Professional Development
Training (2 of 2) – Youth Thrive
Youth Thrive is an evidence-informed framework for approaching our work with youth ages 9-24.Instead of a sole focus on limiting risk factors or maintaining a problem-free environment, Youth Thrive teaches youth work professionals and parents to recognize, support, and build on protective and promotive factors. Based in strengths-based and positive psychology, this approach can be... Read more »
Training (1 of 5) – Helping Them to Lead the Way
Do you want to support a group of youth to create change in their lives? Helping Them to Lead the Way is a five-part workshop series on the knowledge-base and skill sets for raising up youth voices and supporting them to create the change they see is needed in their lives, schools, and/or communities. From... Read more »
Training (2 of 5) – Helping Them to Lead the Way
Virtual TrainingDo you want to support a group of youth to create change in their lives? Helping Them to Lead the Way is a five-part workshop series on the knowledge-base and skill sets for raising up youth voices and supporting them to create the change they see is needed in their lives, schools, and/or communities. From... Read more »
VTA Members Only Training – The Seven Essential Life Skills
Virtual TrainingThis 2-hour course (for Vermont Afterschool Members only) is an introduction to the seven essential life skills every child needs. We will cover inspiring brain development research, spend time examining our own executive functioning skills, and brainstorm the kinds of fun games and activities that spark these skills in children. All the course materials and... Read more »
Free for Vermont Afterschool MembersField Forum – Connecting Children with Food Access Resources and Meal Programming in Third-Space Programs
Vermont Afterschool regularly hosts FREE field forums on different topics relating to out-of-school time providers and professionals including health, safety guidance, funding, advocacy, and more. This forum will discuss available food access resources and meal programs for third-space programs and how to connect children to these programs. Please contact Becky Wilcke to register.
Training – Equity and Inclusive Practices for Afterschool Staff
Virtual TrainingFramed as a broad overview of the varied facets of Equity & Inclusion in the afterschool setting, this training speaks to our own identities and their intersectionality, understanding and interrupting bias-based thinking, expanding our anti-racism practices, and the importance of youth safety, belonging, and competence. *This is an engagement and discussion-based workshop where participants will... Read more »
FreeTraining – Culturally Responsive Practices for Afterschool Programming
Virtual TrainingThis training focuses on cultivating cultural humility and the practices of culturally responsive afterschool activities and program structures. This is an engagement and discussion-based workshop where participants will be asked... Read more »
FreeReady, STEM, Go!
Virtual ConferenceWe're excited to partner with a national alliance of networks to host the second annual Ready, STEM, Go!, a FREE two-day virtual conference that will shine a spotlight on resources,... Read more »
FreeTraining – Youth Mental Health First Aid
Virtual TrainingYouth Mental Health First Aid USA teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders in youth. This training gives adults who... Read more »
Training (1 of 2) – Youth Thrive
Youth Thrive is an evidence-informed framework for approaching our work with youth ages 9-24. Instead of a sole focus on limiting risk factors or maintaining a problem-free environment, Youth Thrive teaches youth work professionals and parents to recognize, support, and build on protective and promotive factors. Based in strengths-based and positive psychology, this approach can... Read more »