Nourishing Circles of Care: School Age Series Session 2

Join Alan Faigal in this virtual three part series, introducing a trauma lense perspective, understanding identity, and fostering ‘allyship’ with a focus on school age care.

As educational professionals, the embedding of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion pillars are central to an engaging holistic curriculum and the vitality of future generations. Yet many of us feel stuck and go: uncomfortable and downright confused on where to start. A further complication is the compassion fatigue and stress experienced among education professionals today. The rise of incivility among children and youth positions many education professionals to be between a rock and a hard place. The negativity of the incivility, isolation and overall stress level leaves many depleted and demoralized. A bold statement would be that this level of adversity is traumatic and affecting professionals’ overall health and wellbeing.

We invite you to join Alan Faigal for a professional development online series where we explore how EDI principles are the foundation to an environment that cultivates wellbeing in and through compassion and care. Mixing humor and introspection, Alan will draw on his experiences as an ECE, Professor & Community Animator to offer practical steps on how to cultivate circles of care; brave spaces where inclusion, diversity and equity are celebrated and truly valued.  Many individuals and organizations burn out as they search for grandiose solutions.  In actuality it is the simple everyday acts of compassion and caring that transform ourselves, each other and commUNITY.

Session 2:  Looking Through the Window

Date:  Tuesday, Feb. 11

Time:  6:30-8:00 pm

Register for the Jan. 28 session only.  This will register you for the whole 3 part series.