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MLA Linda Reid enjoys time with baby Oliver and his mom, Sarah, at Treehouse Early Learning Centre as he makes his final visit in the Seeds of Empathy program.
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Empathy starts early at Treehouse Learning Centre
Baby Oliver’s final visit to Treehouse Early Learning centre where, as a busy and exuberant new walker, he takes his first steps for his audience of preschoolers. This is their last, after many visits, with this charming baby.
Baby Oliver’s final visit to
Treehouse Early Learning centre where, as a busy and exuberant new walker, he
takes his first steps for his audience of preschoolers. This is their last,
after many visits, with this charming baby.
The Seeds of Empathy program teaches
empathy while it also teaches young children about the growth and development
of infants.
The preschoolers see the baby and
his mom at regular intervals, beginning as a newborn and ending around one year
of age.
“The joy on the faces of the
preschoolers as they welcomed baby Oliver warmed my heart,” said MLA Linda
Reid.
Seeds of Empathy is designed to
foster empathy and social skills as well as literacy and a love of reading in
children three to five years old. It also provides professional development for
the educators.
The program teaches through a
series of themes, each on a three-week cycle. During the first and second weeks
of each cycle, literacy coaches, specially-trained staff members, read and
discuss books with small groups of children.
In the third week, a family
guide, who is another specially-trained staff member, hosts a family visit,
where a small baby visits the centre with one of their parents. The visits last
for half an hour.
The family guide encourages the
children to observe the baby’s development, to label the baby’s feelings, and
to talk about both their own feelings and those of others. The intention is to
lead to greater empathy for others in the young students.
If you have a newborn and would
like to be a “roots mom and baby” please contact Seeds of Empathy.
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