Parent-Child Mother Goose Program® - Teacher Training

Heather Boonstra (Fort Saskatchewan Families First Society)

Location: Gibbons Cultural Centre

Region(s): West Central

The Parent-Child Mother Goose Program is a group experience for parents and their babies and young children focusing on the pleasure and power of using oral and through the air rhymes, songs, and stories together.

Teacher Training Workshop covers:

• The Philosophy and Objectives of the Parent-Child Mother Goose Program.
• The Material of the Parent-Child Mother Goose Program, including:
• Rhymes - many examples of interactive rhymes; how they fit into the program, how to use interactive rhymes and, how to teach them to parents.
• Songs - learn lullabies and dancing songs; when to use them and how to teach them to parents.
• Storytelling – why it’s an essential part of the program; how to learn and tell a story, and enjoy it!
• The Logistics of how to run a Parent-Child Mother Goose Program - from setting up a group, to putting out the mats, to saying goodbye.

The Cost of the Workshop includes:

• P-CMGP Teacher Training Manual
• Rhymes and Songs booklet
• P-CMGP Forms booklet and other resources
• Coffee Time & Lunch for both days

After attending this workshop you will receive a certificate and are able to start running a Parent-Child Mother Goose Program.

*Please note that all Parent-Child Mother Goose Programs must be taught by two trained teachers.

When: Tuesday August 28th and Wednesday August 29th, 2018

Where: Gibbons Cultural Centre

Cost: $50 (for residents of Alberta)*

Facilitators: Kim Heatherington & Heather Boonstra

To register: Download the Poster and Registration form here.

If you have any questions, please call Cindy Westra at 780-923-2374

*This training opportunity has been subsidized by funding through the Government of Alberta.