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Join us for a day amongst community where we will intentionally sit with our childhood selves. This safe space will educate us on how those lived experiences guide us now, as caregivers of young people and as caregivers to our younger selves that show up today.
Creating nurturing and safe environments for young people often requires us adults to reflect on the ways we were raised, what we were taught to believe and what beliefs we continue to uphold as adults that may not be serving us in our caregiving.
During this gathering you will have a chance to sit with your lived experiences as a child to intentionally inform your caregiving around respecting and supporting a child’s autonomy, and how to center your autonomy while caregiving.
With the support of an early childhood specialist we will create a space that is intentional and safe for the children who can attend while their caregivers are gathered and learning in community.
“Caregiver” for the purposes of the gathering space is defined as anyone who cares, guides, supports a young person in any way (full time, part time, some time). Parents, grandparents, titis, aunts, uncles, nannies, babysitters, community members, etc.
10 AM
Welcome
10:45 AM
Productive Conflict Workshop with Kristianna Smith
11:45 AM
Break
12 PM
Connecting with Our Younger Selves Workshop with Tashi Sanchez-Llaury
1:30 PM
Lunch & Self Care
Our gathering was intentionally created with child care as an option so that there are fewer obstacles for caregivers to be able to attend. Please note that if you purchase an adult and child ticket,
Your gathering ticket gets you access to:
– All 3 sessions of the day
– Lunch
– Surprise goodie bags
Your gathering ticket gets you access to:
– All 3 sessions of the day
– Lunch for you and your child
– Trusted childcare during the gathering
– Surprise goodie bags
This option allows you to donate a ticket to someone who would like to donate or gift access to the gathering to someone. You can choose any amount to give.
Tashi has worked with children since the age of 18 as a baby-sitter, nanny, and teacher. She studied early childhood & bilingual education in college while also working within the immigrant rights movement for seven years in different capacities; volunteer, educator, facilitator, staff. Through her education, identities, and lived experiences her passion for early childhood development and social justice found their home together in the creation of A Nurturing Village.
In her many years as a nanny and educator, she has helped so many people create more nurturing environments for their children and the children around them. She has worked with adults and kids of all backgrounds, income statuses, and identities.
Kristianna Smith is a liberation cultural worker, Scifi/Fantasy nerd and Queer Black Mama intent on bringing the best of our collective imagination to life. They are in the habit of wondering and wandering, generative conflict, deep joy, and radical dreaming.
We are intentionally working with caretakers who are vetted and versed in childcare and early childhood education. There will be one caregiver for every 5 children. Activities planned will be catered to the ages that sign up. As we get closer to the date, we will send information about our caregivers to participants so they can get the children acquainted with the caregivers before they arrive to the gathering space. Care will only be provided up until the end of the Self Love Stations. After the Self Love Station portion of the agenda, you can pick your child for lunch.
The gathering will start at 10AM. If you are bringing a child, please try to get there with enough time to drop your child off before the workshop begins at 10:30AM. The gathering will end after lunch around 2PM.
The age range for children who attend the event will be ages 3-7. We will have activities geared toward each age depending on the ages of the children attending the gathering.
Full refunds will be permitted until April 1st, 2024. After 1st, your ticket is non-refundable. You can choose to gift your ticket to someone else. If you need to request a refund before April 1st, 2024 please send an email to info@anurturingvillage.com.
If you choose to donate a dollar amount to the gathering, you will not be able to select a specific person to make that donation towards. However, you can purchase a ticket on behalf of someone and add their name to the registration instead of yours. We thank you in advance for your generosity! If you have any questions about this, please reach out to info@anurturingvillage.com.
Yes, there will be a photographer on site. The photos taken will be used for promotional materials such as ANV’s website and social media platforms. If you don’t consent to photos, we will mark your name tag so that no pictures of you will be taken or used.
The gathering is a COVID conscious space. We highly encourage using masks but they are not mandatory. We will be monitoring COVID-19 patterns around the time of the gathering and make further decisions if this must be a mandatory masking space.
Yes, there will be refreshments and snacks as well as lunch provided. There will be cheese pizza for the kids and catered lunch for the adults.
You can send us an email to info@anurturingvillage.com or send us a DM on our Instagram page.
Yes! “Caregiver” for the purposes of the gathering space is defined as anyone who cares, guides, supports a young person in any way (full time, part time, some time). Parents, grandparents, titis, aunts, uncles, nannies, babysitters, community members, etc. Any experience level is welcomed!
Yes, because we want to intentionally create an intimate safe space, we are capping this event at 30 adults and 15-18 children.