Hosted by Cathy Belgrave · 🇺🇸 US · EN-CA · 76 episodes
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The Intentional ECE is a podcast for educators seeking fresh ideas and practical tools to bring authenticity to their teaching and meaningful learning to their classrooms. Host Cathy Belgrave explores ways to create nurturing, impactful learning spaces where teachers and children thrive. Designed for educators and administrators in preschool, kindergarten, and elementary settings, each episode provides insights to inspire action, strengthen advocacy, and foster a supportive community around children’s learning and well-being.
Cathy Belgrave hosts The Intentional ECE, a education show with 76 episodes published.
Even when we know where we're heading, the systems we work within, and our own history, have a way of calling us back. In this episode, I share a moment from my own practice where I caught myself mid-pull, and what it ta
When we see children as capable, rights-bearing individuals, everything changes - how we design our spaces, how we tend to relationships, and how we understand our own role. Rosalba Bortolotti returns to the podcast to e
What does it look like when we move away from the image of the teacher as knowledge holder - towards something more human, relational, more present? In this episode, I explore the question of when to teach - weaving toge
What becomes possible when children are invited to explore mathematics through curiosity, inquiry, and meaningful problem-solving? In this conversation with William Polan, we explore how inquiry-based mathematics can sup
Have you ever rested and still felt depleted? In this episode, Cathy explores what it actually means to restore yourself, weaving together Deb Dana's concept of glimmers, Dr. Pooja Lakshmin's work on values-aligned self-
What becomes possible when children are invited to think like designers? In this conversation with Maïa Tarassoff, we explore how architecture and design experiences nurture creativity, confidence, and problem-solving—wh
In this episode, Crystal Lucha invites us to think about beauty as an essential part of children’s learning experiences. Together, we explore how the atelier, loose parts, and process-focused art experiences create oppor
Play invites courage - from children and educators alike. In this episode, Suzanne Axelsson shares how play, learning, and teaching are deeply connected, and why creating brave spaces is essential to honouring children’s
Do your materials have enough possibilities to keep play alive? In this episode, we explore playability - the idea that open-ended materials are active agents, whose affordances meet children's curiosity and imagination
When we slow down, there’s space for children to show us who they are. In this episode, Heather Jackson shares her Reggio-inspired journey, exploring how inquiry, collaboration, and reflective dialogue support both child
What becomes possible when we slow down and truly see before and after school care as meaningful learning spaces? Jamie Wagler shares how relationships, choice, and curiosity can shape rich experiences for children - and
Care, relationship, and responsiveness are at the heart of infant and toddler education - but they’re not always recognized as pedagogy. In this episode, Paige Wernick invites us to see these everyday moments with more c
What does it mean to be fully yourself while in relationship with others? In this episode, we explore collective autonomy and how play becomes a space where children learn to balance agency, connection, and belonging. Th
In this episode, Paola Lopez shares the story of building her schools from a place of curiosity, imagination, and deep respect for children and educators. What emerged is a culture of inquiry, joy, and possibility - wher
In this episode, we explore the play cycle and how understanding the cues and responses between children can help educators see play more deeply. Through a lived observation, Cathy reflects on how play unfolds, how educa
What counts as play - and how do we recognize it? In this episode, Cathy reflects on several definitions of play and uses them as a starting point to explore the many ways children engage with the world through play. Fro
In this episode, Cathy speaks with Shane Woodrow about his “Gap Year” travelling and visiting innovative schools around the world. Together, they explore what becomes possible when education is grounded in shared values,
Educators are often told to “facilitate”, or “teach” - but rarely are we invited to consider the art of knowing when to do each. In this episode, we explore responsiveness as relational attunement in action. Using the me
In this episode, Samuel Broaden and Cathy reflect on what it means to care for ourselves and one another within education systems often shaped by efficiency and compliance. Together, they explore how tending to educator
In this episode of The Intentional ECE, Cathy is joined by early childhood educator and literacy specialist Laura Shea to explore how literacy grows through children’s curiosity, storytelling, and play. Moving beyond “le
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