In-Person Programming
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In person - Mount PleasantJoin us at the Mount Pleasant Family Centre.
When? 6 Fridays, February 24th – March 31st. 9:30 -11:30AM Where? Join us at the Mount Pleasant Family Centre www.mpfamilycentre.ca 2910 St George St, Vancouver, BC V5T 4L9. Cost: $30. The $30 registration fee can be waived if it is a barrier to participation—please let us know during registration if this is the case. Register: Contact Flora at Mount Pleasant Family Centre at [email protected] or call (604)872-6757 and ask for Flora. Masks Required: Masks we will continue to be required for all indoor programs until further notice. Details: Are you a parent or caregiver with a child 0-5 years old? You are invited to take part in the First Steps to a Healthy Climate program! In collaboration with Laurel Hart (mother, researcher and educator), the Mount Pleasant Family Centre will be offering this program for families to come together as a community to explore empowering and uplifting possibilities for parenting with the health of our children and planet in mind. Program themes will be developed collectively in our first session and children will engage in hands-on activities, stories, and songs. This participatory program is part of research with Simon Fraser University. A completed consent form is required to take part: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/healthyclimate. First Steps to a Healthy Climate is supported by the City of Vancouver’s Greenest City Grant, Mitacs, and the Five Family Place Partnership. |
Archive (Registration Complete)
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Online Info Session (ONE DAY ONLY) |
How do we live and raise children in a time of climate emergency?
The Family Place Partnership is joining with community organizer, researcher and teacher, Laurel Hart (PhD), to offer a one-time info session/workshop for “First Steps to a Healthy Climate.”
This program is part of Laurel’s post-doc research with Simon Fraser University, and will invite families to come together to discuss and explore climate change and families, and to take part in eco-friendly activities to engage and support young children’s development.
Please join us for an online info session where we will discuss potential themes, program format, and goals. Information about Laurel and her research is available on this website.
Please note: Participants will be asked to sign a consent form, available: here. Information gathered will be used to help develop the multi-week program, to create resources and for educational research and sharing with other community programs.
The Family Place Partnership is joining with community organizer, researcher and teacher, Laurel Hart (PhD), to offer a one-time info session/workshop for “First Steps to a Healthy Climate.”
This program is part of Laurel’s post-doc research with Simon Fraser University, and will invite families to come together to discuss and explore climate change and families, and to take part in eco-friendly activities to engage and support young children’s development.
Please join us for an online info session where we will discuss potential themes, program format, and goals. Information about Laurel and her research is available on this website.
Please note: Participants will be asked to sign a consent form, available: here. Information gathered will be used to help develop the multi-week program, to create resources and for educational research and sharing with other community programs.
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ONLINE - One Day Pilot June 28, 8PMThis program is now complete.
You are invited to take part in the First Steps to a Healthy Climate pilot session! This fun and engaging program offered by the Family Place Partnership and Laurel Hart (co-founder of Babies for Climate Action), with support from Vancouver’s Greenest City Grant, brings families together to explore climate action and sustainable living. (For parents with a child aged 0-5). It is part of a research study to understand the needs of families and to develop educational resources. Together we will envision what programming to support families (with very young children) facing climate change should look like! The link https://bit.ly/3zg2UZq brings you to a consent form (since this pilot session is part of a research program), and at the end it will bring you to a Zoom registration page. Complete the consent form & register HERE |
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First Steps to a Healthy Climate in KitsilanoThis program is now complete.
When? 6 Fridays, September 2 - October 7th, 2022. 10-11:30AM
Where? Join us at the West Side Family Place in Kitsilano at 2819 West 11th Avenue Cost: $30. The $30 registration fee is to help with program expenses—it can be waived if it is a barrier to participation—please reach out to [email protected] if you require assistance. Masks Required: Masks we will continue to be required for all indoor programs until further notice. Details: Are you a parent or caregiver with a child 0-5 years old? You are invited to take part in the First Steps to a Healthy Climate program! In collaboration with Laurel Hart (mother, researcher and educator), the @westsidefamilyplace will be offering this program for families to come together as a community to explore empowering and uplifting possibilities for parenting with the health of our children and planet in mind. Program themes will be developed collectively in our first session and children will engage in hands-on activities, stories, and songs. This participatory program is part of research with Simon Fraser University. A completed consent form is required to take part: https://bit.ly/3zg2UZq. First Steps to a Healthy Climate is supported by the City of Vancouver’s Greenest City Grant, Mitacs, and the Five Family Place Partnership. For more information about the West Side Family Place, visit: https://www.westsidefamilyplace.com |
Image Attributions
Photograph #1: “Little girl with her mom…” by Nenad Stojkovik is licensed under CC BY 2.0 / Cropped from original
Photograph #2 “First Steps of Bull” by Ly Then Hoang is licensed under CC BY 2.0 / Image adjustments made including brightening
Photograph #1: “Little girl with her mom…” by Nenad Stojkovik is licensed under CC BY 2.0 / Cropped from original
Photograph #2 “First Steps of Bull” by Ly Then Hoang is licensed under CC BY 2.0 / Image adjustments made including brightening
