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Check back frequently to the Events page on the Northland Foundation website for details about learning opportunities.

Child Care Providers' Appreciation and Training Seminar
March 2, 2013

 

Duluth Entertainment Convention Center, Lake Superior Ballroom
9:00 a.m. registration begins
9:30-10 a.m. doors open, light breakfast available
10 a.m.-3 p.m. training seminar

$25 per person. Anyone who regularly provides child care for children birth to five years old is welcome. Learn more about early childhood development; gain tips, strategies, and activities you can use with the children in your care; network with other providers; and enjoy lunch, give-aways, and a prize drawing. Training-hour certificates are also available at the end of the event.

Lessons from the Field: Homeless Children and Youth
April 5, 2013

 

Lake Superior College, Room S1981
8:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. (registration starts at 8:30 a.m.)
light breakfast and lunch are provided

A team of professionals will discuss causes as well as interventions and prevention strategies that address the growing number of homeless children and adolescents in Minnesota. One model that will be discussed was designed for Ramsey County by members of the presentation team.

Audiences throughout Greater Minnesota will connect via ITV with presenters.

Regional Early Childhood Summit
April 16, 2013 (tentative)

 

Teams of school superintendents, administrators, teachers, school board members, and other community members from around the region may register to attend this daylong summit and focus on early childhood development and education. Watch for a confirmed date and more information, coming soon.