Name: Growing Through Movement: Honoring the Journey of Childhood
Start: 2025-06-20T08:30:00-0500
End: 2025-06-20T10:00:00-0500

Friday June 20, 2025 8:30am - 10:00am CDT

Engage AB

In a world of academic benchmarks and fast-paced instruction, it’s easy to forget that childhood is not a race to the next milestone—it's a meaningful journey of growth, exploration, and discovery. This session invites educators to re-center their practice around the developmental needs of children, with a special focus on the vital role of movement in learning. Grounded in the principles of embodied cognition—the understanding that children think, learn, and make meaning through their bodies—this session highlights how movement isn't just physical activity; it's cognitive, emotional, and social development in action.

Speakers

Athena Oden

Author and Founder, Ready Bodies, Learning Minds

Athena Oden, P.T. and author of the Ready Bodies Learning Minds workshop and curriculum is widely recognized across the U.S. for her down-to-earth approach to teaching and the practical, powerful nature of the program. Athena is driven by a genuine desire to give children the foundation... Read More →

Friday June 20, 2025 8:30am - 10:00am CDT
Engage AB

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Early Childhood Days of Play June 2025

Athena Oden

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