CASE FOR SUPPORT CENTRE FOR CHILDHOOD STUDIES It is with great optimism and pride that we share the vision If there is one lesson learned this past year, it’s for ’s new Centre for Childhood Studies, that the social and economic strength of a civil an education and research centre for our internationally society can be measured by its commitment to its renowned School of Education and Childhood Studies. most vulnerable citizens. Particularly our children, The Centre will be a hub to accelerate innovation in early who, as the Italian educator Maria Montessori childhood care and education and additional childcare spaces. once observed, hold “the fate of the future.” The new Centre is an investment in one of our greatest strengths I’m convinced that the new Centre for Childhood as an institution and a reflection of our Envisioning 2030 Studies will position Capilano University to lead strategy. The project is the result of decades of dedicated one of the most vital conversations of our time leadership and single-minded advocacy in this critically and harness the enormous potential of early important field. It’s also a beginning, an opportunity to ignite childhood education in creating a caring and a shift in our collective thinking about early childhood years equitable society. and the myriad ways they shape the social and economic fabric of our lives. As an institution that is inspired by imagination and driven by purpose, I can think of no greater opportunity than this to make bold and transformative change and I invite you to join us as we bring the new Centre for Childhood Studies to life. YURI FULMER, O.B.C CHANCELLOR, CAPILANO UNIVERSITY

PAUL DANGERFIELD, BSc, M.B.A. PRESIDENT, CAPILANO UNIVERSITY

1 CAPILANO UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR CHILDHOOD STUDIES CASE FOR SUPPORT 2 CAPILANO UNIVERSITY IS A DYNAMIC PLACE OF THOUGHT AND ACTION THAT INSPIRES CAPILANO IMAGINATION, PRIORITIZES HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, AND POSITIVELY CONTRIBUTES UNIVERSITY’S TO PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. Over five decades of education and service, Capilano University (CapU) has earned an international reputation for incomparable $5 MILLION CAMPAIGN teaching and exceptional programs. As the designated university for the Sea-to-Sky Corridor, Sunshine Coast and ’s North Shore, CapU is committed to student success and FOR THE CENTRE preparing skilled graduates who are primed to take their place in BC’s work force. CapU’s 9,000+ students are enrolled in 97 credit programs FOR CHILDHOOD spanning the areas of arts and sciences, business and professional studies, fine and applied arts, education, health and human development and global and community studies, STUDIES WILL: delivered in an innovative and inspiring learning community. Credentials offered at CapU include bachelor’s degrees, associate degrees, post-baccalaureate diplomas, advanced diplomas and certificates. Accelerate CapU’s excellence Enable 25% growth Expand CapU’s and international leadership in admissions to the research capabilities and We respectfully acknowledge that our campuses are located on in early childhood scholarship program, helping to professional outreach. the territories of the LíỈwat, xʷməθkʷəỷəm (Musqueam), shíshálh and research. meet workforce demand. (), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and SəỈílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. In addition to our main campus at the Double CapU’s capacity for Shine a light on childcare’s Promote early childhood base of ’s stunning , childcare, a vital resource vital role in forging healthy careers and develop leaders CapU offers programs at our newest location at the Lonsdale for North Shore families and communities and a who are equipped to create Quay in and serves the communities of the businesses, helping to facilitate strong economy. an equitable, sustainable Sunshine Coast with a regional campus in Sechelt. CapU pandemic recovery. and liveable world. credit courses are also provided through the Ts̓zil Learning Centre located in Mount Currie, BC in partnership with the LíỈwat Nation. CapU boasts a vibrant alumni community nearly 100,000 strong and is one of the largest employers on the North Shore of Vancouver with close to 1,000 employees (600+ faculty and 300+ staff). In 2021, for the third year in a row, CapU was recognized as one of BC’s Top Employers.

3 CAPILANO UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR CHILDHOOD STUDIES CASE FOR SUPPORT 4 COLLECTIVELY, OUR GRADUATES AND FACULTY ARE A FORCE FOR CAPU IS HOME TO SOCIAL CHANGE. CapU’s School of Education & Childhood Studies AN INTERNATIONAL is leading the country in the development of early learning pedagogy. The School is a destination for students, practitioners and research-driven faculty CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE who are seeking to collaborate with the very best 2019: CAPU WAS SELECTED and brightest in their field. The environment offers TO ACTIVATE THE EARLY rich opportunities to engage in next generation CHILDHOOD PEDAGOGY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD social sciences research that integrates pedagogy NETWORK (ECPN), WITH and practice, a catalyst to attract, inspire and WESTERN UNIVERSITY. cultivate leadership in the field. ECPN IS A RESEARCH-DRIVEN INITIATIVE TO BRING NEW EDUCATION, RESEARCH Our students are prepared to pursue a wide array AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES of professions, many of which require admission TO PEDAGOGY. to highly competitive post-graduate programs. AND PRACTICE. CapU graduates can be found making important THROUGH THE ECPN, CAPU IS contributions in meaningful careers such as early LEADING THE DEVELOPMENT childhood educators, teachers, occupational OF A UNIFIED EARLY LEARNING therapists, counsellors, child life therapists, AND CHILDCARE SYSTEM program managers and administrators, government ALIGNED WITH BC’S EARLY CapU offers BC’s only Bachelor of Early CapU’s faculty partnerships with Western policy analysts, post-secondary instructors and LEARNING FRAMEWORK. Childhood Care and Education program, one of University and York University have secured tenured research faculty at top-tier universities. only four in Canada – with many degree and highly-competitive national research grants. diploma courses waitlisted.

Extensive academic publishing by CapU early Annually, approximately 500 students from Launching in 2021, a new undergraduate The School’s active program of community and childhood education scholars includes peer- across British Columbia’s Lower Mainland, degree stream focused on advocacy and sector outreach showcases CapU’s thought reviewed journals and numerous international Canada and other countries are engaged in leadership will develop specialist educators leadership and engages thousands of collaborations on projects with post-secondary the School’s degree, diploma and certificate able to effect meaningful change in the field. professionals in the field each year. institutions in the United States, South programs and are actively involved America, Europe and Australia. in collaborative, applied research. Our educators and faculty are proactive sector leaders influencing critical policy conversations in BC and across Canada.

5 CAPILANO UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR CHILDHOOD STUDIES CASE FOR SUPPORT 6 CAPU IS BC’S ONLY EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION (ECCE) LAB SCHOOL.

Capilano University’s celebrated not-for-profit Children’s Centre is a nexus of research, practice and education. Opened in 1973, the Centre functions as a living laboratory to create innovative pedagogies for young children. In this setting, our entire community – students, educators, faculty, children and families – learns alongside one another as active collaborators in research initiatives that push the boundaries to transform and evolve early childhood practice and education. As a much-needed practicum site, the Children’s Centre brings knowledge to life for undergraduate students, lights the path toward meaningful, in-demand careers and generates a talent pipeline for early childhood professionals across Canada.

7 CAPILANO UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR CHILDHOOD STUDIES CASE FOR SUPPORT 8 THROUGH APPLIED RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, CAPU AIMS

TO RECONCEPTUALIZE AT ITS CORE, CAPU’S SCHOOL OF EDUCATION & CHILDHOOD STUDIES IS DEVELOPING CHILDREN, EDUCATORS AND LEADERS WHO ARE EQUIPPED EARLY CHILDHOOD TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. CapU’s approach to early childhood education and care is TO CREATE MORE both distinctive and progressive. Together, students, faculty, researchers and children reimagine early childhood, developing curriculum with – not for – the child, integrating experiences EQUITABLE, that nurture young children’s immense capacity for imagination and learning. Our research and educational focus aims to SUSTAINABLE AND address three fundamental questions: How do we create classrooms How do we create educators How do we support where children are attuned who are intentional in making young children who will LIVEABLE WORLDS. to others, where they space for children to become champion social justice learn to embrace complex ethical citizens, and who can and build an equitable challenges and think through walk alongside the most and sustainable world? them together? complex of families? IN THE ECCE PROGRAM, I BELIEVE WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS MAKING A BETTER WORLD FOR CHILDREN, THE COMPLEX CHALLENGES OF OUR MODERN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY. IT PROVOKES RISK- WORLD CANNOT BE OVERCOME THROUGH THE TAKING, GOING AGAINST THE STATUS QUO AND EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES OF THE PAST. MOVING TOWARD WHAT COULD BE. Through our innovative approach and research-based inquiry, CapU seeks to create environments where young children TESS MCARTHUR CapU Grad, 2020 develop a disposition for learning, an orientation to justice, a connection to place, a deep respect for the planet and its limited resources, and the virtues and skills that will enable their contribution to a diverse, inclusive and sustainable community.

9 CAPILANO UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR CHILDHOOD STUDIES CASE FOR SUPPORT 10 HIGH-QUALITY NORTH SHORE FAMILIES CHILDCARE IS VITAL AND BUSINESSES NEED FOR CHILDREN, CHILDCARE NOW.

FAMILIES AND CAPU TAKES PRIDE IN BEING According to the City of North Vancouver’s AN INSTITUTION THAT RESPONDS Child Care Action Plan 2021-2031, there are COMMUNITIES TO THE MOST PRESSING NEEDS only 32 childcare spaces for every 100 children OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND in the infant-toddler and pre-school age OUR REGION. AS INTERNATIONAL categories. In North Vancouver, the average TO THRIVE. LEADERS IN THE FIELD OF estimated waitlist time for a childcare EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE space is 12 months. AND EDUCATION, THE TIME Additionally, 84% of childcare facilities report TO ACT IS NOW. that it is a struggle to fill open staff positions. Accessible childcare is essential for parents, As a result of COVID-19, this issue has come BC government labour market predictions particularly women, to achieve their career and to the forefront of societal consciousness. indicate that up to 8,600 new early childhood educational goals. This, in turn, supports the Economists, government and industry experts educators will be needed in our province over growth of a vibrant community, a productive have cautioned that there can be no full the next decade. workforce and a strong economy. economic and social recovery from the Right now, there are more than 160 students, Care in an early learning setting serves to pandemic without accessible, affordable staff and North Shore community members reduce inequities for children from socio- and flexible childcare to enable parents waiting for a childcare space at CapU. economically disadvantaged families, helping to fully participate in the workforce. to enable them to overcome intergenerational poverty. When families can secure high-quality care for their children, we all benefit. According to 2019 data, there are 252,000 children aged 0-5 in British Columbia, and only EVERY DOLLAR SPENT 115,487 regulated spaces available for children ON EARLY CHILDHOOD in this age group. More than 75% of mothers EDUCATION PROGRAMS whose youngest child is between the ages DELIVERS ABOUT $6 WORTH of 0-5 participate in the workforce. Despite OF ECONOMIC BENEFITS. efforts to increase available childcare and CONFERENCE BOARD OF CANADA invest in the training of early childhood 2017 educators, the unmet need remains significant.

11 CAPILANO UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR CHILDHOOD STUDIES CASE FOR SUPPORT 12 OUR VISION: A NEW CENTRE FOR CHILDHOOD STUDIES

Capilano University’s new Centre for Childhood Studies will be:

Western Canada’s only degree- A hub for thought leadership A home for a community granting, purpose-built, and associated policy of people committed to integrated centre of early development in early furthering the knowledge childhood care, research and childhood education and understanding that will lab school education. and a place that nurtures optimize the education of innovation and inquiry. those who are the keepers of our collective future – our children.

A resource for families An iconic place elevating in need of childcare and CapU’s international reputation a vehicle to facilitate the in early childhood studies expansion of CapU’s degree, and advance its vital work. diploma and certificate The Centre will have a programs providing in-demand transformative impact on graduates for the field. our region, our province, the early learning field across Canada and the national childcare agenda.

13 CAPILANO UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR CHILDHOOD STUDIES CASE FOR SUPPORT 14 MAP WOODLAND PLAY NATURE PLAY PROJECT AGE 3-5 INFANT & TODDLER

HIGHLIGHTS SURROUNDED BY FOREST CENTRE FOR CHILDHOOD STUDIES

Faculty, early childhood educators, students, children and Dr Monashee families will thrive together under one roof, inspired by the boundless potential of their collective growth and ENTRANCE TRANSIT ACCESS development in a purpose-built space featuring:

NAT & FLORA BOSA CENTRE FOR FILM & ANIMATION MAIN FLOOR SECOND FLOOR

1 2 3 4 AGE 3-5 AGE 3-5 TODDLER INFANT 6 7 8 STUDIO LAB CLASSROOM

KITCHEN KITCHEN

9 10 11 PRACTICUM OPEN-OBSERVATION OPEN-OBSERVATION 5 MEETING ROOM PIAZZA 12 FACULTY & RESEARCH

1-4 74 childcare spaces 5 Piazza: the heart of Space for public Flexible space where 6-7 Open for 8 Classroom for 9 20 new practicum 10-11 Open to lower 12 Clustering CapU’s in 4 rooms, each with the Centre, alive with events, exhibits of students, educators, experiential learning, delivery of core spaces for student level for observation thought leaders to their own quiet area, nap purposeful animation student work, children and faculty research, hosting ECCE curriculum educators purposes co-create with room, access to kitchen, for children, families, research activities collaborate in research national conferences children, students, laundry, washrooms students, research and collaboration and free workshops educators and families

15 CAPILANO UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR CHILDHOOD STUDIES CASE FOR SUPPORT 16 PROJECT YOUR INVESTMENT FUNDING WILL HELP TO BRING AND TIMELINE THE CAPU CENTRE FOR CHILDHOOD AN INVITATION Together, as a community of educators, practitioners, STUDIES TO LIFE. researchers, children, families, students and donors we will champion early childhood and its vital importance in shaping a more equitable, liveable world. The new Centre for Childhood Studies will bring together educators, scholars, students, children and families to address the challenges of the 21st century through innovative research, teaching, and care. It will demonstrate, every day, our deep commitment to community, equity, diversity and social justice. $18.6M $3M Please join us as we lead the effort, nationally and internationally, total project cost from Province of BC Childcare to reimagine the field of early childhood education. New Spaces Fund

BRAD MARTIN, MA DEAN, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, $10.6M $5M HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT in CapU funding Campaign Target KATHLEEN KUMMEN, PhD, M.Ed., PDP (Early Childhood Education), BA CHAIR, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Construction is slated to begin in December 2021, AND CHILDHOOD STUDIES with completion scheduled for August 2023. CO-DIRECTOR, BC EARLY CHILDHOOD PEDAGOGY NETWORK All gifts are gratefully received and can be pledged over a multi-year period. Naming opportunities are available for those who wish to associate their family name, that of a loved one, or the name of an inspiring influence to a specific area within the Centre.

17 CAPILANO UNIVERSITY CENTRE FOR CHILDHOOD STUDIES CASE FOR SUPPORT 18 JENNIFER INGHAM Vice President, University Relations Capilano University [email protected] Tel: 604 984 1765 Cell: 604 506-0388

KARI WHARTON Campaign Director, Centre for Childhood Studies Capilano University [email protected] Tel: 604 984 4946 Cell: 604 314 7525

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