• From Waiting to Engaging: Transition Games That Keep Groups Moving

    This interactive professional development workshop helps school-age child care educators transform transitions from periods of waiting, frustration, and disengagement into purposeful opportunities for connection, learning, movement, and independence. Participants will...

  • Encouraging Positive Behavior

    Part of working with children also includes managing behaviors. This training will help participants identify common misbehaviors in after school programs and how the environment plays a role. Learn techniques...

  • Manteniendo los Niños Saludables

    Aprenda los conceptos básicos sobre cómo llevar a cabo correctamente procedimientos específicos que se realizan diariamente para mantener un ambiente de aprendizaje saludable. Repase los procedimientos establecidos en el Plan...

  • Regulaciones para Niños de Edad Escolar

    Familiarícese con las regulaciones requeridas por el Estado de Nueva York y obtenga una comprensión clara de su responsabilidad en el cumplimiento de las mismas. Trabaje en grupos pequeños para...

  • Encouraging Positive Behaviors

    Part of working with children also includes managing behaviors. This training will help participants identify common misbehaviors in after school programs and how the environment plays a role. Learn techniques...

  • Conflict resolution in the Classroom

    This workshop dives into learning about the origins of conflict - limited resources, unmet needs, social status, and perceived differences in values. Using that knowledge participants explore their own conflict and reaction styles and learn communication techniques to support students in conflict. The core content of this training is in alignment with the recommended standards...

  • Emergency Ready: Evacuation & Emergency Drills That Actually Prepare Staff

    Emergency drills should do more than satisfy a calendar requirement. This workshop helps SAC staff understand how to prepare children and staff for evacuation, use multiple exit routes, maintain accountability, respond to unexpected barriers, and document drills effectively. OCFS Topic Area 4

  • Health and Safety – How to Prepare and Respond with Confidence

    This professional development course prepares school-age educators to establish and maintain environments that protect children's physical safety and promote holistic, whole-child health per the NYS OCFS regulations. It focuses on proactive injury prevention across indoor, outdoor, and digital spaces, alongside modeling healthy nutrition and positive hygiene habits. Participants will learn to identify signs of child...