January 24, 2023 Healthy Mind’s Champions and Early Childhood Professionals: The Mindfulness Movement Documentary “The Mindfulness Movement” profiles the growing number of people who believe mindfulness—a peaceful quality of attention anyone can develop by simply focusing on the present moment in a nonjudgmental way—is the key to creating a healthier, happier world. Join the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) and the Healthy Minds @ Work Program for a virtual screening of this documentary and learn how practicing mindfulness can impact your life and work. Event Details Monday, February 20, 2023 | 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Virtual Register
October 1, 2020 Early Learning is No Small Matter Are you interested in exploring the most overlooked, underestimated, and powerful force for good in America today? Join Trying Together on Monday, October 12 for our online course “Early Learning is No Small Matter” to discuss the importance of early childhood education. About During this course, participants will view the documentary “No Small Matter” and learn how they can leverage the film for advocacy in their programs and communities. Opportunities to bring the film back to their community in support of early learning advocacy will be shared. Session Details Session Date: Monday, October 12, 2020 | 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. Instructors: Cristina Codario and Lindsey Ramsey Core Knowledge Area: Professional and Leadership CDA Content Area: Maintaining Professionalism Registration Deadline: Saturday, October 10, 2020 Registration To register, visit the course PD Registry page. Space is limited. Participants will receive the course Zoom link via email within 24 hours before the start date for the course. PQAS and Act 48 credit available. If you do not have a PD Registry account, please complete this online form to create one. If you are unable to create an account, please contact Jasmine Davis at jasmine@tryingtogether.org for more information. More Information For questions or more information, contact Jasmine Davis at jasmine@tryingtogether.org.
March 23, 2020 No Small Matter – Virtual Screening Join co-hosts Trying Together and Start Strong PA on Friday, April 17, 2020 for a virtual screening and discussion of No Small Matter, a documentary film that highlights the importance of high-quality early education and its impact on all Americans. This event will be hosted on Zoom. Digital access links will be emailed to all attendees during the week of the event. Registration is required. Itinerary 11:00 – 11:45 | Documentary Screening 11:45 – 12:15 | Discussion* 12:15 – 12:30 | Action Item and Wrap Up *Additional time may be included for further discussion. Registration To save your spot, complete this registration form! Questions For questions, contact: Cristina Codario | Trying Together | cristina@tryingtogether.org Lindsey Ramsey | Trying Together | lindsey@tryingtogether.org About No Small Matter No Small Matter is the first feature documentary to explore the most overlooked, underestimated, and powerful force for good in America today: early childhood education. Through poignant stories and surprising humor, the film lays out the overwhelming evidence for the importance of the first five years, and reveals how our failure to act on that evidence has resulted in an everyday crisis for American families, and a slow-motion catastrophe for the country.
March 27, 2019 No Small Matter Screening Join co-hosts Trying Together and PUMP for a screening of “No Small Matter,” a documentary film that highlights the importance of high-quality early education and its impact on all Americans. Itinerary 6:00 – 6:30 p.m. | Dinner* 6:30 – 7:15 p.m. | Screening 7:15 – 7:45 p.m. | Panel Discussion 7:45 – 8:00 p.m. | Action Item/Wrap-Up *A light dinner will be provided. Share this flyer with your network. Registeration Free child care will be available for children ages two to eight. Pre-registration is required for child care and space is limited. To register for child care, visit Sweet Dreams Child Care’s registration link. Questions Lissa Geiger Shulman | Trying Together | lissa@tryingtogether.org Katie Phillips | PUMP | katie@pump.org About No Small Matter No Small Matter is the first feature documentary to explore the most overlooked, underestimated, and powerful force for good in America today: early childhood education. Through poignant stories and surprising humor, the film lays out the overwhelming evidence for the importance of the first five years, and reveals how our failure to act on that evidence has resulted in an everyday crisis for American families, and a slow-motion catastrophe for the country.
