About us
The Rural Communities Early Childhood Institute (RCECI) was formed in January 2015 to address the immediate need for skilled early childhood educators and other caring parenting partners in rural communities within the Columbia Valley.
RCECI is founded on four pillars of professional practice:
These pillars are considered a code of honour that guide the manner in which all individuals associated with the Institute interact with one another. RCECI encourages lively debate and progressive discourse, providing these discussions are respectful of diverse ways of living and being.
Student practitioners attending RCECI work alongside Master level instructors, First Nations Elders, Indigenous leaders, and other community experts and guides to link theory to practice in culturally respectful and responsive ways.
Student practitioners attending RCECI work alongside Master level instructors, First Nations Elders, Indigenous leaders, and other community experts and guides to link theory to practice in culturally respectful and responsive ways.