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Building Relationships in School Age Programs Series

Building relationships and connections in school age programs matters. Relationships underpin the work of educators, and both Ontario’s early years and middle years frameworks emphasize the importance of relationships, with research highlighting the beneficial impact that positive relationships have on children through their childhood and into adulthood. This 3-part series will explore how educators working in school aged programs can develop supportive, trusting relationships with children and their families, and intentionally build strong, supportive relationships with the multiple partners they engage with.

Series Objectives:

  • Participants will identify how building and maintaining positive relationships within school age programs reflects Ontario’s early learning and middle years frameworks.
  • Participants will select and implement age appropriate and culturally responsive strategies to integrate within their school age programs, to create welcoming environments that support positive relationship building.
  • Participants will uncover the unique challenges of developing relationships within school age programs and strategize how to overcome them.
Session 2: Developing Relationships with Schools and Community Partners
Thursday, January 16th 2025, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST
Type: Webinar

This second session in this series will investigate a variety of approaches that school aged programs can adopt to plan intentional connections with school administrators and staff, both formally and informally, to build mutually respectful strong trusting relationships that support children and families to feel a sense of continuity between school, program and home. The session will then go onto consider how educators can build relationships with community organizations and individuals to connect their program and children with their local community.

Niagara Educators (Free)
C$0.00

Outside Niagara Educators
C$25.00

Session 3: Facilitating relationships With Families and Connection Between Families and Partner Organizations
Thursday, May 15th 2025, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST
Type: Webinar

During the third and final session in this series, educators will have an opportunity to consider the importance of developing supportive, reciprocal relationships with the families of children attending school age programs that are built on trust. The session will then dive into ways that school age educators can connect with the families by adopting authentic family engagement strategies and family-centred practices. Thought will be given to how educators can meet families where they are at in a culturally responsive way. Lastly, educators will contemplate ways in which they can facilitate the three-way sharing of information between families, school, and their afterschool program.

Niagara Educators (Free)
C$0.00

Outside Niagara Educators
C$25.00