By Youth Development Executives of King County

Register now!
We are excited to announce that registration is open for WHOLE CHILD, WHOLE DAY: A Social & Emotional Learning Symposium on August 9, 2019. A range of admission fees available, including $50 General, Pay What You Can, and Scholarship Admission. More information and registration available here!

Event Description
An interactive professional development symposium to strengthen your capacity to create equity based learning environments that support the whole child across the whole day, with a focus on shifting adult practices and systems to better serve youth of color in the Road Map region

Audience
Practitioners and leaders within organizations and systems working in the education and youth development sectors to eliminate opportunity gaps for children aged 5 to young adult

Time & Location
Friday, August 9, 2019
9:00AM-4:30PM
Highline College
2400 S 240th St
Des Moines, WA 98198

Learning Objectives: 
Building Content Knowledge 
• Understand and articulate the value of social & emotional learning to youth success in and outside of school
• Understand the role social & emotional learning can play in racial equity within learning environments and systems

Improving Adult Practices 
• Identify and elevate practices from our region that cultivate a whole child approach across the whole day
• Identify and practice techniques to support each other in improving our social & emotional skills and addressing our identity-related biases

Strengthening Our Cross-Sector Community 
• Network, share perspectives and expertise, and cultivate relationships and partnerships within and across sectors

Contact & More Information
This event has been planned by the Whole Child, Whole Day Advisory Committee staffed by YDEKC in partnership with the Road Map Project. Check out our event page, view notes from our 2016, 2017, and 2018 Symposia, or contact YDEKC Project Manager Anne Arias at aarias@ydekc.org or 206-336-6908.