ECD, Middle Years and Youth Programs and Projects
Open Doors to Learning Project
Middle Years Project
Refugee Project
Parent-Connector Project
Open Doors to Learning Project
Open Doors to Learning is Vancouver 's Children First Initiative. We provide free Early Childhood programs such as Family Drop-in, Parent Child Mother Goose and You Make the Difference in underserved areas in almost 40 neighborhoods in Vancouver through 12 funded projects. Last year we recorded almost 10,000 family visits across the city and attendance continues to grow.
Open Doors to Learning - Parent Peer Evaluation
Training Opportunities for ODL and Other FRP Staff
December
Big Science for Little Hands
In this workshop, you'll have the opportunity to try out a selection of hands-on science activities from the resource packages developed by Science World, with a special focus on the newest packages. We'll share our experiences doing science with young children, and discuss how the activities might work in your setting.
Caregivers, parents and preschool educators provide many creative opportunities for young children to explore their world. That’s why Science World created Big Science for Little Hands, an evolving suite of free science resources for teachers and caregivers of 3–5 year-old children. Their aim is to develop activities that inspire further exploration and discovery.
Date: Friday, December 4, 2009
Time: 12:30 – 3:00 pm
Location: Science World, 1455 Quebec St.
Learning through Tears:
Cultivating Resilience and Dealing withFrustration in Children
Facilitator: Dr. Deborah MacNamara
One of the best-kept secrets regarding children under the age of 7 is that tears of sadness and disappointment are critical in helping them learn from all of the limits and frustrations they must encounter on a daily basis. Children must come up against numerous futilities in the first 5 years of life that will serve to build the foundation for resourcefulness and resilience in later years. Childcare professionals and educators report increasing levels of frustration and aggression in children today and much can be done when one understands the root of frustration for children and the role of tears in this process. Stepping-in to help children take up a relationship with their frustrations is critical in ensuring their healthy development. Strategies for helping children find their tears as well as coping with frustration and aggression will be discussed.
Topics include:
Dr. Deborah MacNamara has interned with Dr. Gordon Neufeld and provides leadership to the Neufeld Institute. As a child educator and consultant Deborah's goal is to help parents, educators, and child care providers understand children from the inside out. Deborah teaches parenting classes, consults with families individually, and presents on a number of issues commonly faced in the care of young children and adolescents. Deborah is also the Mother of two young children putting the paradigm into practice in her everyday life. For more information see www.macnamara.ca.
Date: Friday, December 11, 2009
Time: 12:30 – 4:00 pm
Location: MOSAIC, 1720 Grant Street , Classrooms 1 & 2
January 2010
Sign Language
This workshop is a fun and useful approach to using sign language. It can be used in a variety of situations including young children with delayed speech and language, ESL programs as children are learning E nglish, or for parents, educators and caregivers who want to enhance communication for all children .
Signs are taught through a variety of methods including: songs, pantomime, stories, poetry and every day language used between a caregiver, teacher or parent and child.
Date: Friday, January 29, 2010
Time: 12:30 – 4:00 pm
Location: to be announced
A Certificate of Participation will be given out at the end of each session.
Staff can be reimbursed for attendance if your agency does not have funds for professional development.Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Open Door to Learning Programs
September - December 2009
| Agency | Phone | Program | Location | Date | Day | Time |
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Network 1 |
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YMCA |
604-684-9628 |
Molehill |
YMCA Molehill Child Care Centre (Westend) |
Ongoing |
Sat. |
10:30 to 1:30 |
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Gordon Neighbourhood |
604-683-2554 |
Family Place |
Westend |
Ongoing |
Sat. |
4:00-7:00 pm |
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Vancouver Society of Children’s Centres |
604-718-6555 |
Dorothy Lam Children’s Centre Family Place |
Dorothy Lam Children’s Centre (Yaletown, North False Creek) |
Ongoing |
Fri. |
5:30-8:00pm |
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Network 2 |
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Ray-Cam Cooperative Centre |
604-257-6949 |
Family Drop-in ODL |
Ray-cam 920 east Hastings Street Seymour Elementary School Ray-Cam Cooperative Centre
Ray-Cam Cooperative Centre |
Ongoing |
Mon. to Fri.
Mon. |
10-2pm
3-5 pm |
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Britannia |
604-718-5800 |
Grandview Family Drop in |
1555 Maclean |
Ongoing |
Tue |
evening |
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Britannia |
604-718-5800 |
Grandview Family Drop-in |
2075 Woodland Drive |
Ongoing |
Thur |
evening |
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Britannia |
604-713-8273 |
HIPPY |
Britannia Secondary |
On going |
Fri |
9:30am-12:30pm |
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Britannia |
604-713-8273 |
Mother Goose Infant (English) |
Britannia Ice Rink Lounge |
On going |
Weds |
9am–12pm |
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Britannia |
604-713-8273 |
Mother Goose Toddler (English) |
North Health Unit |
On going |
Fri |
9:30-12:30pm |
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Britannia |
604-713-8273 |
Mother Goose Infant (Spanish) |
Britannia Ice Rink Lounge |
On going |
Tues |
2–4pm |
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Britannia |
604-713-8273 |
Mother Goose Toddler (Spanish) |
Britannia Sec Room 211 |
On going |
Weds |
11am–12pm 10–12pm |
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Britannia |
604-713-8273 |
Mother Goose Pre-School (Spanish) |
Britannia Ice Rink Lounge |
On going |
Sat |
12-2pm |
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Network 3 |
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Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House |
6048744231 |
Mother Goose In Chinese |
Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House |
Ongoing |
Friday |
9:30-11:30am |
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Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House |
6048744231 |
Saturday Drop- in Program for parents, grandparents and caregivers with children 0-6 |
Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House |
Ongoing |
Sat. |
10am-12:30pm |
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Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House |
6048744231 |
Dicken’s Family Drop-In |
Charles Dicken’s Elementary |
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Fridays |
9:30-11:30am |
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Thunderbird |
604-713-1818 |
Mother |
Thunderbird |
Sept 23 to |
Wed |
9:30 to |
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Thunderbird |
604-713-1818 |
Family |
Thunderbird |
Sept 23 to |
Wed |
11:30 to |
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Hastings |
604-718-6222 |
Baby |
Templeton |
Sept 25 to |
Friday |
10:15 to |
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Hastings |
604-718-6222 |
Toddler |
Templeton |
Sept 25 to |
Friday |
11:30 to |
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Kiwassa |
604-254-5401 |
Sat |
Kiwassa |
ongoing |
Sat |
10:00 to |
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Frog Hollow |
604-251-1225 |
Cantonese |
Frog Hollow |
Sept 28 to |
Monday |
9:30 to |
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Renfrew Collingwood |
604-713-4812 |
Parent Child Mother Goose 3 -4 years |
Nootka Elementary School |
Oct 5th –Dec7th |
Mon |
11.30am-1pm |
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Renfrew Collingwood |
604-713-4668 |
Parent Child Mother Goose |
Norquay Elementary |
Oct 5th –Dec7th |
Mon |
9.45am-11.15am |
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Renfrew Collingwood |
604-257-8388 |
Parent Child Mother Goose |
Renfrew Park Community Centre |
tbd |
Fri |
4-5.30pm |
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Renfrew Collingwood |
604-435-0323 |
Parent Child Mother Goose |
Collingwood Neighbourhood House |
Sept 26th-Dec 5th |
Sat Sat. |
9:30-11am 11- 12.30 |
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Network 4 |
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West Side Family Place |
604-738-2819 |
Outreach Drop-in (ODL) |
Jericho Military FRC |
Ongoing |
Tues |
2 -5 |
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West Side Family Place |
604-738-2819 |
FRC Drop-in |
WSFP |
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Mon - Friday morning except the last Friday of the month Wed |
9:30 - 12:00 |
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Kitsilano |
604 736 3588 |
Parent and Tot Drop in |
Kitsilano Neighbourhood |
All year |
Frid.& Mondays |
9:30-11:30am |
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Kitsilano |
604 736 3588 |
Family Drop In |
UBC
Arcadia
Commons Block |
All year |
Mon, Wed, Fri |
10-11:30am |
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Network 5 |
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Mount Pleasant Family Centre |
604 872 6757 |
Family Drop-in – |
Kimount, |
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Mon |
9.30 to 11.30 am |
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Mount Pleasant Family Centre |
604 872 6757 |
Family Resource centre drop-in |
Family Centre |
Ongoing |
Mon. |
9.30 to 11.30am |
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Little Mountain Neighbourhood |
604-879-7104 |
Family Playgroup |
Little Mountain NH, 3981 Main St at 24th Ave |
Ongoing |
Tues. |
10 – 12 am |
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Little Mountain NH |
604-879-7104 |
Family Playgroup |
Grays’ Park Club House, 33rd and St Catherines |
Ongoing |
Mon. Wed. |
10 – 12 am |
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Mount Pleasant |
604-879-8208 Ext 221 |
Drop in for Infants and toddlers |
MPNH, 800 E Broadway |
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Wed and Fri |
9:30 – 11:30am |
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Network 6 |
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South Vancouver Family Place |
604 325 5213 |
Family Resource program |
Champlain Heights Annex, 7835 Champlain Crescent |
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Tues |
Tues 9:00-12:00, |
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Ethno-Cultural |
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MOSAIC |
604.254.9626 |
Family Place for Immigrant Families (ODL) |
Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House,4065 Victoria |
Sep 15 2008 to Mar 27 |
Every Thurs |
2:30pm to 4:30pm |