Napcast

Feb 19 2025 60 ep. 49 mins 4

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Napcast is a podcast designed to help you learn on the go, hear another perspective, spark debate, agree incessantly, and honestly, remind you that you’re not alone. We live in a complex world, so allow us to challenge your orientation with words, thoughts, advice, and the perspective of two male early childhood educators of color.

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Napcast Ep59 - Napcast Goes Social! Should Your Program Too?

Feb 19 2025 14 mins

We have an announcement! Yes, the title sorta gives it away, but where exactly are we? Join us as we celebrate another milestone on our journey and stay as we round out this episode with one quick question - Should your program be on social media too? Join Nick and Mike as we kick it in our shortest episode ever and share our thoughts on what social media can do for you! Tune in no

Napcast Ep58 - Why Black? Why Indigenous? Why Boys? Part 2

Jan 28 2025 47 mins

Welcome to Part 2 of our series focusing on Black and Indigenous boys! Today, we continue our conversation by exploring actionable strategies and approaches to creating culturally affirming, supportive environments for Black and Indigenous boys from the very start of their educational journey. This episode will challenge you to reflect on your own practice and consider how you can

Napcast Ep57 - Why Black? Why Indigenous? Why Boys? Part 1

Jan 21 2025 55 mins

If you wanted to create a school that is powerful, charming, dynamic and more, why wouldn't you focus on Black and Indigenous boys? In this thought-provoking first part of our two-part series, we dive deep into the importance of focusing on Black and Indigenous boys within education and beyond. Why is it crucial to center these young lives? What unique challenges do they face,

Napcast Ep56: Where Do We Go From Here? Education in the 2nd Trump Administration Part 2

Jan 13 2025 41 mins

Back for part 2 of this 2 part series, Napcast co-hosts, Nick and Mike, along with Indigenous Social Worker, Early Childhood Educator, and our friend Jane Boldrey-Mendoza, continue where we left off... conversating about things that states, cities, systems, organizations, programs, and individuals can do to "Trump-Proof" themselves against the intentional dismantling of our educati

Napcast Ep55: Where Do We Go From Here? Education in the 2nd Trump Administration Part 1

Jan 06 2025 54 mins

Change is scary. And with what we are hearing and seeing with the change of administration, you have a right to be terrified. In this Napcast episode, Nick and Mike sits down with Jane Boldrey-Mendoza, an Indigenous Social Worker, Early Childhood Educator, and our friend, to discuss what early childhood education might look like over the next 4 years. Whether you’re sad, tired, n

Napcast Ep54 - Tongue Tied: Supporting Multilingual Learners in 2025 and Beyond Part 2

Dec 18 2024 61 mins

In part 2 of this conversation we continue to hear from our expert guest about her experience raising a multilingual and multiracial son. Filled with laughs, tips, and knowledge, join us for more insights that we as educators, school leaders, and advocates can implement to support the diverse needs of our multilingual learners. Interested in bringing Nick and Mike to your communit

Napcast Ep53 - Tongue Tied: Supporting Multilingual Learners in 2025 and Beyond Part 1

Dec 10 2024 38 mins

Supporting multilingual learners isn't just about language aquisition. It's about supporting them in making meaning of their lives and complex worlds. In part 1 of 2, Nick and Mike sit down with coach, mother, and preschool educator, Stephanie, to discuss how culture and language are inseparable and how multilingual learners' identities are shaped by both. Join us as we continue t

Napcast Ep52 - Children As Spiritual Beings Part 2

Jul 15 2024 32 mins

Back for part 2! Here we pick up our conversation on children as spiritual beings including how that relates to their souls, how we can reconnect ourselves to our inner child and our own spiritual energies, and what role does spirituality play in Indigenous, Black, and Brown liberation movements. If you haven't listened to part 1 yet, go and listen! We'll be here waiting as we cont

Napcast Ep51 - Children As Spiritual Beings Part 1

Jun 24 2024 38 mins

There's an energy, an empathic connection, a strong soul that resides in children. An awakening or perhaps a part of them that grounds them during troubling time, grows their inner wisdom, and brings them on pathways of wonder. But what do we mean when we say children are spiritual beings? How do we begin to understand their sacred play? What about that thing between separation of

Napcast Ep50 - Healing Through Art and Play

May 06 2024 34 mins

Traumatic events affect people in all kinds of ways and there is nothing wrong with you if you find yourself struggling to heal from the impact of past abuse. In today's episode, we put our mental health first, and we talk about how each of us are healing through the use of art and play and what that could look like in our work with children and families. Join us as we cultivate cu