Becoming Champions of Play with Judith Frizlen
A course for care providers, early childhood teachers and families!
Three weeks starting April 9
Zoom session: Thursday, April 10, 6- 7 pm CT
In this three-week course, we will explore play which is nature’s way to support child development. Understanding the important role of play in child development helps us become champions of play!
Play is innate; the young child does not need to learn to play but rather be allowed to play by having time, space and a calm adult presence. Instead of worrying about what children are or are not learning, let’s build our trust in the child to practice what they need to learn!
**Participants may earn 12 hours of CE credit by completing course requirements by May 2, 2025.
Program Details
We will begin together with a live Zoom conference on April 10th to introduce ourselves and hear an overview. This session will not be recorded and is not required for CE credit, but we welcome you to join us in order to make the most of this opportunity!
Thereafter, a new module will be released each Wednesday for you to access and work on at your own pace, on your own time in our Ruzuku platform.
Week One – The Big Picture: human development from three points of view
Week Two – The Development of Play: stages, hindrances to and benefits of play
Week Three – Creating Environments that Encourage Play: indoors and out, including the most important element, which is you!
There is no deadline, except if you are taking the course for credit, and it will always be accessible to you, should you choose to revisit.
About the Instructor
Judith Frizlen is the founder of the Rose Garden Early Childhood Center, a LifeWays representative site in Buffalo, NY. After building the center for ten years, she converted it into a worker-cooperative so the employees could own and run the business. She is now writing books and articles as well as courses in cooperation with LifeWays. Sharing what she has learned over thirty years in early childhood education is her greatest joy, particularly in the role of grandmother. Her books include: Words for Parents in Small Doses, Words for Teachers and Caregivers in Small Doses, and Unpacking Guilt, A Mother’s Journey to Freedom. Currently, she is writing “Forty Stories of Grandma Love”.
Please check out her web page, judithfrizlen.com.
Register for This Course
$149 each; $126 each for groups of five or more.
Enrollment minimum of 8 participants by April 8th.
Refund Policy: Fees will be refunded in full up to 7 days prior to the start of the course, and at 50% if student cancels enrollment less than a week in advance. Fees are nonrefundable after the start of the course.
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