Weekday Education Conference
Bloom South – July 16, 2026
Second Baptist Church, Warner Robins, GA
For Weekday Teachers of 1-5 Year Olds
12 + Breakout Session Topics
5 Hrs. Appr. Bright From the Start Credit
Cost is $60 and includes lunch and conference materials.
Weekday Education Approval Codes from Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning will be given out at the conference.
- 8:45 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. – EST
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Date: July 16, 2026
Weekday Education Conference 2026
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Conference Merch
The Bloom 2026 T-shirt is now available for online order and home delivery
— no need to wait until the conference for pickup!
Here’s what makes this shirt special:
- Made from 100% preshrunk jersey knit cotton for comfort and durability
- Weighs 5.3 ounces, striking a balance between lightness and quality
- Features a seamless double-needle 7/8” collar
- Finished with double-needle sleeves and hem for a polished, long-lasting look
It’s a great way to remind yourself and others to Bloom every day!
Weekday Conference Speakers
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Thursday, July 16, 2026
Session One – 8:45-10 – Keynote Speaker
Amber Weldon Stephens
Blooming with Music
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Music Makes You BLOOM!
Let’s explore how intentional musical engagement at an early age nurtures cognitive, emotional, and spiritual growth in preschoolers. This session provides practical, easy-to-implement strategies for integrating music into daily routines, transforming simple songs and rhythms into powerful tools that help young children blossom in faith and learning.
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Make Your Day Musical
Make Your Day Musical provides practical strategies for seamlessly integrating music into every part of the preschool day. Discover how simple songs, rhythm activities, and musical transitions enhance learning during routines like circle time, cleanup, and outdoor play. This session empowers teachers to create a vibrant, engaging classroom environment where children thrive through the power of music.
View the Speaker line-up!
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Wonder & Discovery: Science Activities Through a Christian Lens
Wonder & Discovery: Science Activities Through a Christian Lens focuses on how young children learn science through hands-on exploration, sensory experiences, and simple cause-and-effect play. We will explore developmentally appropriate ways to nurture curiosity and wonder while honoring values such as gratitude, kindness, and care for the environment. You will leave with a nature based memory game that models play-based, child-lead learning using real and found materials.
Moving Bodies, Growing Minds: Gross Motor Play for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Let’s explore how purposeful gross motor play supports the whole child—body, mind, and spirit. Learn why movement matters and gain practical, developmentally appropriate ideas to build strength, confidence, and self-regulation in toddlers and preschoolers.
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Supporting Children with Special Needs
Preschool teachers often support children with developmental delays, autism, or ADHD alongside their peers. This workshop shares practical ways to adapt the environment, materials, and curriculum to foster inclusion while engaging the whole classroom.
Math Madness
Learn the stages of the “math learning cycle” and how to encourage logical thinking skills in children. Come away with ideas to enrich your math/manipulative lesson plans!
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Little Seeds, Big Faith
There is nothing more meaningful than helping children learn Scripture through the arts. Whether they are singing, drawing, acting, moving or creating, students hide God’s Word in their hearts in joyful and memorable ways. This session offers simple, creative approaches to integrate Scripture with the arts in your school setting.
From Wiggles to Wonderful
By teaching clear routines, encouraging independence, and creating a warm, welcoming space, we help students feel excited rather than overwhelmed. This session shares simple, practical ideas—both new and tried-and-true—to help teachers stay organized, build student confidence, and set a positive tone from day one.
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The Alphabet is Overrated
Fighting behavioral challenges while teaching A is for apple? This training will help you understand why you should shift your focus in your preschool classroom from ABCs and 123s to hands on learning using developmentally appropriate approaches. Come learn some practical ways to use preschool social emotional development to help make your classroom run more smoothly while also enhancing your children’s love for learning and understanding of who God created them to be.
Hands On Art
Throughout this interactive training session, we will look at the world of art education, discovering how to create an environment that fosters art discovery and empowers children to learn through hands-on, engaging experiences.
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Bloom Conference Mission
Families 4 Families
Families 4 Families is a faith-based foster care agency serving Georgia by connecting local churches and loving families with children in foster care. Founded in 2017, we are licensed by the State of Georgia to recruit, train, and support foster families while providing personalized, Christ-centered care.
Our focus is on reunification, supporting families through every stage of the foster care journey, and creating opportunities for the community to make a difference through volunteering, giving, and advocacy.
Learn more here: families4families.cc
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