Training: Boot Camp Basics: Basics of SEL
Virtual TrainingThis workshop is an introduction to social and emotional learning in school-aged children. We will explore the ways in which children learn social skills, the neuroscience behind challenging behavior and emotional regulation in children and adults, and the emotions coaching and problem-solving that will be most effective in increasing social and emotional learning in your... Read more »
FreeNetworking Session: Engaging and Enriching Activities
Online ForumIn conversations with the field, we've heard a clear and consistent request for more opportunities to connect, collaborate, and exchange ideas. In response, Vermont Afterschool is pleased to offer a series of virtual networking sessions centered around key topics relevant to out-of-school time providers. These sessions are designed to foster meaningful dialogue, support peer learning, and strengthen connections... Read more »
FreeDiwali
Hindu Festival of Lights symbolizing the human urge to move toward the light.
Training – Youth Thrive (Day 1 of 2)
Steele Community Room, Waterbury Municipal Office 28 North Main Street, Waterbury, Vermont, United StatesYouth 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 »
Training: Boot Camp Basics: Strengthening Skill Building in Your Afterschool Program through Project-Based Learning
Virtual TrainingIn this workshop afterschool staff and leaders will develop their understanding, knowledge, and ability to provide skill-building opportunities in their afterschool programs. As described in the School-Age PQA tool, "The first step in assuring children learn and build skills is for the staff to have intentionally identified what is to be learned and how it... Read more »
FreeSEL Micro-Training: De-escalation
Virtual TrainingChildren, like adults, have emotional emergencies—they just look different from ours. On closer inspection, we learn that there's a predictable pattern to escalation—an arc of sorts, that if caught in time, can redirect outcomes from explosive to calm. Using a child-first, relationship-centered mindset, this module teaches us that strong behaviors are no mystery, and that... Read more »
FreeTraining – Youth Thrive (Day 2 of 2)
Steele Community Room, Waterbury Municipal Office 28 North Main Street, Waterbury, Vermont, United StatesYouth 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 »
Quality 4-Part Training Series
Virtual TrainingThis FREE training series, led by experienced SPARQS assessors Kathleen Bray and Dacia Ostlund, is for staff who would like to take a deep dive into quality. Participants will use an educational video focusing on what quality looks like in afterschool. We’ll take a deep dive into the PQA items Skill Building, Youth Leadership, Authentic... Read more »
FreeL.E.A.D. 1.0 and 2.0
This FREE program (for licensed program staff) provides afterschool professionals with the tools to hone their strengths and develop new skills to take on more advanced leadership roles in the future. L.E.A.D. is specifically designed for experienced directors and site coordinators who are looking for that next level of growth and development. Those who complete... Read more »
FreeSEL Micro-Training: Empathy for Others
Virtual TrainingJoy, pain, struggle, fear—empathy is about companioning someone in their experience, as-is, without trying to make it better, go away, or change it. And that takes practice. In this cornerstone workshop about social and emotional development, you will be asked to experience empathy, explore what defines it, and learn how to create an empathy-infused space... Read more »
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