LifeWays Planner
November - December 2019
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Plan your LifeWays! Here you'll find a collection of LifeWays courses open for enrollment (or starting!) over the next two months and resources to support your time with children.
Fill your calendar with enrichment, inspiration and hours of continuing education. Scroll down to begin your planning!
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LifeWays Early Childhood Certification Training
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Scholarships Available
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Open new opportunities -
both professionally and personally - in the fields of early childhood, parent education and after-school care. Or enrich your life as a parent!
Our
one-year
, part-time curriculum includes
over 200 onsite hours
, with independent study and
personal mentoring
between sessions. It can prepare you to
open or transform your own in-home program
, classroom or early childhood center. Many
parents also enroll
to deepen family life.
NEW upcoming training dates and locations!
*announcement coming soon*
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Students from all over the world come together in LifeWays Online Courses! Join in the lively conversations as you learn alongside caregivers and parents from France, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Israel, Switzerland, Iran, Nova Scotia, Portugal and more!
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The Living Arts Through the Seasons
Deepening the Development of Your Family Culture
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This self-paced course includes activities, stories and songs, craft tutorials, journal pages, daily planner, seasonal calendar, and more all under the guidance and magic of The Living Arts and includes a tutorial for creating a Parenting Circle in your own community with others who share your parenting values!.
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The
Autumn Edition
is still going strong!
Enroll anytime and go back to visit the previous lessons and discussion as time allows while you work through the beauty of the current month!
Themes in the
AUTUMN
edition include:
September
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Simplicity
October:
Community
November:
Warmth
A NEW LESSON opens on the first of each month, in September, October and November!
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The
Winter Edition
opens in December!
Enroll anytime and take your time to explore each lesson, activity and discussion as time allows.
Themes in the
WINTER
edition include:
December:
Inner Light
January:
Being Thrifty
February:
Balance
A NEW LESSON opens on the first of each month, in December, January and February!
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Building a Strong Foundation: Care of the Young Child's Senses
with Cynthia Aldinger & Mary O'Connell
January 8 - February 15, 2020
NOW ENROLLING!
A curriculum that is built around supporting the Foundational Senses is a therapeutic education, and our children are in great need of this curriculum!
Earn 15 Hours of Continuing ED
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Navigating the Terrain of Childhood – Parenting Birth Through Adulthood
Featuring Jack Petrash & Cynthia Aldinger
January 22 - February 2, 2020
ENROLLMENT IS NOW OPEN!
This
two-week guided online course
on discipline for parents of children from birth to age 21 is based on a workshop Jack and Cynthia created for a live audience and Jack’s insightful and practical book
Navigating the Terrain of Childhood.
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LifeWays Online Courses are bursting with value!
* Learn with friends: enjoy a discount for your group of 5 or more!
* Come on back: repeat any course at a steep reduction (publication and certificate not included)!
* SAVE: Staff and Parents of LifeWays Representative programs receive 25% off!
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Creating Your Family Culture
An Elemental Approach
Created by Mary O’Connell for parents of children from birth to 21.
The course uses the four elements of earth, water, air and fire as a starting point from which to create your own positive family culture based on your values.
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Healthy Home Rythmns
This popular online course, developed by Kerry Ingram at Mothering Arts, supports you to create a balanced home rhythm rooted in presence and joy.
Create time for fun, home-care, family traditions, self-care and nourishment.
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Creating Home Away from Home
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A Course for Home Childcare Providers
This on-demand, at-your-own-pace, online course will help you open your own early childhood program at home providing relationship-based care steeped in LifeWays Principles.
25 CEUs
$99
for the online course, OR
$199
for the online course AND three (3) hours of private consulting .
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Watch the LifeWays North America
website for announcements of new workshops coming to a community near you!
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Prefer to read on a tablet or your phone?
Live outside the US but want a LifeWays publication?
Many of our titles are available for download!
*CDs * Books * DVDs * Forms*
~ Convenient ~ Portable ~ Accessible ~
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Created Especially for Parents!
Explore a variety of tools and resources to support and enrich your home life with children.
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List Yourself or Your Program with LifeWays!
Reach families who are looking for LifeWays programs and show your affiliation with a national organization. All programs are listed with links to your email and website, if you have one, and many people have told us that they receive inquiries regularly from people who found them on our website.
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Representative Programs:
enjoy the highest level of recognition by LifeWays North America and enjoy the benefits of standing in the world as a LifeWays Representative Program.
New Graduates:
upon completion of the LifeWays Early Childhood Certification Training, graduates receive a one-year FREE listing!
Aligned Programs:
include providers who haven’t taken the training but feel at home with the LifeWays principles and organization.
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Connect with LifeWays on Facebook and discover posts, links and videos that reflect your love of early childhood! ...
and
MORE
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Inspiration can be delivered to you every Sunday...
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LIVING ARTS WEEKLY
Practical, Nurturing, Creative and Social Arts for Daily Life
is a weekly blog post that will be delivered right to your email inbox, providing you with inspiration, ideas, reflections and thought-provoking information that you can use right away to bring
more joy
and purpose to your daily life.
Over the past year, we have welcomed hundreds of new people to our LifeWays community through our weekly blog. We've explored the Living Arts through themes like
Community
,
Clarity
,
Collecting
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Changing
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MORE
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Was this LifeWays 60-day Planner helpful?
If so, please share it with a friend or your school community.
Watch for the
January/February
issue and plan your time for enrichment and education! Contact Michaeleen with any questions or feedback.
Michaeleen Hinca
(LifeWays Class of 2000)
LifeWays Publicity Coordinator
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Transform your life with young children!
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