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Speaking of Kids 2011

Speaking of Kids 2011 - sponsored by Coquitlam College
Speaking of Kids conference 2011 was held in Vancouver, BC, at Killarney Secondary School on October 21, 2011 (a province wide teacher's professional development day).

Those who attended were treated to some surprises. The day started out with everyone receiving 'goodie bags' plus their name entered into a draw for 3 different gift baskets.

To kick off the morning a fun short video was played for the audience. Following that were two child speakers. Then came the keynote speaker Dr. Sam Goldstein! A copy of Dr. Goldstein's presentation can be found here.

Speaking of Kids Conference History

Since its beginnings in 2005, we have had over 3000 participants from all over BC. The great line-up of inspiring celebrity speakers has included:
* Henry Winkler,
* Danny Glover and his long-time friend Felix Justice
* Marlee Matlin
* Caroll Spinney
* Cloris Leachman

Check out some pictures of past conferences >> here

Teacher Talk topics have included:
* Is it a Language Disability or a Learning Disability,
* Multisensory Teaching Methods,
* Why They Do What They Do – And What to Do About It
* Depressed Angry and Defiant - effective strategies for managing classrooms
* and more!

The Speaking of Kids Conference event has provided many rewarding opportunities to see our community understand more and more the needs of our children and gain a better sense of preparedness to meet the challenges ahead.

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Butterfly Effect Campaign

The Butterfly Effect Campaign is based on the phrase “Butterfly Effect” - indicating that the tiniest of actions can have a momentous result. Something as simple as the flap of a butterfly wing, when magnified over time and space can change the weather pattern across the globe.

We started the Butterfly Effect campaign in 2006 by selling Brian the Butterfly pins only in the Learning Disabilities Association Vancouver’s service areas. It was a very well-received, so we expanded the distribution to across BC in 2008. With all the chapters in BC involved in the Butterfly Campaign, we were able to magnify the butterfly effect – what a great success!

London Drugs
This year, we have implemented a new phase in the Butterfly Effect Campaign: Reusable shopping cart coin-key chains.

The keep-a-coin key chain consists of a set of two tokens shaped as a loonie and a quarter to be used in shopping cart slots. Just think - no more struggling to find change for a shopping cart as you always have it on hand with the Brian the Butterfly Coin Keychain! These keychains are being sold at your local London Drugs store through the months of November and December.

Blenz Outlets
The Blenz Cares program saw Brian the Butterfly pins sold at participating Blenz store outlets in BC through the month of October (national learning disabilities awareness month). This is the second year in a row that Blenz stores have shown their support of kids in BC.

100% of the proceeds from every butterfly pin and coin-key chain sold stays in the area it was sold.
Imagine proving that a little change can have a big result - join the butterfly effect by purchasing a key chain and/or pin.

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