Overview Course Information

Celebrating Families (CF) is a faith-based core project model that aims to ensure children have positive and caring relationships with families, allowing them to thrive spiritually, socio-emotionally, and physically. As an enabling model, CF can help achieve diverse goals and outcomes because it works to change the behaviour and attitudes of parents and caregivers on a deeper level to create a safe and loving environment in the families; as well as influences social and cultural norms change through church and faith leaders and community influencers. 

Therefore, CF can contribute to broader, any other sector outcomes to which it is enabling. As such, CF can be integrated with all sector models within Child Protection, Education, Health & Nutrition, Livelihood, WASH, contributing to all CWB objectives. Celebrating Families is most effective when implemented as a part of other WV programming, where it can lead to deeper and more sustained change in outcomes for sectors.

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Here’s some additional information about the Celebrating Families eWorkshop:

Who is this course for?

This eWorkshop is designed for staff and partners who are implementing Celebrating Families, including the facilitation of Celebrating Families community workshops.

It will also be relevant for staff from other sectors who are integrating CF as part of their strategy, programming, or grants, both at the local and national levels. 

What will I learn?

Celebrating Families guides parents and caregivers on a personal journey of transformation. In this eWorkshop, you will take this journey yourself on a personal level (reflecting on your own family life and caregiving roles) as well as consider how to guide others on the same journey.

Journey with a global group of peers and expert facilitators to learn to:​​​​​​​

  • Understand the Celebrating Families model, including both the workshop curriculum and the range of possible follow-up Spiritual Nurture of Children (SNC) activities 
  • Together with your fellow participants, walk through the Celebrating Families workshop journey on a personal level, relating to your own family life and caregiving roles. You will achieve the following CF workshop outcomes through reflection on your family experiences and realities:
  • Gain a deeper appreciation of the role of families in the pursuit of children’s spiritual nurture and wellbeing
  • Broaden perspectives and understanding of the realities and contexts of families 
  • Understand the framework, processes, and tools that can support families as they journey together towards wholeness 
  • Identify practical ways to equip, support, and affirm families 
  • Prepare for and facilitate Celebrating Families workshops in the community effectively, to guide participants toward the above workshop outcomes 
  • Support SNC follow-up activities for behaviour change 

Weekly schedule:

  • Week 0: Welcome Package and Orientation to Celebrating Families eWorkshop
  • Weeks 1 & 2: Addressing the Past & Facilitation Focus 1
  • Weeks 3 & 4: Recognising the Present & Facilitation Focus 2
  • Weeks 5 & 6: Envisioning the Future, Pursuing our Dreams & Facilitation Focus 3
  • Week 7: Follow up, action planning & facilitation practice
Length and time commitment
  • 7 eWorkshop weeks
  • 3-4 hours of work per course week
Course Fee
  • The course fee for individual registration is USD 500.
  • Group Discounts: Group of 4-9 = $425 / Group of 10 and above = $400. 
    For assistance with group registrations, please reach out to us at fieldlearningsolutions@wvi.org.
     
How will I learn?
  • Interactive modules with knowledge check questions
  • Forum discussions with peers and expert facilitators
  • Scenario-based problem-solving activities
  • Scheduled 'live' sessions on Zoom
  • Virtual facilitation practice sessions via Zoom 

For more information about our online learning approach, visit the Field Learning Solutions home page.

Support

A team of subject-matter expert facilitators and a course manager will guide the group through the materials. You will also learn from the experiences and perspectives of other participants from around the world. 

Given the personal and emotional nature of the CF workshop content, we encourage you to access support from Staff Care services and your local office, if needed.

Accessibility and technology
  • You will receive a course login and link at least one week before the start of the eWorkshop.
  • Regular Internet access is required to participate
  • The course includes a few essential Zoom sessions for demonstration and facilitation practice - you will need a connection that can support Zoom
  • eCampus can be accessed via a mobile app, but a computer is preferred 
Deadlines and certification requirements

Deadlines 

  • For each weekly module, you will have a set of tasks to complete, but you can choose when to log in and contribute within the set weekly timeframe.
  • The schedule for Zoom sessions will be announced in advance

Certification requirements 

  • Meaningful and timely participation in course activities throughout 
  • Satisfactory facilitation practice session (Zoom)
I have registered and paid, but now I am unavailable to join the course. Can I receive a refund?

For World Vision-sponsored participants, internal communication with the WV Office will be conducted to arrange course fee coverage and refund where necessary.

For implementing or external partners who are self-funding:

  • The course fee is fully refundable if the course has not yet started.
  • No refunds will be issued if a participant remains inactive beyond week 2 and is subsequently removed, unless extenuating circumstances apply. 
  • Participants who do not successfully complete the eWorkshop will not be eligible for a refund.