Angela roy
Angela is the owner/operator of Serendipity Early Years Centre, located downtown Kelowna in Kelowna, B.C. and is on her ninth year of operation. Angela has been in the Early Childhood Education field for over 20 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 two amazing grandchildren.
Outside of preschool, you can find her spending time with her family or working on her hobbies, which include sewing, scrapbooking, crafting, reading, baking and gardening.
Just recently 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!
Education and Training:
Angela attends several training opportunities each year, averaging about 30 hours each year.
A few highlights:
Circle of Security - Early intervention program for parents and children- May/June 2020- 16 hours of training
Annual Early Childhood Educators of BC Conference- May 2020- 6 hours
Teacher Tom: Speaking To Children So They Can Think & Educating Citizen’s Through Play- May 2020 - 4 hours
Annual Early Childhood Educators of BC Conference- April 2019- 14 hours of training
Dr. Deborah MacNamara- Heart Matters: What to do with Children's Feelings, Making Sense of Kids Through Developmental Science- Fall 2018- 8 hours
5 day Canadian Study Tour in Scotland- February 2018
Outdoor Play Training- Canadian Child Care Federation- 2017- 36 hours of training
Heart Mind Conference- Dalai Lama Centre for Peace and Education- October 2016
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 2020
Food Safe- 2018
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 two amazing grandchildren.
Outside of preschool, you can find her spending time with her family or working on her hobbies, which include sewing, scrapbooking, crafting, reading, baking and gardening.
Just recently 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!
Education and Training:
Angela attends several training opportunities each year, averaging about 30 hours each year.
A few highlights:
Circle of Security - Early intervention program for parents and children- May/June 2020- 16 hours of training
Annual Early Childhood Educators of BC Conference- May 2020- 6 hours
Teacher Tom: Speaking To Children So They Can Think & Educating Citizen’s Through Play- May 2020 - 4 hours
Annual Early Childhood Educators of BC Conference- April 2019- 14 hours of training
Dr. Deborah MacNamara- Heart Matters: What to do with Children's Feelings, Making Sense of Kids Through Developmental Science- Fall 2018- 8 hours
5 day Canadian Study Tour in Scotland- February 2018
Outdoor Play Training- Canadian Child Care Federation- 2017- 36 hours of training
Heart Mind Conference- Dalai Lama Centre for Peace and Education- October 2016
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 2020
Food Safe- 2018
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