Our next RPS course, Foundations of Whole Child Care and Education, led by Kisha Reid, will include monthly live workshops!

In this monthly program, Kisha will identify key foundations for fostering holistic child development, supporting children’s autonomy, and building affirming, nurturing environments for children and families.

Each month focuses on a core set of foundations for thriving classrooms.

RPS courses are offered to our monthly subscribers for $8 a month. In addition to the monthly live workshop, subscribers will receive a reflective workbook.

Click on the link below to become an RPS subscriber and learn with Kisha!

This month, we are hosting two book talks. We rescheduled our March Book Talk for Thursday, April 23rd, at 7 pm EDT. DEY National Advisor and host of That Early Childhood Nerd podcast, Heather Bernt-Santy, will join DEY ED Denisha Jones to discuss her new book Using Schema Play Theory to Advocate for Free Play in Early Childhood.

Our second Research into Practice Book Talk is on Thursday, April 29th, at 7 pm EDT. Authors Patricia Cantor, Melinda Holohan, and Jean Rogers join us for a discussion of their book Screen-Aware Early Childhood: A Realistic Approach to Helping Young Children Thrive in a Digitally Complex World.

For April, our Diversity Is Not Divisive Resource is the book Seeing Ourselves in Nature: Stories for Educators and Children of Indigenous, Black, and Other People of the Global Majority. In this book, editor "Jessica Fong asks how Black and Brown educators in the United States create space for predominantly Black and Brown children and families to reconnect to nature. Recognizing the scarcity of stories from people of the global majority in the predominantly white literature surrounding nature education in the United States, Fong sought out thirteen other educators of color to share their rich and profound experiences with young children in nature. Sharing these stories is a first step in the long road to making nature education equitable for all children."

The Black Lives Matter at School Year of Purpose highlights a different guiding principle each month. We will share a book related to the monthly principle.

For April, the guiding principle is Intergenerational. This principle states: We cultivate a communal network free from ageism and adultism because of our belief in the leadership and learning potential of all people, regardless of age. We recognize and celebrate the intergenerational relationships that have always been and must continue to be when working for justice.

The book we recommend for teaching the Intergenerational Principle is The Year We Learned to Fly, by

Jacqueline Woodson.

Did you miss our DEY Dialogue on Challenging Fascism in Early Childhood Education and Care? No worries. You can watch the recording here!