Kids & Family Workshops
We at KCTS 9 know that the period from birth to age five is critical to children’s future success in all aspects of life, and have made supporting the early learning community a focal point of our mission to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve.
KCTS 9 is proud to offer workshops for parents and childcare providers in our communities around PBS programs designed to give parents and childcare providers the know-how they need to support thier role as a child's first teacher; in addition, they provide resources and ideas to help children acquire cognitive, social, emotional nad physical skills, as well as nurture language and literacy development.
A Place of Our Own and its Spanish-language companion Los Niños en Su Casa are Peabody award-winning series that specifically address the needs of adults caring for young children. The following nine workshop titles are offered in both English and in Spanish:
- Print-Rich Environment
- Using TV to Help Children Learn
- Preventing Obesity
- Promoting Language Development in Toddlers
- Storytelling
- Diversity Awareness
- Supporting Children with Special Needs
- Play & Creativity
- Conflict Resolution
Spanish:
- Lenguaje y alfabetización: Ambiente rico en letras
- Usando la TV para ayudar a niños a aprender
- Previniendo obesidad infantil
- Lenguaje y Alfabetización: Niños Menores de 3 Años
- Lenguaje y alfabetización: Narración de cuentos
- Celebrando la Diversidad
- Taller de apoyando a niños con necesidades especiales
- Juego y creatividad
- Resolución de conflictos
In addition to workshops, KCTS 9 provides other resources to meet the needs of young children, including complimentary materials and guides; free books; and the KCTS 9 Kids and Family section of the electronic newsletter all designed to reinforce and support the educational goals and themes presented in PBS's children's programming. We are also a STARS accredited training organization and can offer professional training credit hours through our workshop series.
To find out more or to schedule training, please email learning@KCTS9.org
Thank you for being part of the KCTS 9 community!
Funding for KCTS 9 Kids and Family is provided by:
