Training & Events

Northwest Missouri Home Based Collaborative Network 
April 2025 Best Practice Trainings

Training Description

Gross motor skill development is an important part of early childhood. Children need time and space throughout the day to engage in gross motor activities. What if it is too hot or too cold or raining outside? This course will focus on strategies for incorporating gross motor activities inside your home-based program.

One Missouri clock hour will be given. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required.

Northwest Missouri Infant Toddler Collaborative Network 
April 2025 Best Practice Trainings

Training Description

Keeping children safe is the top priority for early childhood teachers. This training will identify common causes of accidents and injuries with infants and toddlers and cover tips to prevent them with a focus on active supervision and available safety resources.

One Missouri clock hour will be given. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required.

Northwest Missouri Preschool Collaborative Network 
April 2025 Best Practice Trainings

Training Description

Northwest Missouri Preschool Collaborative Network 
April 2025 Best Practice Trainings

Training Description

Developing empathy is part of developing prosocial behaviors and social and emotional development. A child’s social and emotional development affects their ability to form and maintain healthy relationships. This training will focus on the importance of developing empathy and prosocial skills and what teachers can do to foster these in their preschool classroom.

Northwest Missouri Infant Toddler Collaborative Network 
April 2025 Best Practice Trainings

Training Description

Habits formed in early childhood can last a lifetime, so it is important to teach healthy eating habits. This training will focus on strategies for good nutrition and healthy food choices for infants and toddlers. 

One Missouri clock hour will be given. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required.

This two-day course is for public safety officials, venue operators, event planners, and other stakeholders responsible for safety and security at sport and special events. The training will provide participants with tools and techniques to assist with conducting crowd management and crowd control operations before, during, and after an event or incident. The course content is scalable and applicable to all sports and special events regardless of venue size, capacity, or type of event. 

Registration is a two step process. 

Hybrid format: limited attendees in MARC’s Board Room with a remote option via Zoom.

Meetings are typically held on the fourth Tuesday of each month, but may be adjusted to accommodate holidays. There is no meeting in July. 

Learn more about the 2026 SWMD Annual Grant Call by attending an information session in-person or virtually. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to include an information session before submitting a pre-application.

The AMP program combines goal-setting, daily practices and peer support to help participants make meaningful changes in their lives to impact health and well-being.

Classes meet for 1 1/2 hours once a week for 10 weeks: Apr. 22 - Jun. 24, 2025

Location

The Palmer Center
218A N Pleasant St, Independence, MO 64050