Angela roy
Angela is the owner/operator of Serendipity Early Years Centre. Serendipity was in operation for nine years downtown Kelowna, and two years ago, moved to Lake Country BC in her home. Angela has been in the Early Childhood Education field for just over 23 years, graduating from the Early Childhood Education Program at Okanagan College in 2001. From there she worked in a variety of child care centres: 3-5 group day care, infant and toddler centre, preschool, Aboriginal Preschool, multi-age child care, family child care and StrongStart.
Angela is a wife and a mother to two children, and she is also a Grandma to three amazing grandchildren.
Outside of preschool, you can find her spending time with her family or working on her hobbies, which include sewing, scrapbooking, crafting, embroidering, reading, baking and gardening.
A few years ago, Angela has started presenting professional development training workshops to Educators on Outdoor Play, highlighting the amazing benefits of outdoor play not only for children, however, Educators and parents too! Since 2020 she's been on a break from presenting. She has also started publishing articles in the Play Outdoors Magazine reflecting on the value of outdoor play, outdoor activities, the importance of documentation in outdoor play and photos of preschool children at Serendipity engaging in outdoor play.
Professional Development:
Angela attends several training opportunities each year, averaging at the very least, 20 hours each year.
A few highlights:
Peer Mentoring Program - Facilitator - September 2023 - June 2024
A Year With BCELF- BC Early Learning Framework - October 2023 - June 2024 - 33hrs
Peer Mentoring Program - September 2022 - June 2023 - 46 hours
Annual Early Childhood Educators of BC Conference annually - around 12-14 hours
Learning Outside Together- February to June 2023 - 32 hours
Neufeld Institute Conference- Wisdom of Nature- April 2023 - 6
Reclaiming our Students- Why Children are more anxious, aggressive, and shut down than ever -- and what we can do about it- Hannah Beach, Tamara Neufeld Strijack- 12 sessions for a total of 18 hours
Circle of Security - Early intervention program for parents and children- May/June 2020- 16 hours
5 day Canadian Outdoor Study Tour in Scotland- February 2018
Outdoor Play Training- Canadian Child Care Federation- 2017- 36 hours
KHT Montessori Training Certificate Course- December 2014- November 2015
"Best Choices" Ethical Training- Fall 2015
St. John's Ambulance- Emergency First Aid- Community Care- August 2023
Food Safe- 2023
Memberships:
Early Childhood Educators Of BC- 2007-present
http://www.ecebc.ca/
Early Childhood Educators of BC Okanagan Branch- 2007- present (Branch Treasurer- 2014-present)
http://www.ecebcok.ca/
Canadian Child Care Federation- 2007- present
http://www.cccf-fcsge.ca/
Kelowna Child Care Society- 2012- present
http://www.kelownachildcare.com/
Penticton Child Care Society- 2018- present
Angela is a wife and a mother to two children, and she is also a Grandma to three amazing grandchildren.
Outside of preschool, you can find her spending time with her family or working on her hobbies, which include sewing, scrapbooking, crafting, embroidering, reading, baking and gardening.
A few years ago, Angela has started presenting professional development training workshops to Educators on Outdoor Play, highlighting the amazing benefits of outdoor play not only for children, however, Educators and parents too! Since 2020 she's been on a break from presenting. She has also started publishing articles in the Play Outdoors Magazine reflecting on the value of outdoor play, outdoor activities, the importance of documentation in outdoor play and photos of preschool children at Serendipity engaging in outdoor play.
Professional Development:
Angela attends several training opportunities each year, averaging at the very least, 20 hours each year.
A few highlights:
Peer Mentoring Program - Facilitator - September 2023 - June 2024
A Year With BCELF- BC Early Learning Framework - October 2023 - June 2024 - 33hrs
Peer Mentoring Program - September 2022 - June 2023 - 46 hours
Annual Early Childhood Educators of BC Conference annually - around 12-14 hours
Learning Outside Together- February to June 2023 - 32 hours
Neufeld Institute Conference- Wisdom of Nature- April 2023 - 6
Reclaiming our Students- Why Children are more anxious, aggressive, and shut down than ever -- and what we can do about it- Hannah Beach, Tamara Neufeld Strijack- 12 sessions for a total of 18 hours
Circle of Security - Early intervention program for parents and children- May/June 2020- 16 hours
5 day Canadian Outdoor Study Tour in Scotland- February 2018
Outdoor Play Training- Canadian Child Care Federation- 2017- 36 hours
KHT Montessori Training Certificate Course- December 2014- November 2015
"Best Choices" Ethical Training- Fall 2015
St. John's Ambulance- Emergency First Aid- Community Care- August 2023
Food Safe- 2023
Memberships:
Early Childhood Educators Of BC- 2007-present
http://www.ecebc.ca/
Early Childhood Educators of BC Okanagan Branch- 2007- present (Branch Treasurer- 2014-present)
http://www.ecebcok.ca/
Canadian Child Care Federation- 2007- present
http://www.cccf-fcsge.ca/
Kelowna Child Care Society- 2012- present
http://www.kelownachildcare.com/
Penticton Child Care Society- 2018- present