SMES 2024 Summer Institute - Saturday ONLY

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St. Margaret's Episcopal School: 31641 La Novia Ave, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675, USA
Jun 15 2024
Registration fee
$135.00
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  7. Sat9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Description

St. Margaret’s 2024 Summer Institute

Exploring the Essential Role of Play in Early-Childhood Education
 
June 15, 2024
 
St. Margaret’s Episcopal School invites all early-childhood educators, administrators and more to the 2024 St. Margaret’s Summer Institute, which will take place June 14-15, 2024 in San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
 
Over two full days of enlightening and research-based professional development, the inaugural St. Margaret’s Summer Institute will explore the essential role of play in early-childhood education. Attendees will dive into the latest findings from neuroscience to understand how play actively engages and motivates children, fostering their physical, cognitive, and social development. Attendees will explore methodologies for tracking children’s growth over time using developmental continuums and observational techniques, gain insights into the realm of play-based projects initiated by children, and discover how these projects align with cross-cutting concepts and interdisciplinary studies to provide a balanced educational foundation.
 
Attendees will listen to keynote speakers, take part in classroom observations at St. Margaret’s renowned Early School, participate in workshops, listen to panel discussions and more.
 

Among the speakers and presenters are:

 

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  • Dr. Sandra J. Stone

     
    Professor Emerita, Northern Arizona University

  • Dr. Jackie Grennon-Brooks

     
    Professor Emerita, Hofstra University

  • Dr. Cris Lozon

     
    Director of St. Margaret’s Early School

  • Dr. Sonia Yoshizawa

     
    Pedagogista of St. Margaret’s Early School
     

 

For more information on St. Margaret’s 2024 Summer Institute, please contact Angela Mackenzie, St. Margaret’s Director of Educational Technology and Library.

For those who would like to stay locally, we have reserved a block of rooms at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Mission Viejo for $169 per night. Please find the booking link below. If guests prefer to call the hotel, they can use group code SES. The link is defaulted to 3 nights, but guests can modify it to only one night. The link and code will expire on May 30 at 11:59pm (PST).


Booking Link 

 

Class dates

06/15/2024

Registration period

Registration starts on 02/28/2024.

In-person location

St. Margaret's Episcopal School: 31641 La Novia Ave, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675, USA
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