March News

This month, Northern Lights is excited to announce trainings that are NOW AVAILABLE in the training calendar, to recognize the registry team, and to honor the early childhood and afterschool professionals who recently earned certificates and credentials.

Trainings Now Available!
Don’t miss out on upcoming trainings. Check our Northern Lights Training Calendar to see what’s coming soon.

• Trauma Informed Practice 2: Supporting Children Who Have Experienced Trauma  –  March 18, 2025This training provides a deep dive into understanding the stress response of children who have experienced trauma. Participants will explore the six core competencies of trauma intervention and several models, tools, techniques, and strategies to help support and address children’s trauma responses in child care settings.
• Deepening Developmentally Appropriate Practice (Community of Practice) – Starts March 25, 2025Are you an advanced practitioner with strong knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice? Join your colleagues to deepen your knowledge and practice implementing developmentally appropriate practices in the early childhood classroom. Participants will receive a copy of Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs (4th edition) released by NAEYC in 2021. Session topics will be determined by participants in partnership with the facilitator based on areas of the book you wish to explore.

• Introduction of Materials Through a Social/Emotional Lens   March 19, 2025This highly interactive training explores how introducing materials into early learning environments fosters social-emotional growth within STEM experiences.
• Uncovering STEM through Play and Exploration – April 2, 2025This highly interactive training will help Early Educators understand how STEM naturally occurs in children’s play and exploration, and how to foster deeper thinking in these experiences.
• The “S” in STEM – Physics of Ramps – April 9, 2025
  Discover the many learning opportunities children naturally experience and investigate during ramp play. Learn the basic principles of physics (force and motion) by playing with ramps and by discussing these concepts with peers.
• The “E” in STEM – Demystifying Engineering – April 23, 2025
  Come tinker with materials, experience engineering firsthand, and the importance of reflecting, expressing and representing both our own work and the work of children.

Northern Lights Registry Team is Hard at Work

The Registry Team at Northern Lights entered 20,408 documents and made 30,082 attendance entries into BFIS accounts in 2024. Thank you Northern Lights Registry Team!

Celebrating Your Accomplishments

Many early childhood and afterschool professionals demonstrate their career advancement by earning certificates and credentials, or participating in the Vermont Instructor Registry. The list of recipients below includes everyone who received certificates or credentials in February 2025.

Northern Lights is Proud to Honor YOU!

Afterschool Certificate or Credential:

Megan Brooks (Colchester) Essentials

Breyona Craig (Colchester) Essentials

Katy Emond (Putney) Essentials

Ginelle Hunter (Arlington) Essentials

Heidi Patch-Stearns (Johnson) Essentials

Molly Robinson (Keene, NH) Essentials

Evelyn Sheerin (Lyndonville) Essentials

Kristina Weeks (Brattleboro) Essentials

 

Megan Brooks (Colchester) Foundations
Alane Bruce (Brattleboro) Foundations

Breyona Craig (Colchester) Foundations

Jeanette Crute (Rutland) Foundations

Katy Emond (Putney) Foundations

Emily Hewes (Walpole, NH) Foundations

Ginelle Hunter (Arlington) Foundations

Heidi Patch-Stearns (Johnson) Foundations

Molly Robinson (Keene, NH) Foundations

Evelyn Sheerin (Lyndonville) Foundations

Kristina Weeks (Brattleboro) Foundations

Program Director Credential:

Venece Babson (Bennington) Level Program Director Step 1

Amy Bishop (North Bennington) Level Program Director Step 1

Kaylie Flint (Vergennes) Level Program Director Step 1

Kelly Hudson (Sheffield) Level Program Director Step 1

Rachel Matton (Essex) Level Program Director Step 1

Jennifer Mojica (S. Burlington) Level Program Director Step 1

Jody Smith (North Clarendon) Level Program Director Step 1

Heather Wells (Milton) Level Program Director Step 1

 

Kaylie Flint (Vergennes) Level Program Director Step 2

Kelly Hudson (Sheffield) Level Program Director Step 2

Jennifer Mojica (S. Burlington) Level Program Director Step 2

CIS Early Intervention Certificates:

Lisa Bauer (Brattleboro) Provisional Certificate

Wendy Wentz (Rutland) Provisional Certificate

Early Childhood Career Ladder Level Certificate:

Micah Audsley (Reading) Level 1

Alexandra Crivelli (Brattleboro) Level 1

Kelly Danico (Wallingford) Level 1

Emily Davis (Wallingford) Level 1

Paul Foley (Reading) Level 1

Teanna Fuller (Danville) Level 1

Cherie Hall (Rutland) Level 1

Samuel Hamilton (Burlington) Level 1

Farrah Hoffman (Starksboro) Level 1

Josephina Mitchell (Burlington) Level 1

Cecily Morse (Pownal) Level 1

Sheila Porter (Essex Junction) Level 1

Catherine Williams (Morrisville) Level 1

 

Amber Boutwell (Rutland) Level 2

Jennifer Dunn (Colchester) Level 2

Minnie French (Windsor) Level 2

Danae Haney (Morrisville) Level 2

 

Christina Sanders (Barre) Level 3A

Irma Casanova  Level 3A

Taylor Hendee (Bennington) Level 3A

Kayla Martin (Plainfied) Level 3A

Kendyl Page (Newport) Level 3A

Abigail Santoro (Lebanon, NH) Level 3A

Cassie Sweet (Pownal) Level 3A

 

April Botala (Milton) Level 3B

Stacie Freeman (Swanton) Level 3B

Ashley Leigh (Bakersfield) Level 3B

 

Lyliana Davis (West Burke) Level 4A

Corttney Feldman (Burlington) Level 4A

Suzanne Gardner (Morrisville) Level 4A

Suzanne Gardner (Morrisville) Level 4A

Marissa Hannah (Rutland) Level 4A

Laura Jackson (West Danville) Level 4A

Megan Manktelow (Bennington) Level 4A

Morgan Moulton (West Berlin) Level 4A

Chloe Nordgren (Brattleboro) Level 4A

Carly Parker (Lydonville) Level 4A

 

Jenny Yoon (Essex) Level 4B

 

Krista Drake (Stucke) (Williston) Level 5A

Members of the Instructor Registry:

Jennifer Mckenzie (Irasburg) Specialist II

Steph Steeves (Burlington) Specialist II

 

Samantha Palmer (Brattleboro) Affiliate I

 

Heather Golding (Brattleboro) Certified

Marie Sullivan (Kirby) Certified

Julia Wayne (Charlotte) Certified

 

Sarah Tousignant (Stowe) Level Master

Alexandra Turner (Essex Junction) Level Master

Rebecca Webb (Burlington) Level Master

 

 

Samantha Palmer (Brattleboro) CoP Facilitator

Heather Golding (Brattleboro) CoP Facilitator

Julia Wayne (Charlotte) CoP Facilitator

Rebecca Webb (Burlington) CoP Facilitator

 

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