Events
Navigating the New Canadian Food Guide: A Menu Development Perspective for Early Learning & Child Care Providers
SECA invites you to join Megan Wallace from Sprout Nutrition as she hosts an informative webinar to discuss a crucial aspect of Early Childhood Educators responsibilities: providing nutritious meals to the children under our care. This presentation will cover recent updates to the Canadian Food Guide, and how we can adapt our menu development strategies to align with the latest nutritional guidelines.
Megan is a Registered Dietitian of Sprout Nutrition. As a mom of three, Megan is no stranger to the challenges that come with work-life balance and keeping small children alive. She leans on her background in education to support her practice, but also has a wealth of practical and real-life experience when it comes to feeding small children with less stress (can't guarantee less mess).
Please note this webinar is for those operating Early Learning and Child Care programs in home based settings only at this time. This webinar will be free to those who hold valid SECA group or family program memberships. The fee for non members is $25.00.
You will receive a confirmation email immediately following your registration, and you will receive the link to join the webinar via email within one week of the webinar.
Registration deadline: April 12, 2024
Click here to register.
If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to Melissa at pd@seca-sk.org
SECA 2024 CONFERENCE
We are very excited to welcome you to register for SECA's Conference & Awards of Excellence Gala which will be hosted on Saturday, May 4th, and Sunday May 5th in Regina at the Delta Hotel (1919 Saskatchewan Drive)
Saturday, May 4th will begin with a welcome from SECA, and an hour long session by Lyndon Linklater, a Traditional Knowledge Keeper and Storyteller. Lyndon has spoken to tens of thousands of people, delivering awareness and enlightenment on Treaty and First Nation worldview. He is a powerful story teller that utilizes First Nation teachings that involve knowledge of ceremonies and mixes humor to deliver a poignant message.
The morning will continue with five break out sessions. Please select ONE of the following for the morning breakout session. Descriptions of each session can be found in the informational booklet.
1. Beautiful Oopsies (Exploring the Creativity of Open-Ended Art)
2. The Seven Grandfather Teachings
3. Positively Present
4. It's Toddler Time!
5. Advocacy & Me
After lunch, the afternoon will continue with five break out sessions. Please select ONE of the following for the afternoon breakout session. Descriptions of each session can be found in the informational booklet.
1. Promoting Family Engagement
2. Beautiful Oopsies (Exploring the Creativity of Open-Ended Art)
3. Educator Wellness
4. The Seven Grandfather Teachings
5. Paymatawayk - Come and Play: Circle Time and Play Exploration from a Metis Perspective
Click here for the informational booklet.
We will end the day with experts of Early Learning and Child Care. This panel will be comprised of Early Childhood Educators just like you! SECA will release a call for questions by the first week of April to collect questions from participants prior to the conference and compile them to ask the experts as time allows.
SECA's Annual Awards of Excellence Gala will be hosted in the evening of May 4th, 2024. The evening will consist of cocktails, supper, the awards gala, and a comedic magician as entertainment to end the night! This portion of the event is included in your registration fee.
Sunday, May 5th will be a shorter day, starting off with a delicious breakfast before we welcome Richard Cohen to speak for the morning. With almost 40 years of Early Childhood Education to bring to the table, Richard will speaking on the Zen and the Art of Early Childhood Education as well as Early Childhood Professionals: The Heroes of our Time. Join in as Richard shares his story and elicits the stories of his audience. Laugh, cry and cheer as you reflect together on why we choose play, why we choose anti-biased work and why we choose to give young children meaningful learning experiences. This powerful, fun and thought provoking keynote address will include music, opportunities for reflection and interactive discussions with the audience about the stresses and triumphs of the early childhood educator. We will wrap up the weekend with a special candle lighting ceremony that will leave you energized and filled with honor for the unique contribution you contribute to the early learning childhood sector.
If you are not local to Regina and will require a hotel room please click here for a group booking rate at the Delta Hotel. The group rate is valid until April 3, 2024.
Registration fees include the two day event and the awards gala.
SECA Membership Registration: $275.oo
*to qualify for SECA's membership registration rate you must hold a Professional Membership*
Non Member Registration: $350.00
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!!
*If you wish to register multiple members please click here to download the form. You will need to provide the list of registrant's full name, email address, dietary restriction, and break out session choices. Please email the completed form to: pd@seca-sk.org and please allow 1-3 business days for processing. You will receive a comprehensive invoice via email which you can pay via: cheque, credit card, or e-transfer. Please include the invoice number in the memo of the cheque or e-transfer. These payment options are only available for multiple registrations. Please note - as SECA staff will need to manually input these registrations there is a chance that some break out sessions may be full by the time they are manually processed.
All single registrations will need to be paid on Wild Apricot via credit card.
Registration deadline: April 17, 2024
Cancellations: Notice must be received 14 business days prior to the event (April 23rd). Cancelations made after April 23rd will be issued a refund less 20% of registration cost. Refunds will not be issued to no-shows.
The Ministry of Education will support participation in the conference through the Professional Development grant. This conference will be an eligible event for 2024-25 PD grant funding.
An evening with Kate Davis - Webinar
SECA is excited to welcome you for a virtual evening of connection, recognition and laughter! Join us on Wednesday, May 11th at 7:00pm for an evening with Kate Davis.
Who is Kate Davis?
A comedian, writer, speaker, mother of 3 and actress, Kate Davis has the unique ability to find humour in any situation. Kate’s generous Insight and outspoken character, provides a powerful combination to help organizations empower their staff with effective tools for managing stress and sustaining motivation.
Theatrically trained in England, Kate returned to Canada to a successful run on the Canadian stage. From the theatrical stage to the many stages of motherhood, Kate found her newest passion at an open mic one night at a local comedy club. Now, a twelve-time nominee at the Canadian Comedy Awards including the prestigious Phil Hartman Award and the star of her own hour-long comedy special on CTV and the Comedy Network. Kate stars, writes and produces the web series, “Best Before” which also won at the Canadian Comedy Awards and was chosen for Standup and Pitch at Just For Laughs Comedy Pro. Kate has appeared on Breakfast Television, Star TV, Toronto 1,Prime, WTN, TVO and is on Sirius XM radio. Kate can also be heard on CBC Radio One, “The Debaters” which she also wrote and was grateful to be a part of the Debaters Live theatre tour in 2018 with Live Nation. As well Kate taped a gala at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, The Hubcap Comedy Festival and the Kitchener Waterloo Comedy Festival and headlines across the country. Kate has shared the stage with Lewis Black and Seth Meyers and is also a favorite at corporate events. Kate tours globally with her comedy and speaking which has allowed her to open for President Bill Clinton and Barbara Walters to name a few. During the 2008 season of Last Comic Standing, Kate’s sense of humour endured and carried her into the finals in Canada.
Kate has a new Comedy Album out Called “House Arrest” available on all platforms. Kate has been published in Today’s parent magazine and the Mom and Caregiver Magazine. Her first book the Breast-Feeding Diaries won the iparent media award and her second book which came out in April 2019 called “Second Best Mom - Stories, Tips and Okay Advice” is now available on all platforms.
BALANCING LIFE WITH HUMOUR
The trick is not to look down and but ahead…
Kate Davis has the unique ability to find humour in any situation and after being quarantined, diagnosed positive and fighting Covid19 she realized being able to adapt to circumstances beyond our control allows us to explore creative solutions that can be applied to every area of our lives. Nothing is predictable anymore but finding that routine, like getting dressed at least from the waist up or establishing a dedicated workspace that isn’t next to the fridge helps to defuse the frustrations of our circumstances and find a little normality in a challenging time. Kate’s generous insight and outspoken character provide a powerful combination to help organizations empower their staff with effective tools for managing stress and sustaining motivation. Like the 3 Do’s “Do one thing for yourself. Do one thing for your home. Do one thing for others.
Between our jobs, home, relationships with family, friends and co-workers learning how to balance our new lives demands a strong sense of Personal Development and most importantly a Sense of Humour.
People, who participate in Kate’s online “Balancing Life with Humour” keynote, leave with an understanding of practical techniques for refueling, rediscovering and reengaging their true selves and finding a balance. Learning to use humour as an instrument of communication creates an atmosphere of compassion, caring and productivity.
Registration Information:
SECA Professional Members: FREE
*Must hold a valid PROFESSIONAL Membership*
Non Professional Members: $75.00
Webinar link will be sent two days prior to the event.
Webinar is Wednesday, May 11th at 7:00pm.
To register please follow link: https://seca19.wildapricot.org/event-4777367