1. art and entertainment
2. visual art and design
3. design

BRANCHING OUT CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM
To register, take this form to the Selkirk College campus/centre nearest you: Castlegar, Nelson, Trail, Grand Forks,
Nakusp or Kaslo or call 250.365.1208. For further information, contact Allison Alder at aalder@selkirk.ca
or 250.354.3214.
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If you will be accompanied by a support worker,
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Do you have any dietary requirements?
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Allergies or other requirements:
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Do you have any special requirements for which you’ll need assistance? (eg. wheelchair lift)
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Please indicate what part of the conference you will be attending:
Full Conference $50 (includes all events, all meals and a t-shirt)
Full Conference Volunteer Rate $30 (same as above)
Wednesday daytime only $30 (includes Lunch)
SCFA Wednesday Lunch Only $15
Additional t-shirt $15
For those attending the full conference, volunteering or purchasing a t-shirt separately, what size would you like?
Small
Medium
Large
x-large
xx-large
*PLEASE CIRCLE YOUR WORKSHOP CHOICES THE NEXT PAGE.
Branching Out Conference: Workshop Schedule Wednesday, May 13, 2015
MORNING WORKSHOP 1
10:15 am - 11:15 am
MORNING WORKSHOP 2
11:20 am - 12:20 pm
AFTERNOON WORKSHOP 1
1:15 - 2:15 pm
AFTERNOON WORKSHOP 2
2:20 - 3:20 pm
All Wound Up?
Yoga for Happiness
Is Entrepreneurship for Me?
Communicating to Reduce Conflict
Tami O’meara
Learn to unwind and be kind to yourself. Every
day you face challenges - learn how to meet
them with some fun and calmness. Counsellor
Tami O’Meara will share with you easy tips to
make your life more manageable.
Brittanya Beddington
Get fit, have fun, and surprise yourself with
how relaxed and empowered you can feel by
practicing yoga. Wildwoods Yoga studio owner
and instructor Brittanya brings stories and fun
for all in her workshop.
Randy Janzen
Take part in an interactive workshop to learn
how to communicate to prevent, reduce and
resolve conflict.
Live Life with Passion
Fire Safety at Home
Anne-Marie Edgar and Chantale Orr
Get a realistic overview of what to expect when
starting up a business. Learn what supports
are required/available, and hear inspirational
stories of successful entrepreneurs with
disabilities. Find out what to expect, how ready
you are, and how to get started.
Lisa Norris
Living your life with passion takes courage
and willingness to follow your heart. What do
you love to do? What makes your heart sing?
Identify your personal passions and get ideas
to start living your dreams.
Give the Gift of Touch
Christine Sutherland
Learn how to relax…Hands on! Learn head,
neck, shoulder massage, including arms and
hands. Find out how to use these perfect skills
for making friends and helping family unwind!
Be Safer with You
Christine Schmidt and Cindy Cropley
Ever had that “feeling” that something or
someone was bad or not okay? Learn about 1)
what that feeling means 2) How to embrace it
and 3) how to effectively act on it.
PRACTIONER WORKSHOPS
Universal Design Panel
Maureen Wideman
Hear student and parent voices share their
stories of learning journeys to help you better
understand potential barriers to learning and
strategies for success.
Healthy Cooking at Home
Lita Moth
Learn from Chef Lita how to stretch your
grocery dollars and still create simple, tasty,
and healthy meals at home. Whether you
shop and cook for yourself regularly or you
simply want to prepare a meal for family and
friends once in a while, you’ll enjoy Lita’s
hands-on fun workshop.
Marc Thibault
Get your hands on real smoke alarms and fire
extinguishers to learn how to choose them, how
to properly place them in your home, how to
care for them and how they can help you. Learn
from a veteran Nelson fire fighter how to react if
you do have a fire.
Parkour : Use Your Body!
101 Ways to Make Friends
Hair Style for Work or Play
Jane Green
Friendship is a really important - and tricky part of life! Explore the meaning of friendship.
Learn new conversation starters and how to
make friends and build your social networks.
Hairdressing Program
Get a fresh hairdo suited to your face and
style from a Selkirk Hairdressing student. Be
set for the Branching Out Banquet and Dance.
Learn how to recreate the style at home.
Note: This session is 2 hours: 1:15 - 3:20 pm
Employers and their Employees
Employment can be part of a satisfying and
productive, independent life. Hear from
differently-abled adult workers and their
employers about barriers to finding and
keeping a job, as well as what employers want
when deciding to hire and keep an employee.
PRACTIONER WORKSHOPS
Safety & Self Defense
Kootenay Parkour and Development
Join Mateus and Michael, “Movement
Mentors” to overcome fears and break
through barriers using your own movement.
Learn how movement improves your
mental,emotional and physical health.
PRACTIONER WORKSHOPS
Theory of Universal Design
Maureen Wideman
Learn the basics of Universal Design for
Learning. This introduction to UDL theory
and practice covers accessible and inclusive
learning environments, flexibility in
representation, expression and engagement,
and impacts for learners.
All Wound Up?
Tami O’meara
Get new ideas to help clients and family
unwind and stay calm. Help others learn to
manage life’s challenges more effectively.
Universal Design Intensive
Maureen Wideman
Using Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
principles improves potential for all students
to succeed. Learn how to use UDL in your
course materials, activities and assignments
to improve accessibility.
Note: This session is 2 hours: 1:15 - 3:20 pm
101 Ways to Make Friends
Jane Green
Friendship is a really important - and tricky part of life! Explore the meaning of friendship
and learn more about supporting others to
build social networks and make friends.
Success at Work
Gitta Ridder
It’s your right to enjoy life! First you must
be safe. Take part in a sharing circle about
situations you find scary or uncomfortable.
Learn ways to stay safe in various situations.
PRACTIONER WORKSHOP
Give the Gift of Touch
Christine Sutherland
Learn how to relax…Hands on! Learn head,
neck, shoulder massage, including arms and
hands. Find out how to use these perfect skills
for making friends and helping family unwind!