Making Small Moments Matter: Highlighting Care and Belonging

In this workshop, Ana shares the story of her master’s work at Blossoming Niños childcare program. This workshop serves as an overview of the inquiry project that was carried out during her pedagogist internship. The inquiry project into care and belonging began with observing ordinary moments. Ana noticed how deeply care was shown for some people, places, materials and more-than-human worlds (like a ladybug) and not so much for others (like a spider). These moments of care were turned into vignettes (short stories) to think with and reflect upon. Thinking with reciprocity, complexity, and the messiness of care led to thinking about belonging and how we each belong in community regardless of our differences. In this workshop, educators will:

• Explore the vignettes of care and the pedagogical documentation to think collaboratively with.
• Reflect on the complexity of care and how to centre care in education.
• Extend thoughts on care and belonging as a form of resisting harmful and unethical educational pedagogies.

Register here: https://www.wstcoast.org/workshops/making-small-moments-matter-highlighting-care-and-belonging-4810-8100