2007
Discover Conference and Expo Update
Discover
resources and support right in your community.
October
26 and 27 (Friday and Saturday)
Newport
News Marriott at City Center
Last call for workshop proposals!
Do you have an interesting activity, curricula, solution, idea
to share with your colleagues? Why not submit a proposal to present
at the 2007 VSACCA Discover Conference & Expo? It's easy to
submit and if you are selected as a presenter, your registration
fee is waived for both days. Conference attendees always benefit
from what their peers in other parts of the Commonwealth have
discovered.
Earn
CEUs at the Conference Continuing Education Units are
available thanks to Virginia Tech. Those attending all days (Friday
and Saturday) can earn 1.1 CEUs. Application fee is $30 onsite.
No partial credit is available.
Five
Cole/Moreau Conference Scholarships Applications
are now being accepted. The Cole/Moreau Scholarships are awarded
to cover the cost of registration for the VSACCA 2007 Discover Conference
and Expo. Priority will be given to men and women who meet the following
criteria:
- Are
currently working with School Age Children.
- Are
working in child care or youth programs serving low income families.
- Are
situated in rural Virginia or inner cities.
Individuals
interested in receiving a scholarship should write a letter to Pres-Elect@VSACCA.org
requesting consideration. The letter should include explanation
of how you meet the above criteria. Application deadline is October
1, 2007.
Workshops
The full schedule of the workshops will be announced in September,
but here is a sampling -
- Nancy
Devine, The Wallace Foundation, Keynote, Friday
- Lisa
Lawrence, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, "A Fish
Out of School", Saturday
- Michael
Swain, Markel Insurance Company, "A Guide to Crisis Management",
Friday
- Jeremy
Ross, Hampton City Schools, " Games! Learn! Games!",
Saturday
- Dawn
Martini, Ronald V. McGuckin and Assoc., "Parent Issues",
Saturday
- Sally
Lovell, Poquoson Middle School, "Hands-on Bridge Building",
Friday
Added Treats Not only is there
the Ft. Lauderdale Get-A-Way door prize, but more are being added
each week. Thanks to the generosity of the Norfolk Tides, baseball
tickets will be awarded to a lucky program or agency.
Register
now for the Conference and be on the
update list!
(Lunch included both days.)
Thanks
to our new exhibitors - Developmental Studies Center, Pathways
to Learning, Markel Insurance, PCS Edventures.
Interested
in advertising, distributing catalogs, having an exhibit table?
More
info.
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