Who will benefit from an EPC Membership?
- early educators in preschool, daycare and day home providers or any ECE program
- early educators with a passion for learning more and connecting with other ambassadors of play
Are you seeking:
- more engaging and unique play invitations without doing the continuous pinterest scroll
- comprehensive learning opportunities on various topics like: outdoor play, becoming an expert oral story teller, creating an inviting play space
Are you ready to:
- embrace using what you have and worry less about 'perfection'
- create play invitations that encourage curiosity and wonder
- join a community of like minded educators that you can chat with about the every day issues, wins and more?
Join the EPC Community
Why choose to become an EPC member?
You get unlimited access to all webinars...watch them at your own pace, re-watch, download and listen while you go for a walk!
Members are guaranteed a spot in all Virtual Coffee & Conversation events. Imagine gathering with a group of early educators in a cozy cafe, chatting about topics like: risky play, should we force apologies?, or sensory play ideas...virtual coffee is just like that but virtual. A chance to network with other educators, gathering ideas, discussing hot topics and being a part of a genuine conversation.
Webinars and Virtual Coffee & Conversation include topics such as but not limited to: Risky Play in ECE, Getting co-workers on board with messy play or risky play, Sensory Play, Setting up engaging play invitations using what you already have, Outdoor Play: Using Natures Materials, Loose Parts Play, Child Focused celebrations, Spring Sensory Play Invitations, etc.
As a member, all webinars are FREE to you to watch at your leisure. They can be downloaded for more versatility. All Webinars are recorded and uploaded into the Members Only Course.
Members have exclusive access to this course for the entirety of their membership! While Teachable calls it a 'course'....its more like an all inclusive place where I put ALL the exclusive member content.
Don't worry...its separated into well labeled sections for easy learning! And you can mark sections completed as you go, making it easy to find where you left off or content you haven't perused yet.
Members Only has tons of resources from pdf. printable files, short videos on various relevant topics and coordinating written content on assorted topics such as loose parts play, outdoor play in winter, winter gear guides, resources you can print for parents and more!
New content is added monthly. Wether you prefer to watch/listen to videos, read short informative guides, need printable informative guides for parents/coworkers...the membership has something for you!
The best part of being an EPC member? Access to the EPC community...an online gathering place for early educators. A place to ask questions, get feedback, celebrate wins, and more!
Choose an annual membership to receive 2 months FREE!
Monthly
Yearly
EPC Membership
$10
/month
billed monthly
3 courses
Community access
UNLIMITED access to all course content via Teachable
NEW Course Content added monthly
Access to exclusive Live Q&A coffee chats on Zoom
EXCLUSIVE access to the EPC community via Teachable
Meet Brandie-Lee
Founder of Empowered Play Connections
I have over 20 years of experience working with children and families. Since 2017 I have been teaching in an outdoor focused preschool and I have learned a lot through my experiences. The most important thing I have learned is that I have a talent for engaging young children and I want to share my enthusiasm with you. I want to help you on your journey, whether you teach preschool, work in a daycare, or other early education program.
I have also noticed a trend in early education that is evident on social media in regards to learning theories. There are many different learning theories and sometimes as an early educator I feel like I am always running a race to educate myself on the trends because if we are not practising the on trend learning theory we are doing things wrong.
It's exhausting worrying that an alphabet colouring sheet or organised circle time may ruin our students' childhood. I am exaggerating a bit here....but I trust you get my point. Social media can lend us to believe that there is a very definitive right way to do things which can leave us feeling like we are doing it all wrong.
I believe that we all do our best with the knowledge and resources we have. Do we have room to grow? Absolutely. Are studies ongoing and thus best practices being re-evaluated and changing at what seems like a rapid pace? Yes.
Have I done all the wrong things? Oh you bet. 20 years ago I walked into home visits loaded with worksheets and sticker sheets.
Have I grown, evolved and learned more about child development? Yes.
Do I expect early educators, even myself, to do all the right things all the time? Nope.
No ones perfect. I value showing up authentically and to me that means: do my best in the moment, learning form mistakes & acknowledging that my best a year ago may look different than my best now.
Empowered Play Connections is all about networking, learning from each other, exploring best practices and embracing growth to provide the best environments for little children to play and grow in!