BOOST NH Provisioning the Environment for Art Exploration

July 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
BOOST NH offers the training “Provisioning the Environment for Art Exploration” designed for school-age afterschool professionals.
This 2-hour workshop provides insights to the best practices for afterschool programs. The keys to meeting the physical, social, emotional, and academic needs of the children served will be addressed. Participants will experience how a thoughtfully equipped art area and well designed art activities can not only encourage all areas of development but have an effect on positive social interactions and behaviors.
Professional Development Hours: 2                Core Knowledge Area: Programming and Environment
Trainer:  Amy Upton, M.S.;  NH Afterschool Master Professional Workshop Trainer, Faculty, Program Consultant and Individual Mentor.
Registration Cost: None
Boost NH is a project of SERESC funded by the Child Development Bureau. Our goal is to provide statewide technical assistance and professional development opportunities to after school providers to support their work in creating high-quality, innovative programs for school-aged children.
Susan Gimilaro, Project Director
Dian McCarthy, Project Assistant
603.206.6800
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BOOSTNH How Clubs Work in Afterschool

July 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment

BOOST NH offers the training “How Clubs Work in Afterschool” to the school-age afterschool community.  This 2-hr workshop provides insights to the best practices for afterschool programs.  The keys to meeting the physical, social, emotional, and academic needs of all children served will be addressed.  Tools needed for providing quality afterschool programs that focus on providing the support and enrichment that best serves the children, families and communities through a club based system will be shared. Participants will gain numerous club and activity ideas.

Professional Development Hours:  2                         Core Knowledge Area:  Programming and Environment

Presenter:  Amy Upton, M.S., NH Afterschool Master Professional Workshop Trainer, Faculty, Program Consultant and Individual Mentor

Registration Cost:  None

Boost NH is a project of SERESC funded by the Child Development Bureau.  Our goal is to provide statewide technical assistance and professional development opportunities to after school providers to support their work in creating high-quality, innovative programs for school-aged children.

Susan Gimilaro, Project Director

Dian McCarthy, Project Assistant

603.206.6800

 

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BOOST NH Engaging Disengaged Youth

July 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment

BOOST NH offers the  training “Engaging Disengaged Youth” for school-age afterschool professionals.  This 2-hr workshop explores some of the components for building healthy relationships with youth in afterschool settings.  Participants will gain tools and strategies to foster relationships, support youth, and engage youth that have become disinterested with the thought of being an active participant in an afterschool program.

Professional Development Hours:  2                            Core Knowledge Area:  Child and Youth Development

Presenter:  Amy Upton, M.S., Afterschool Master Professional Workshop Trainer, Individual Mentor, Program Consultant and Faculty.

Registration cost:  None.

Boost NH is a project of SERESC funded by the Child Development Bureau.  Our goal is to provide statewide technical assistance and professional development opportunities to after school providers to support their work in creating high-quality, innovative programs for school-aged children.

Susan Gimilaro, Project Director

Dian McCarthy, Project Assistant

603.206.6800

 

 

603.206.6800

Filed Under: Professional Development, Programs and Services

BOOST NH Nuts and Bolts of Staff Management

July 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment

BOOST NH offers the training “Nuts and Bolts of Staff Management” for school-age afterschool professionals.  This 2-hr workshop provides strategies and techniques addressing the following areas: leadership styles, hiring, motivation and retention, as well as how to get staff/volunteers to do what you want them to do.

Professional Development Hours:  2                         Core Knowledge Area:  Professionalism and Leadership

Trainer:  Amy Upton, M.S.; NH Afterschool Master Professional Workshop Trainer, Faculty, Individual Mentor and Program Consultant

Registration Cost:  None but preregistration is required. To register, call 1-855-30 BOOST or click here .

Boost NH is a project of SERESC funded by the Child Development Bureau.  Our goal is to provide statewide technical assistance and professional development opportunities to after school providers to support their work in creating high-quality, innovative programs for school-aged children.

Susan Gimilaro, Project Director

Dian McCarthy, Project Assistant

603.206.6800

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Prevent Bullying and Meanness by Promoting Empathy and Civility: A Positive Approach

May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

BOOST NH  partnered with SERESC and the UNH Cooperative Extension to bring you the workshop “Prevent Bullying and Meanness by Promoting Empathy and Civility:  A positive approach“.  This 3-hour workshop, led by nationally recognized speakers Malcolm Smith, Ph.D. and Rick Alleva, Ed.D of the UNH Cooperative Extension, will help participants understand bullying, peer victimization and meanness among young people through a presentation of the current research, issues, roles and needs of victims, bullies and bystanders.  A positive approach that encourages empathy, compassion and civility for all students will be shared with examples from a new ‘Courage to Care’ curriculum developed by the presenters.  Challenges, opportunities and strategies to engage young people in both school and afterschool settings will be explored with participants.

PD Hours:  3                                           CKA:  Child and Youth Development; Programming and Environment

Boost NH is a project of SERESC funded by the Child Development Bureau.  Our goal is to provide statewide technical assistance and professional development opportunities to after school providers to support their work in creating high-quality, innovative programs for school-aged children.

Susan Gimilaro, Project Director

Dian McCarthy, Project Assistant

603.206.6800

Filed Under: Uncategorized
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