkey Cheddar Sandwich Box (make selection during registration)
Download the digital Participant Guide!
Schedule
| 8:30 AM | Welcome and Session 1 | Exploring The Power of Play |
| 10:30 AM | Break | |
| 10:45 AM | Session 2 | The Power of Play: Cultivating Joyful Learning in Early Childhood Settings |
| 12:15 PM | Lunch (included) | |
| 12:45 PM | Session 3 | Expanding Creativity Through Process Oriented Art |
| 2:15 PM | Break | |
| 2:30 PM | Session 4 and Closing | Supporting Language and Literacy with Songs and Rhymes |
| 3:30 PM | Workshop Ends |
We look forward to connecting and engaging with you during this in-person event!
Questions? Contact ACSI Early Education at earlyeducation@acsi.org.
Presenter
Carly Bedard
Carly Bedard, M.A.Ed., has over 24 years experience in Early Childhood Education. She formerly taught as a preschool teacher and served as an early childhood program director at a Christian Preschool. She is an adjunct professor at Biola University and an educational consultant providing training and coaching grounded in adult learning theory and designed to integrate research-based strategies into transformed classroom practices. Additionally, she has authored ECE courses with WestEd. Carly is a Master Play Coach with the Institute for Self-Active Education. As a passionate play advocate, she has presented the play experience to educators and families in the United States, Cambodia and India.
