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Highlights

Early Learning Coalition of Sarasota County 9th Annual Provider Conference

"Discover the Joy of Self Expression"

Saturday, January 30, 2010  Pine View Elementary Osprey FL

Two workshops  http://www.earlylearningcoalitionsarasota.org/ccconnection.htm

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PEAC Speakers Bureau Panel discussion

Friends Meeting Hall, Sarasota

November 17. 2009

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PEAC Conference for Teachers and Parents

March 21, 2009

Sudakoff Center, USF Sarasota

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Celebrating Wellness Festival

May 2, 2009  Phillipe Park, Sarasota

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Keynote speaker and presenter
SFCC Avon County Early Childhood Training
Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 8:30am - 10:30am
Contact:  Colleen Raffatti  863-784-7403
"Come Join the Circle" purchased by the sponsor
and distributed to all 70 attendees.

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PEAC (Peace Education Action Committee)
Saturday, April 5, 2008 - 9:30 - noon
Training for parents and teachers
Quaker Meeting House
Sarasota FL
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Unitarian Universalist Church of Ft. Myers
Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008  9:00am - noon
Circle Dancing and Singing - Nature
$35
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Kennedy Middle School
Native American stories, culture and circle dancing
November 28, 2007

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E fest - Sarasota County's Green Living Expo and Music Festival
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Lakewood Ranch Polo Grounds
Circle Dancing 11:30 at the Main Stage
www.efest.us

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Creative Arts for Peace Camp
Core Facilitator,
Claymont, West Virginia

  • July 12 - 18, 2004 “Why 15 Minutes a Day of Circle Dancing is Good for Every Body"

  • July 11 - 17, 2005  “Why 15 Minutes a Day of Circle Dancing is Good for Every Body"

  • July 10 -16, 2006 Book signing, Dance training, drum workshops

To Register:  www.Peacedance.org/events

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Girls, Inc.
Multicultural Circle Dancing and Singing
Ages 5- 11
Pinellas Park, FL
July 2, 2007
Contact Mark Thielman - 727-735-5811

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VSA Arts of Florida
(Formerly Very Special Arts)
Six week music course with students
April & May 2007
St. Boniface Pre-K Siesta Key
Marilyn Farber at the VSA  MFarber@tempest.oedu.usf.edu

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Children First, Head Start  
Helen R Payne Center

Friday April 20

Come Join the Circle  - Staff  enrichment and team building

Contact: Elma McKay  (941) 953-3877

Emckay@childrenfirst.net

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    Sarasota County Technical Institute, Sarasota FL
    Training for Pre-K teachers CEUs
    Come Join the Circle

  • April 20 to May 25 2007

  • March 7 thru April 4 , 2006

  • March 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2005

    Contact: Kathleen Sullivan  941-924-1365 X 62010 Kathleen_Sullivan@sarasota.k12.fl.us

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Circle Dancing and Singing for Socialization
Early Learning Coalition of Sarasota County 6th Annual Provider Conference

Creating Classroom Communities that support social and emotional development
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Pines Shores Community Center
Contact:  (941) 556-1660 X116

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Beginning Drumming for Adults
Adult and Community Education Center, Sarasota FL
Six week courses

  • January 18 - February 22

  • April 9 thru May 14

  • September 28 to November 2

  • April 20 to May 25

    SCTI, Beneva at Proctor
    Registration: Call 941-361-6590

Call 941-361-6590  After March 14
http://srqk12.net/ACE/SusanSlack/HandDrumming.aspx

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Arts Day
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Downtown Sarasota
Book signing and circle dancing
Come join the circle and dance!

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Selby Library Youth Librarians Training
January 5, 2007
9:15 to 11:15am
Improving Youth Story Time Skills

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Pinellas County Diversity Liaison Teacher and Principal Training
Thursday, December 7, 2006  5pm to 8pm
St. Pauls United Methodist Church, Largo FL
Cindy Flora   (727) 586-1818 X1503

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Sarasota Reading Festival Downtown Sarasota at the Sarasota Arts Council Arts in Eduction table

Book signing and circle dancing demonstration 11am to 1pm; Five Points Park

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Sarasota County Youth Librarians, October 19, 2006

"Come Join the Circle"  Introductory Workshop

North Sarasota Library

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Building Bridges to Quality Early Childhood Conference

Sponsored by Children First, Head Start and Early Head Start,
Manatee Head Start and Early Head Start
Resource Connection for Kids
Early Learning Coalitions of Manatee and Sarasota Counties
Friday, October 13, 2006
"Come Join the Circle" workshop and book signing
Woodland Early Childhood Bradenton, FL
Brenda Babeu  941-745-5949 X 3210

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Early Childhood Association of FL
Featured musical presenter, Morning general session
Breakout workshop, Book signing, CEUs
Annual Conference, Orlando FL
Saturday, September 30, 2006
Suzanne Gellens   sgellens@ecaoffl.org

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Circle Dancing
Tuesday, June 20   9:30 - 11:30am
Girl Scouts of Gulf Coast Florida
4780 Cattleman Rd, Sarasota FL
JulieR@GSGCF.org

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Circle Of Care Conference, presented by Child Care of Southwest Florida

Come Join the Circle: Singing and Dancing for Early Childhood Education
Book Signing CEUs

  • Sunday, April 29, 2006 1:30 -3:30 pm Ft. Myers High School

  • April 23, 2005  8:30 am to 12:30pm Edison College. Ft. Myers

To register: Joanie Schaeffer  Joanien@ccswfl.org or (239)-425-1059

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Caravan of the Beautiful
Dances of Universal Peace
April 13 - 17, 2006
Day Spring Conference Center
Ellington  FL
Registration: www.caravanofthebeautiful.com
941-926-3398

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"Fun With Music"
9 week workshop series for parents and 3 to 5 year olds.
Saturdays 9:30am to 10:00am January7 to March 4, 2006
Florida West Coast Symphony - Holly Hall next to Van Wezel
Contact: Alyson Rozer, Music Education Co-ordinator
487-2731  arozier@fwcs.org

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Temple Beth Sholom
Sarasota FL
Staff Development
August 15, 2005
Flora Oynick 954-2027

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"At Risk Students and Drop Out Prevention"
A.C.E./ F.A.A.E  State Summit
Hyatt Regency, 100 Blvd. of the Arts, Sarasota FL

May 7, 2005 Saturday,  12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Contact: Linda Lovins, 850-205-2010 or email  linda@faae.org
Web:  www.faae.org

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"Why 15 Minutes a Day of Circle Dancing is Good for Every Body Part III"
Sarasota County Technical Institute, Sarasota FL
4 hour In-service certificate issued toward CEU  $35

  • Part I Feb. 12, 2005 Saturday  8:30 am to 12:30pm

  • Part II April 20

Open to public - Day Care providers, Parents, Librarians
Register on-campus, Proctor & Beneva, Building #1
Or Contact: Janice Sean  JaniceSean@sarasota.k12.fl.us

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Manatee County Head Start/Early Start Staff Training, Bradenton FL

"Why 15 Minutes a Day of Circle Dancing is Good for Every Body"

October 2004

"The presentation will help the staff gain a better understanding of brain development and how music and rhythm are tools for early literacy skills.  The circle dancing is a fun technique that the teaching staff can apply in his/her daily work with children"

Barbara Gardner Manatee County Head Start Training and Career Development Specialist

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Early Childhood Association State Conference,
"Why 15 Minutes a Day of Circle Dancing is Good for Every Body"

  • Orlando FL October 2004

  • Sarasota FL - January 2003

  • Orlando FL - September 2002

Sarasota County Technical Institute, Sarasota FL
"Why 15 Minutes a Day of Circle Dancing is Good for Every Body
Certificate issued toward CEU
Six week course September 2004 – Nov 2004

Evaluation comments:

"Very interactive; most important: Instructor's ENTHUSIASM"

"Great new multicultural songs!  I learned ways rhythm affects the brain"

"I learned techniques for calming a child"

"Lots of good material and information which will give our children the tools to empower the intellectual part of their being"

"I would not change a thing - I had so much fun"

Children First - Head Start, Sarasota FL
My Role in Providing Quality Conference
"Why 15 Minutes a Day of Circle Dancing is Good for Every Body"
July 2004

Myakka River Elementary School
Staff Development K - 2nd
"Why 15 Minutes a Day of Circle Dancing is Good for Every Body"
Port Charlotte, FL
May, 2004

Project Child Care (currently Resource Connection for Kids)
Quality Initiative Literacy training
Day Care Providers and children;
Bradenton, FL
March thru June 2003

YMCA children Youth and Family Services
Day Care Providers Literacy training
6 month courses
Sarasota, FL
Charlotte, FL
Arcadia, FL
2002-2003