Professional Learning Alternatives, Inc.
is a nonprofit training and advocacy resource for caregivers, parents, and those interested in supporting the development and education of young children.
Deb Colling
Executive Director
8244 177th Lane
Forest Lake, MN 55025
651-464-8777
Fax: 651-286-0885
CHARITY OF THE DAY!!
PLA will be featured as the Charity of the Day on GoodSearch.com and GoodShop.com on Thursday, July 29!!
You
can help Professional Learning Alternatives every
time you shop online and search the web by adding our new toolbar! Each
time you shop at one of more than 1,300 participating top stores (from Amazon
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you search the web, about a penny is donated to us! It's painless!
Add our toolbar here: - http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/professional-learning-alternatives-pla
Or, if you’d rather, you can go directly to GoodSearch.com to do your searches and GoodShop.com to click through to the stores to do your shopping!
You can use GoodSearch and GoodShop every day, but be sure to check us out on their homepage on Thursday, July 29th!
Watch for us soon on Facebook.
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If you prefer to register offline, download a Registration Form and choose the option that suits you.
Event Flyers
Living on Less: How to Help (August 11, 2010) Check out how you can help NOW!
Take a Day Off on the Mississippi River (August 14, 2010)
Child of Mine - Raising a Child with FASD (Sept. 9, 2010)
Beyond "More than a Few Good Men" - Presentation and Action (Sept. 30, 2010)
Summer Activity Ideas
Want another
activity? Email us at info@pla-inc.org and ask for the Activity of the Week.
It's free!
There will be another activity available each
week via email until August 30, 2010. All you have to do is send an email request listing your ZIP code and that week's activity.
ABCs of Environmental Education
Endangered Species Coloring Book
Science Demonstration - Drinking Water (K-12)
The Happy Earth Day Activities Booklet
Be Water and Energy Wise! Tips
The Water-Energy Connection Activities
The Field Museum Water Calculator
Send us your ideas and we'll include them here for others to enjoy, too.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for medical professionals now available.
Next session is Saturday, August 14 in Maplewood, MN.
New Option:
CPR and First Aid Seminars on the Road*
Call or email for more information. No need to wait for us to put it
on the calendar.
Join us for your initial certification or re-certification.
Select from:
** Adult or Pediatric CPR
** AED (automated external defibrillator)
** First Aid
Low key, informational, informal, fun, no pressure = no hesitation.
Do it today!
(Also suitable for Rule 2 and 3 child care professionals.)
New Option:
Program for Infant Toddler Caregivers*
40-Hour PITC Caregiver Certification Cohort
Gather with others for an in-depth study of children ages birth to 5 years.**
We will meet over several weeks at a location near you.
A minimum of ten is needed to hold this introductory series.
Upon completion, participants will receive a special
certificate for 40 hours, all of which are acceptable for licensing and grants.
Call or email for pricing and scheduling options.
grandparents and all those who support the care and education
of our young children.
**Don't be fooled by the title. Smart people like you know that addressing the setting, including the environment, learning opportunities, relationships, developmental needs and milestones, family involvement, and culture, is always an integral part of the best programs and does not stop being important simply because one reaches age five.
40-Hour PITC Caregiver Certification Cohort Flyer
(July 2009)
Click here for a list of suggested donation items for
military service members and their families. We will accept your donations at all PLA-INC.-sponsored seminars.
Thank you to all military veterans, current service members, and their families for their dedicated service and untold sacrifices for us.
(November 11, 2009)
Quick Links to:
Seminar Schedule
Donations
2010 Conference Information
Fundraising
Promotional Opportunities
Let us know!
**** If you are working on your CDA (or just want to get some concentrated in-service and networking accomplished) and would like to schedule a Saturday training in
Cambridge or Forest Lake, please sign up here.
Be sure to include "Saturday In-service" in the subject line.
Also include your city of choice and a selection of topics.