Navigating Identity Formation in Childhood with Darcy Campbell

The California International Reggio Center (CIRC) is pleased to partner with experienced educator and parent coach Darcy Campbell.

Join us for Inclusion/Exclusion: You Can’t Come to My Party and Navigating Identity Formation in Childhood. This is the third event in a series of four parent workshops.

Exclusion, inclusion, group think, desire to belong, coming to know oneself and others, and learning to communicate one’s preferences are all aspects of human development… maybe not desirable all the time, but almost always typical elements in identity formation. Children's identity formation evolves from birth and peaks in adolescence, moving from awareness of self to a complex understanding of self and others shaped by interactions, choices, situations and even environments. This workshop will explore the tribal nature of children and their need (and right) to include/exclude, accept and reject, and how to navigate adult fears and learn to guide with respectful strategies that empower our children to respect themselves and others.

About Darcy Campbell

Darcy has 40 years of experience working with teachers, schools, families and children in the Bay Area and around the world. She is a strong advocate for children and specializes in reflective, responsive, collaborative teaching and parenting practices. Darcy was the founder and Executive Director of an inquiry based school in San Francisco, Cypress School of San Francisco (formerly known as Cow Hollow School) for 23 years and an adjunct professor of elementary and early childhood education at San Francisco State University for 18 years. Darcy is the co-founder of REAL Parenting and Teaching and founder of Darcy Campbell Coaching. As educator, coach, and advocate she has worked with people 3 months old to 75 years old to empower those in the presence of children with tools, resources, questions, and strategies to parent and raise children with dignity and respect.