Youth Development
Understanding the NYS School-Age Child Care (SACC) Regulations
Ideal for new site directors and front-line staff alike, this learning module provides an overview of the NYS SACC regulations to support staff compliance with all health, safety, and program quality requirements.
This session is a 2-hour workshop. For 3 hours, the fee is $1,150, and for 5 hours, the fee is $1400. You will receive follow-up materials to support adoption of practices, and you can request further assistance after the session if needed.
Audience: Staff teams at youth-serving non-profits
*Pricing is for in-person session in NYC, Long Island, and Westchester. If outside of this metro area, additional travel fees may apply.
Fostering a Growth Mindset in Youth
What is the difference between a growth and fixed mindset, and how can it make all the difference for the youth you serve? Having a growth mindset will push your youth to work harder toward achieving their goals. This interactive workshop and follow-up coaching package will help your program ensure every staff member is equipped to foster a growth mindset approach among your participants.
This session is a 2-hour workshop. For 3 hours, the fee is $1,150, and for 5 hours, the fee is $1400. You will receive follow-up materials to support adoption of practices, and you can request further assistance after the session if needed.
Audience: Staff teams at youth-serving non-profits
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*Pricing is for NYC, Long Island, and Westchester. If outside of this metro area, additional travel fees may apply.
Body, Mind, and Spirit: Self Care for Caregivers
Learn how to take care of your whole self through integration of body, mind, and spirit. Integration is an act of self-care, which ultimately enables us to take better care of others. Based on latest research about emotional intelligence, dynamic mindfulness, and social and emotional learning (SEL), an interactive workshop introduces evidence-based strategies to build our personal toolkits for self-care. Follow-up coaching focuses on building consistent practices for adults and extensions for children.
This session is a 2-hour workshop. For 3 hours, the fee is $1,150, and for 5 hours, the fee is $1400. You will receive follow-up materials to support adoption of practices, and you can request further assistance after the session if needed.
Audience: Staff teams at youth-serving non-profits
*Pricing is for NYC, Long Island, and Westchester. If outside of this metro area, additional travel fees may apply.
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) 101
SEL 101 connects the field of SEL to positive youth development, behavior management, character education, and more. Grounded in a dominant framework from the Collaborative for Academic, Social, Emotional Learning, better known as CASEL, the interactive workshop unpacks the “CASEL 5” competencies. Understanding of SEL basics enables youth-serving professionals to amplify what they are already doing to develop SEL competencies and build knowledge and access to resources to integrate evidence-based strategies into their practices. Drawing from guides like Preparing Youth to Thrive: Promising Practices for Social & Emotional Learning and Navigating SEL from the Inside Out: Looking Inside & Across 25 Leading SEL Programs: A Practical Resource for Schools and OST Providers, participants will leave the session with concrete strategies to try. Follow-up sessions will include detailed planning and implementation support for a comprehensive SEL practice plan.
This session is a 2-hour workshop. For 3 hours, the fee is $1,150, and for 5 hours, the fee is $1400. You will receive follow-up materials to support adoption of practices, and you can request further assistance after the session if needed.
Audience: Staff teams at youth-serving non-profits
*Pricing is for NYC, Long Island, and Westchester. If outside of this metro area, additional travel fees may apply.
Evidence-Based SEL Approaches to Conflict Resolution
Effective SEL approaches are sequenced, active, focused, and explicit (SAFE) and holistically support child and youth development. Acknowledging that comprehensive SEL approaches are best, this session will provide a deep dive into several evidence-based SEL approaches to examine their tools for conflict resolution. Participants will explore conflict resolution examples from Responsive Classroom, Playworks, and RULER. Participants will leave the workshop with a better understanding of how to use these tools and how they fit into the broader scope of SEL.
This session is a 2-hour workshop. For 3 hours, the fee is $1,150, and for 5 hours, the fee is $1400. You will receive follow-up materials to support adoption of practices, and you can request further assistance after the session if needed.
Audience: Staff teams at youth-serving non-profits
*Pricing is for NYC, Long Island, and Westchester. If outside of this metro area, additional travel fees may apply.
The Power of Relationships
This session will explore the importance of relationship building when doing social justice, diversity and equity work with young people, communities, and other organizations alike. We will share best practices around how to most effectively build relationships when working with young people and in communities. We will also explore how our own identities show up in our relationship building with others and learn how to navigate the impact of our identities on connecting with others.
Participants will have the opportunity to share challenges they have have encountered when trying to build relationships in their own work, and get feedback on how to more effectively address those situations in the future. The goal of this workshop is to underscore the value of building authentic, genuine and strong relationships and to provide tangible strategies for how to effectively connect.
This session is a 2-hour workshop. For 3 hours, the fee is $1,150, and for 5 hours, the fee is $1400. You will receive follow-up materials to support adoption of practices, and you can request further assistance after the session if needed.
Audience: Staff teams at youth-serving organizations
*Pricing is for NYC, Long Island, and Westchester. If outside of this metro area, additional travel fees may apply.
Accessibility Awareness and Inclusion Techniques
In this workshop, participants will work with accessibility and learning advocates to address attitudinal barriers towards disability equality. Identify language and best practices within your environment that will empower your staff to activate inclusive practices and techniques and establish a framework of mutual understanding and respect for diversity and difference. This training will cover an overview of Universal Design and Universal Design Learning, disability language, and best practices for working with and being inclusive of people and learners with disabilities. Participants will gain a better overall understanding of accessibility and will leave with the tools to provide and share-out these awareness-building skills within their institution.
This session is a 2-hour workshop. For 3 hours, the fee is $1,150, and for 5 hours, the fee is $1400. You will receive follow-up materials to support adoption of practices, and you can request further assistance after the session if needed.
Audience: Staff teams at youth-serving non-profits
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*Pricing is for NYC, Long Island, and Westchester. If outside of this metro area, additional travel fees may apply.
Learning Lab: Accessible Curriculum Design and Lesson-Plans
Work with experienced accessibility educators to design curricula and specific lesson-plans for after-school and recreation programs or community-based programming that will be more universally accessible. In this workshop you will learn about best practices in the field of accessible education with a focus on sensory and multi-modal learning. This workshop will introduce current thinking and best practices within accessible education and, through a hands-on workshop, inspire and challenge your staff to augment lesson plans and teaching strategies to be inclusive a wide variety of learners.
This session is a 2-hour workshop. For 3 hours, the fee is $1,150, and for 5 hours, the fee is $1400. You will receive follow-up materials to support adoption of practices, and you can request further assistance after the session if needed.
Audience: Staff teams at youth-serving non-profits
Want a customized version of this learning module? Just contact us!
*Pricing is for NYC, Long Island, and Westchester. If outside of this metro area, additional travel fees may apply.
Professionalism for Youth Workers
If your organization is like most youth-serving non-profits, you likely have a number of employees who have never held a formal job prior to you hiring them. Given that so many jobs in our field are part-time and/or entry level, it is common for staff to lack basic skills like workplace communication, troubleshooting with grace, and navigating difficult conversations. This learning module addresses these issues and others, supporting your staff to develop professional skills and competencies that will make them better able to serve youth, families, and other stakeholders.
This session is a 2-hour workshop. For 3 hours, the fee is $1,150, and for 5 hours, the fee is $1400. You will receive follow-up materials to support adoption of practices, and you can request further assistance after the session if needed.
Audience: Front-line staff
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*Pricing is for NYC, Long Island, and Westchester. If outside of this metro area, additional travel fees may apply.
Fun and Educational Games
This session will provide interactive and unique activities that combine educational topics with traditional games. Staff will explore quick and easy ways to keep kids engaged while building cognitive skills such as problem-solving, critical thinking, and more!
This session is a 2-hour workshop. For 3 hours, the fee is $1,150, and for 5 hours, the fee is $1400. You will receive follow-up materials to support adoption of practices, and you can request further assistance after the session if needed.
Audience: Front-line staff
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*Pricing is for NYC, Long Island, and Westchester. If outside of this metro area, additional travel fees may apply.
Positive Behavior Management
This session focuses on what adults can control to guide children and create a climate conducive to positive behavior. Topics in this interactive workshop will include strategies for being proactive, how to set expectations and follow through with them, discussing what consequences are and how they affect behavior, and determining how to reduce undesired behaviors. Participants will discover how to use creative approaches for conflict resolution and behavior management.
This session is a 2-hour workshop. For 3 hours, the fee is $1,150, and for 5 hours, the fee is $1400. You will receive follow-up materials to support adoption of practices, and you can request further assistance after the session if needed.
Audience: Front-line staff
Want a customized version of this learning module? Just contact us!
*Pricing is for NYC, Long Island, and Westchester. If outside of this metro area, additional travel fees may apply.
Group Dynamics and Development
Forming a cohesive group with a variety of personality types can be challenging. Organizations serving youth have an opportunity to help each child grow as an individual, while also creating a strong sense of community. This workshop explores ways to help children identify their strengths and discover their passions, while providing skills to build trust and positive relationships with others.
This session is a 2-hour workshop. For 3 hours, the fee is $1,150, and for 5 hours, the fee is $1400. You will receive follow-up materials to support adoption of practices, and you can request further assistance after the session if needed.
Audience: Front-line staff
Want a customized version of this learning module? Just contact us!
*Pricing is for NYC, Long Island, and Westchester. If outside of this metro area, additional travel fees may apply.