Name: From Roots to Ready: Cultivating School Readiness in an Early Learning Setting
Start: 2025-11-29T09:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-11-29T14:30:00-04:00
Location: 236 Belcher St., Kentville, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia B4N 0A6

$60 | 6 PD hours | Register by November 2st
From Roots to Ready: Cultivating School Readiness in an Early Learning Setting
Do you wonder why some children move with ease while others struggle with coordination? Do you know how body awareness lays the groundwork for early math skills? Just like a tree needs strong roots to grow and thrive, a child’s brain relies on sensory-motor development as its foundation for learning, self-regulation, attention and social-emotional growth.
In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore the neuroscience behind sensory-motor development, the stages of movement maturation, and their impact on school readiness. Through a mix of theory and hands-on activities, you'll gain practical, creative tools to support children’s development—helping them grow strong and flourish, just like a well-nurtured tree. Perfect for educators, therapists, and caregivers!
The Facilitators:
This dynamic workshop will be presented by Nancy Ceulemans and Heather Cukierski. They are enthusiastic speakers and authors who focus on the development of young brains and the process of learning how to learn. Feedback from past participants has highlighted the sessions are not only insightful and practical, but super fun.

Nancy holds a Belgian degree in Education, with a specialty in Early Childhood Development. She worked in a variety of Early Childhood settings in Belgium, England and Switzerland. Later in life, she trained in multiple neurodevelopmental approaches and has a certificate of “Leaders of Learning” from Harvard University. She currently runs a practice near Halifax where she supports individuals with all sorts of difficulties in life and learning, including trauma. She has a love for teaching, creates courses on a wide variety of topics, which she presents in Canada and abroad.

Heather, an experienced educator and author, finds joy when empowering students, parents, and professionals. She owned an award-winning learning centre for over 20 years in Southern Ontario that included a licensed pre-school program. Heather has an Honours BSc degree in Psychology, and is trained in multiple approaches, including neurodevelopment, transformational coaching, and functional nutrition counselling. She is located in Grimsby, Ontario, where she uses an integrative approach to support individuals who have attention, learning, behaviour, and mental health issues.