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ECEBC Okanagan Branch Winter Social & Resource Sharing
Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 6:00pm
Location: YPEC (Young Parents Education Centre- located at Kelowna Senior Secondary School- 1079A Raymer Avenue)
Come join ECEBC Okanagan Branch for a potluck dinner and resource sharing evening. There will be a quick meeting at the beginning before enjoying some delicious food! Afterwards there will be resource sharing. Beverages will be provided. For dinner, please bring an item that serves 6-8 people. For resource sharing, please bring at least 10 copies of either a winter or spring (or both) idea to share with the group.
If you have any questions, please send a message.
Children in the Forest
Our local branch will be partnering with the Kelowna Child Care Society to offer Children in the Forest presented by Barb Duffy. This workshop is back by popular demand and will be held on February 16th, 2012.
Time: 6:30-8:00pm.
Location: YPEC (Young Parents Education Centre-
located at Kelowna Senior Secondary School- 1079A Raymer Avenue)
Cost: $10.00
You will receive a 1.5 hr professional development certificate. Please register with the CCRR.
If you have any questions, please click here
We would also like to remind you about the draw we will be having in March of 2012 to win one of three Provincial Memberships!!
Our local branch will be giving away 3 Provincial Memberships in March 2012
Here is the criteria for your chance to be entered to be one of the 3 winners.
You have be a local member- or become a local member (Sept 2011-2012- $25.00)
You have to have had attended 3 local branch meetings/events and on the 3rd meeting and those after- your name will be entered for each time you attend (workshops to gain hours are not included)
The draw will be held in March of 2012- with enough notice that if you will be attending the May ECEBC Conference, you will receive a significantly reduced price!
As a Local Member you:
Have opportunities to gain contacts, support and information
Have direct input on what our local branch does for our community
Get voting privileges at meetings
As a Provincial Member you:
Know that you are continuing to support the advancement of early childhood education and care
Strengthen ECEBC’s ability to continue to provide educational opportunities, publications and resources to educators across the province
Receive 4 issues of the Early Childhood Educator Journal each year
Have the opportunity to belong to your local ECEBC Branch
Automatically become a member of the Canadian Child Care Federation and receive 2 paper and 2 electronic issues of Interaction
Receive significantly reduced prices for our annual Provincial Conference held in May
Receive ECEBC’s Code of Ethics
If you have any questions, please feel free to send me a message here