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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation- September 30 September 30th is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to remember and honor those who were affected by residential schools. This includes survivors, children who never returned home and their families and communities. This day is important for the process of reconciliation. It’s also known […]

Available Resources while we are away! Get Help Now! Emergency – 911  Addiction Helpline – 1-866-332-2322  Mental Health Helpline – 1-877-303-2642  CMHA 24-Hour Distress Line – 780-482-4357 Important Phone/ Text Numbers Community Resources – 211 Alberta  Crisis Text Line – Text CONNECT to 741741  Family Violence – Find Supports – 310-1818  Health Link – 811  Income Supports – 1-866-644-5135  Indian Residential School

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 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

Early learning and sensory play research Research shows that sensory play builds nerve connections in the brain’s pathways, which lead to the child’s ability to complete more complex learning tasks. Sensory play supports language development, cognitive growth, fine and gross motor skills, problem solving skills, and social interaction. What is ‘Serve and Return’ ? Learn how sturdy brain architecture is built in young

Did you know there are 7 senses? Sight (Vision)  Hearing (Auditory)  Smell (Olfactory)  Taste (Gustatory)  Touch (Tactile)  (Text Reference: https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/the_7_senses_supporting_your_childs_sensory_development) The two lesser-known senses are vestibular and proprioception and they are connected to the tactile sense (touch).  Vestibular (Movement): It involves movement and balance sense, which gives us information about where our head and body are in space. Helps us stay upright when we sit,