08/21/2025
Early Childhood & PLAY Summit Registration is Closing, Last Call!
REGISTER HERE!
https://www.inpra.org/professional-development #!event/2025/8/26/early-childhood-play-summit
Rooted in Joy: A Day of Play, Nature & Learning!
Tuesday, August 26 🕣 8:30 AM – 4 PM
BellaBoo's Children's Play & Discovery Center
Calling all early childhood educators, caregivers, park programmers, science educators, nature-based homeschool instructors and play-based learning advocates! 💚
Join us for a hands-on, joy-filled day of professional development and playful discovery designed to inspire YOU while supporting the little learners in your life. Check out this incredible line-up of talented experts:
Choose Your Learning Journey (9:30 AM - 12 PM):
🌿 Growing Up WILD Curriculum Certification (Only 15 spots!)
OR,
Cultivating Everyday Wellness Purdue Extension
The Growing Brain: Everyday Play Spark Learning
Late Morning Sessions (11 – 12:15 PM):
Sensory Serenity: Calm & Cozy Play Spaces Bridges of Possibilities, LLC
Accommodating Abilities in Play
LUNCH + Keynote (12:15 – 1:45 PM)
Jen Cullerton Johnson (award-winning author of Seeds of Change) presents:
“Roots of Play: Growing Strong Futures through Nature & Joy”
Afternoon Breakouts (1:45 – 3 PM):
Talking is Teaching: Language Builds Brains First Things First Porter County
Seeds of Change / Semillas de Cambio – Story, song, and scratch art! Jen Cullerton Johnson
Spots are limited—especially for the WILD certification!
👉 Register today to lock in your sessions and join a community of (unconventional!) educators who believe in the power of play, nature, and joyful learning.
