Truth and Reconciliation Week- Day 3 In this article, you’ll read about Act Two- Reconciliation Videos- What is Reconciliation? More resources to explore Looking for Support? RECONCILIATION  Reconciliation is the process of developing a respectful relationship between Indigenous and settler (i.e. non-Indigenous) people across Canada. It’s about working together to overcome the devastating effects of […]

Truth and Reconciliation Week- Day 2 High Level Bridge- Courtesy Sunrise Sunset Times Lookup The High-Level Bridge will be lit orange to recognize the day and to encourage the city to reflect upon the legacy of Indian Residential Schools.  In this article, you’ll read about Act One- Truth Watch videos: What does the word Indigenous

National Day For Truth and Reconciliation September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day that honours the lost children and survivors of residential schools, their families and communities and promotes understanding of residential school history.  The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is Call to Action 80, a federal statutory day

Winter break and available resources Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2022! Centre’s winter break dates Our Centre would remain closed from December 24th, 2021 to January 2nd, 2022. We are enclosing a list of resources if you seek food, clothing, and other supports. A list of Resources available in Edmonton 211 Alberta 211

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Dear families, September 30, 2021 is Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day honours the lost children and survivors of residential schools, their families and communities and promotes understanding of residential school history. TRUTHBETWEEN 1879 AND 1996, the Government of Canada took First Nations, Métis, and

LEARNING COLORS TOGETHER- WEEK 4 Welcome to the 4th and final week of ‘Learning colors Together’ series. This program was in partnership with Kids Up Front Foundation. In this session, our program facilitator Lauren shares some fun activities that help us in learning more about colors and numbers. We will learn about the life cycle

LEARNING COLORS TOGETHER- Week 3 JPFRC team in partnership with Kids Up front Foundation presents video series. In this session, we’ll learn about colors and emotions. Our Program Facilitator will share some calming activities with you that you can practice with your children when their little bodies feel big emotions. We will also learn about

Learning Colors Together- Week 2 JPFRC team in partnership with Kids Up front Foundation presents video series. All of our activities and songs are related to colors and color mixing. To begin with, let’s do a fun activity.   Activity 1: What are Color patterns? A pattern is a series of pictures or colors that

Learning colors together- Week 1 Jasper Place Family Resource Centre in partnership with Kids Up Front Foundation presents the video series.  In this video, our program facilitator Andrea is helping us explore primary colors by sharing a color finding activity. To begin with let’s find anything that is red, yellow or blue. Yes, that’s right. These

Benefits of Sensory Play in early years 12 Benefits of sensory play for babies and toddlers (Courtesy: www.petitjourney.com.au )  1. Sensory experiences support cognitive development.  Sensory play for babies helps developing brains bridge nerve connections. But it isn’t just good for the little ones as brain development continues into adulthood. New and frequent experiences create connections that improve