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ECS Learning Series
ECS Learning Series by GRIT:
The GRIT ECS Learning series is a welcoming environment where parents, community partners and GRIT staff can gather to share knowledge, gain insight, learn about programs and resources and share our vision.
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These workshops are open to GRIT-enrolled families and ELCCs only.
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Childcare is provided for GRIT families to attend. If you require childcare, please let us know one week in advance.
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Please note: Fees may apply to outside agencies not currently supporting a child in the GRIT Program.
ECS Learning Series
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Jan.
29
2025
Wednesday, January 29 @ 9:00am - 11:15am
Mental Health Literacy
ECS Core Workshop
How do we know when something is a mental health concern? And how do we provide support? In this workshop, we will learn key factors affecting mental health, how to recognize signs of mental health, how to recognize signs of mental health concerns and what our role is in supporting the mental health of children, families and ourselves.
Jan.
29
2025
Wednesday, January 29 @ 9am - 11:15am
Engaging the Hard to Engage
What do you do when your child is difficult to engage and does not respond easily to the strategies that work with other children? This workshop will provide direction and strategies for children who can be difficult to engage.
ECS Core Workshop (Building Connections Through Play)
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Jan.
29
2025
Wednesday, January 29 @ 12:45am - 3:00pm
Building Relationships & Environments
A child’s healthy social and emotional development forms a foundation for lifelong learning and mental health. Children’s social and emotional development is deeply linked to healthy adult-child relationships. In this workshop, participants will describe what social and emotional development is, and how it lays the foundation for relationships, mental health, and development; investigate how to support social and emotional development from a neuro-relational perspective; and, examine their own social and emotional development, and how that impacts their work and relationships.
ECS Core Workshop
Jan.
29
2025
Wednesday, January 29 @ 12:45pm - 3:00pm
Screen Time
Discover how to use screen time in positive and meaningful ways that support development. Learn about how much screen time is recommend, the risks of too much screen time, and how to help your child reduce their screen time each day.
ECS Continuing Workshop
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Feb.
18
2025
Tuesday, February 18 @ 9:00am - 11:15am
Self Care
ECS Core Workshop
Caring for others can be rewarding, but it can also be tiring, overwhelming, confusing, and stressful. Come learn some ways to incorporate self-care into your daily living, so that you are better equipped to manage stress from day to day, continue to live a healthy life, and provide care.
Feb.
18
2025
Tuesday, February 18 @ 12:45pm - 3:00pm
Task Analysis
ECS Core Workshop
Every activity is made up of many small steps. Learn how to break down a task and help a child learn each step in order to ensure success.
Feb.
18
Tuesday, February 18 @ 12:45pm - 3:00pm
Power of Boundaries
2025
ECS Continuing Workshop
Discover how clear and healthy boundaries create a space of safety, respect, and understanding for children. Find out different wants to create physical, emotional, and behavioural boundaries that will set a child up for success.
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Feb.
18
2025
Tuesday, February 18 @ 9:00am - 11:15am
Understanding Attachment Relationships
ECS Continuing Workshop
Secure children exhibit increased empathy, greater self-esteem, better relationships with family and peers and any increased capacity to handle emotions. Learn how your caregiver practices support your child’s security.
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Mar.
31
Monday, March 31 @ 9:00am - 11:15am
Communication Fundamentals
2025
ECS Core Workshop
An introduction to communication and proven strategies to encourage language development.
Mar.
31
Monday, March 31 @ 9:00am - 11:15am
Scripted Stories
2025
ECS Continuing Workshop
Discover how to teach your child by making personal and informative stories. Find out the key elements needed for a successful narrative. Join us in this workshop to open the world of scripted stories to the children whose journeys we share.
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Mar.
31
2025
Monday, March 31 @ 12:45pm - 3:00pm
Engaging the Hard to Engage
What do you do when your child is difficult to engage and does not respond easily to the strategies that work with other children? This workshop will provide direction and strategies for children who can be difficult to engage.
ECS Core Workshop
Mar.
31
2025
Thursday, April 17 @ 9:00am - 11:15am
Advanced Child Motor Development
ECS Continuing Workshop
Review the general principles that serve as the foundation for preschool fine and gross motor milestone development, including the sequence of skill acquisition 18 months and beyond. Discuss the features of immature and mature skills. What is and how can you promote a child's Physical Literacy? Generate ideas based on a child's interests using a play-based approach to support these emerging skills in everyday routines.
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Apr.
17
2025
Thursday, April 17 @ 9:00am - 11:15am
Trauma Informed Care
ECS Core Workshop
Supporting others as they experience trauma and its effects can be a difficult task. This workshop will examine the types of trauma, it’s impact on health and development, how a trauma-informed lens can help us support those who experienced trauma and how we can protect ourselves as we do this.
Apr.
17
2025
Thursday, April 17 @ 9:00am - 11:15am
Movement in Young Children
ECS Continuing Workshop
Movement is crucial to childhood development. We will explore movement and its impact on the sensory system and physical development and how it relates to inclusion and NRF concepts. We will also discuss what movement looks like for children who have limited voluntary control of their movements and how to support their development (e.g. through big movements like swinging and power mobility).
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Apr.
17
2025
Thursday, April 17 @ 12:45pm - 3:00pm
Movement in Young Children
ECS Core Workshop
Movement is crucial to childhood development. We will explore movement and its impact on the sensory system and physical development and how it relates to inclusion and NRF concepts. We will also discuss what movement looks like for children who have limited voluntary control of their movements and how to support their development (e.g. through big movements like swinging and power mobility).
Mar.
31
Monday, March 31 @ 12:45pm - 3:00pm
Advanced Child Motor Development
2025
ECS Continuing Workshop
Review the general principles that serve as the foundation for preschool fine and gross motor milestone development, including the sequence of skill acquisition 18 months and beyond. Discuss the features of immature and mature skills. What is and how can you promote a child's Physical Literacy? Generate ideas based on a child's interests using a play-based approach to support these emerging skills in everyday routines.
Apr.
17
2025
Thursday, April 17 @ 12:45pm - 3:00pm
Family Journeys
ECS Continuing Workshop
When a child is born every person and relationship in the family will change. The changes can be greater than expected when a child has a disability. Families will share their unique journeys... the celebrations as well as some of the challenges they have faced and the strategies they use to promote the family’s strengths and resilience.
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Jun.
9
2025
Monday, June 9 @ 9:00am - 3:00pm
Vision Day + Year End Luncheon
Vision Day 9:00-11:15am, Year End Luncheon 11:15am-3:00pm
Join us for our annual celebration of GRIT’s accomplishments and our continued learning journey. We look forward to building on our vision for GRIT’s core value of being a “Learning Community”. This value continues to guide GRIT’s priorities within our own program, as well as our interactions with our extended community partners.
Mar.
31
Monday, March 31 @ 12:45pm - 3:00pm
Advanced Child Motor Development
2025
ECS Continuing Workshop
Review the general principles that serve as the foundation for preschool fine and gross motor milestone development, including the sequence of skill acquisition 18 months and beyond. Discuss the features of immature and mature skills. What is and how can you promote a child's Physical Literacy? Generate ideas based on a child's interests using a play-based approach to support these emerging skills in everyday routines.
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