a place for learning

Professional development with SSOCC recognizes the need for ECE’s in BC to have practical professional development with concrete take-away ideas and practices that can be immediately implemented in your childcare program. Our workshops and bookclubs focus on Reggio-inspired practices and social-emotional learning.

Reggio-Inspired Bookclub Winter 2026
$0.00

Our Reggio-Inspired Bookclub for Winter, 2006, meets on January 18, February 22 and April 12, 2026.

We will be reading one short and practical academic article each month, and sharing how the learnings may be able to improve our practice as educators.

Where: Southlands Multi-age 6426 Dunbar St, Vancouver

When: January 18, February 22 and April 12, 2026, 6:00 - 8:00

Certificates: Will be provided

The Emotion Wheel - a social emotional literacy program
$20.00

The Emotion Wheel is a social-emotional literacy program that has been adapted from the RULER approach at Yale, to better reflect the BC Early Learning Framework and to support work with 0-6 year olds.

You will leave this workshop with concrete ways to immediately implement the emotional literacy program in your classroom.

When: February 13th, 9:00 - 12:00

Where: Sandpiper Junior Kindergarten at Manoah Steves Elementary

10111 Fourth Ave, Richmond, BC V7E 1V5

Certificates: Will be provided for 3 hours of professional development