Positive Discipline for Early Childhood Educators (2-day In-person Wkshp)

Sound Discipline is thrilled to offer Positive Discipline for Early Childhood Educators! This two-day interactive workshop will be taught by Aaron Norikane in-person at The Children's School in Seattle. It is designed for early childhood educators, teachers, and caregivers who work with children from birth to six years of age. (Parents will also find this workshop helpful; however, the focus is on early childhood education.)

Participants will learn to apply the principles and tools of Positive Discipline, an Adlerian research-based philosophy, to working with groups of young children. They will also gain a deeper understanding of how young children learn, the importance of belonging and social and emotional learning, and how best to teach those skills in a classroom or care setting. 

Participants will earn recognition as Certified Positive Discipline Early Childhood Educators and will learn to:

• Create a classroom or care setting where children can develop a sense of belonging and significance based on the importance of contribution and mutual respect.
• Understand how young children learn and how to adapt teaching to the needs of this age group.
• Foster essential social and emotional skills to support development and school readiness, and understand behavior and how to guide it in groups of young children.
• Teach the essential skills for developmentally appropriate participation in class meetings.
• Learn Positive Discipline and Adlerian concepts for use in the classroom, preschool community, and with parents.

Wednesday and Thursday, September 8th and 9th

8:30am – 4:30pm

7400 Woodlawn Ave NE Seattle, WA 98115

Create a classroom/school environment where students feel encouraged and engaged in learning, solve their own friendship issues, and feel a sense of connection, value and challenge.  As an educator you will feel a sense of accomplishment and find your “calm” once more.

 Participants will learn the basics of Positive Discipline and will acquire many tools with which to implement this approach. The course is taught experientially so that there is time to practice new tools.

The course is appropriate for teachers, administrators, counselors, paraprofessionals and youth development program providers.

Cost: 

General Admission: $450

Early Bird Discounted Price (Deadline August 8th): $399

Registration deadline: Thursday, September 2th, 12pm. If we do not meet our minimum enrollment by this date we will cancel the workshop.

Credit and Clock Hours:  STARS Credit will be available. This workshop is eligible for 1 credit or 14 clock hours through Seattle Pacific University.  The link to register and pay will be sent to you in an email about a week before the workshop. Be sure to watch for the email and use the link provided to register by the deadline if you need credit or clock hours.

The Positive Discipline Association offers need-based scholarships. You must apply by the Early Bird Registration deadline. More information: https://positivediscipline.org/scholarships

Refund Policy: A full refund is available if requested a minimum of 15 days before a workshop. Between 14 days and 24 hours prior to a workshop, a 50% refund can be made. Alternatively, registration can be transferred to another individual or to a later workshop in the same year if this is requested at least 24 hours prior to the workshop. Refunds are not available after transfers. No-shows are charged the full fee and are not eligible for a refund.

If the workshop is canceled by Sound Discipline due to low enrollment, full refunds will be given to those who have registered.

Questions, more information: contact Sound Discipline at [email protected], 206 782 1595

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Children's School, 7400 Woodlawn Ave NE, Seattle, United States