Coaching Potentials
The
Coaching Certificate Program
Transforming Early Childhood Coaching
The Coaching Potentials Coaching Certificate Program fosters a coaching mindset rooted in a holistic approach, emphasizing continuous, mutual learning and grounded in equity, behavioral sciences, and systemic organizational practices.
Cohort members engage in shared learning and reflective dialogue, exploring and refining coaching competencies based on evidence-backed standards from the International Coaching Federation. The program’s diverse participants—representing varied cultures, languages, races, regions, and perspectives—enhance the learning experience, fostering inclusive relationships and a strong sense of belonging.
Unlike traditional deficit-based coaching focused on compliance, this program prioritizes individual responsiveness, elevating human potential to inspire sustainable growth and lasting change. Coaches emerge equipped to collaborate effectively across curricula and programs, driving meaningful transformation in early childhood systems.
Our Fully Remote Year-Long Certificate
Part I
Coaching to elevate human potential requires a commitment to relational growth and knowledge. This course explores key elements, including personal communication styles, co-learning strategies, culturally respectful and strengths-based relationships, and fostering awareness to enhance practices effectively. Participants will develop skills to create meaningful connections and drive lasting, positive change.
Outcome: Implement a systematic approach in applying evidence- and research-based coaching knowledge and skills.
Part II
Part 2 focuses on increasing self-reflective practices, personal communication skills, and identification of effective ongoing support strategies including deep human connection, self-directed action and thoughtful planning and goal setting for continuous improvement, integrating skills with effective application in sessions and practicum experiences.
Outcome: Apply enhanced awareness, authentic self-reflective practices, meta-cognitive thinking, generative listening, perceptive responsiveness, and facilitative dialogue.
Part III
Part 3 integrates skills from the Foundations and Awareness seminars to complete the EC Coaching Certificate Program. Participants practice refining and altering coaching based on needs and readiness, while learning sustainable, organizational change that embeds coaching in all professional practice.
Outcome: Develop and co-create a coaching mindset within a social learning climate as part of systems thinking and change.
