Mark your calendars: Saturday, November 2nd, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., is the Babies & Toddlers Conference, at Roxbury Community College.
The conference theme is Bringing Wellness and Joy into Early Childhood Environments.
You can register here.
The conference’s Keynote Speaker is Aditi Subramaniam.
She’s a frequent presenter on The 9:30 Call as well as the director of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Policy at the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
Subramaniam will speak about how to integrate “a radical healing framework within early childhood to foster joy and connection through reflective activities and storytelling,” according to a conference email.
The conference is being hosted by the Greater Boston Early Educators Network (GBEEN) in collaboration with Roxbury Community College.
You may know GBEEN by its former name, BostonAEYC, the Boston chapter of the Massachusetts Association for the Education of Young Children. GBEEN has reorganized itself into a newly formed group dedicated to supporting professional development, networking, and advocacy to promote the well-being of children, families, and professionals.
In addition to the keynote speech, the conference will have morning and afternoon workshops, among them:
• The Magic of Music
• Early Childhood Trauma and the importance of relationship building
• Food as a Canvas for Learning
• Tiny Gardeners: Gardening Activities for Infants and Toddlers, and
• What is STEM All About?
So please register for the conference. It’s a great chance to learn more about babies and toddlers and to connect with other early childhood professionals.