WORKSHOP
TOPICS 
Communication Essentials for Working with Staff, Parents and Kids.
This interactive workshop details a wide range of training tools, principles and applications for effective communication at all levels. Learn how to apply these communication skills in a wide range of settings.
Totally New Teambuilders
Learn many new teambuilders you haven't seen yet, with multiple applications for problem solving, conflict resolution, communication, and developing pro-social skills at both the staff and participant levels.
The Best of Cooperative Play -ADVENTURE, INITIATIVE AND PROBLEM SOLVING GAMES FOR ALL AGES
A lively session presenting an excellent sampling of WIN-WIN activities, games and FUNdamental leadership principles for all ages. Expanded old favorites plus Brand New Adventure games and Teambuilders from the most contemporary sources. Multiple applications for program development, conflict resolution, positive group dynamics and employee teambuilding. Enough challenge and Big Fun for Everyone!
Teamwork 101
In this interactive, fun, challenging and meaningful workshop learn what goes into healthy high performing teams, what builds and blocks team development, what makes up the subsets of team skills and behaviors... and applications of all of the above.
A Common Sense Approach to Discipline
Principles and proven techniques of common sense discipline, effective communication, conflict management, and active positive assertive leadership. Emphasis on prevention and the proactive creation of positive behavior as well as "when all else fails" strategies. Includes an extensive resource packet of the most contemporary national conflict resolution materials.
Playful Teaching Practices
During this era of "drill and grill", accelerated learning, overdrive consumer lifestyles, excessive testing, and a great decrease of play in the early childhood education curriculum, playful teaching practices are sorely needed. In group work, playful teaching practices are essential to relationship building and creating connections for succesful group dynamics. Perhaps most importantly, playful teachers develop positive attitudes in their students and help students understand that learning can be fun and joyful. A range of practical attention getters, team dividers, motivators, transition activities and more.
Working with Parents and Primary Caregivers; Building Positive Relationships
How do we do our best to get everyone on board to work together for the best interest of the children...A short series of reminders and best practices.
Children and Staff Play (ground) Problems (and some solutions)
An interactive session featuring a problem solving model. Some possible solutions to typical problems found at your site and followup resources. (i.e. Bullying, Conflict Resolution, Motivation).
Going Beyond: ENHANCING THE WORKPLACE
In today's world, in particular
in the human service arena, it is increasingly important to keep
your staff happy and satisfied beyond monetary compensation. This
workshop-keynote will help enhance the environment of the workplace through
a presentation of eight principles that contribute to the complexity
of work and create flow and happiness for employees: clarifying
goals, feedback, opportunity, loss of ego, matching challenges
with skills, concentration, and control over one's job and time.
Leadership - BEYOND THE BASICS
This workshop covers the latest in cutting-edge
leadership theories and techniques to help leaders and managers of all experience
levels develop and motivate their team or group. This fast paced,
high energy session will surely add tools to your leadership tool
box.
- Ways of Empowering Kids.
- Situational Leadership.
- Understanding Your Groups Needs and
Stages of Group Development.
- Practical Applications of Flow Theory:
Balancing Challenge, Ability and Fun.
- A Bigger Bag of Tricks
Can't Miss Games and Movement Activities for Small
Groups, Mixed Age Groups "Little Ones" and Family
(Day Care) Settings
A treasure chest of proven games, movement activities, and leadership principles
for small groups (2 to 15 people) of all ages and mixed age groups (preschool
through school age and above).
Can't Miss Games for Older Kids
A treasure chest of proven games and leadership principles for 8 to 12 year
olds (and beyond) that inspire participation and BIG FUN.
The FUN-damentals of Play Leadership: An Interactive
Training Program
Learn essential play leadership techniques using professional training videos,
hands on participation and extensive resource materials. Includes promoting
physical and psychological safety, developing trust and cooperation and a WIN-Win
Playful atmosphere, getting attention, dividing teams, eliminating elimination,
modifying activities, nurturing discipline and "can't miss" games
for all age groups.
Children Together - Resources for Cooperative Play
and Staff - Team Development
A lively session presenting WIN-WIN activities, games and FUN-damental leadership
principles for all ages including applications for families and employee teambuilding.
Extensive resource materials.
Super Parachute Play!
Our best 20+ parachute games and variations. Includes positive leadership
and control techniques that inspire participation and BIG FUN!
New Games/Adventure Games Training
Leadership training, team building, and community/event organizing techniques
for New Games, Adventure Games, Cooperative Games, and other progressive,
win-win play movements. Includes activities, philosophy, values, resources,
and hands-on applications. Great for leaders, trainers and/or players of
all abilities who just want to have BIG FUN.
Children Without Childhood: How To Turn It Around
The economic pressures, profound changes, and acceleration of life in the twenty-first
century have negatively impacted Childhood and children at both ends of the
economic spectrum. Learn more about the scope of the problem and a wide range
of specific proactive solutions. A keynote or workshop presentation.
Helping Kids and Families Cope with Media Madness and
Video Games "Addiction"
Learn more about the impact of TV, computers, video games and other media on our children
and families and solutions for restoring balance. Features a short video of
media "addicted" kids and families and an extensive solutions resource
packet.
Caring For the Caregiver: Making Sure You Don't Slip
Off the Radar Screen
An upbeat, interactive, and meaningful workshop filled with a variety of simple,
accessible stress reduction ideas and techniques for beating burnout ...and
real world ways to make time for you and your family. Extensive resource packet.
We're worth it!
Overcoming Hurry Sickness and Urgency Addiction
In a rapidly accelerating world with seemingly more to do in less time... how
do we apply the brakes, prioritize, and restore balance? Learn more about
this modern problem and its impact upon individuals, families, and society.
Identify proven principles and techniques for deceleration and wellness.
A keynote or workshop presentation. Extensive resource packet.
Laugh and Level With Me: Breaking Barriers, Tightening
Teams, and Cultivating Caring Cooperative Communication...
Victor Borge once said that laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
This workshop will present a sampling of accessible, non-threatening, easily
applied, fun and challenging team-building activities. We'll use win-win "games",
communication activities, human resource and organizational development materials,
and other integrative learning modalities-all designed to enhance our understanding
and application of the Team Work model (a clear model of what goes into highly
effective teams). The activities have the serious purpose of promoting trust,
support, initiative, problem-solving, decision-making, cooperation, ownership
and the open exchange of ideas in an upbeat, interactive atmosphere. Includes
examples from organizations around the country on how they are using teambuilding,
laughter, play, and humor for staff development, stress reduction, and the
creation of a positive work atmosphere. Extensive resource packet.
And now by popular demand. . .
Laugh & Level With Me Two - The Follow-up Next
Level of Teambuilding
A fun series of challenging, accessible, interactive problem solving, initiative
and adventure activities designed to analyze the subsets of team effectiveness,
team behavior, and team skills in more depth...and of course the application
of these subsets in the workplace.
And Others Designed and Developed with Your Needs in Mind.
Expanded descriptions, vita, and excellent letters of reference
from a wide range of national and international clients are available
upon request.
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The
great advantage of hiring us for a more extended time period is
that you can combine an informative, entertaining, inspirational
keynote with a wide variety of “hands on” practical,
skill-oriented workshops (i.e., 'teambuilding', 'play leadership'
and 'discipline') for all leadership and
management levels, so
that people will walk away “pumped
up” and with skills
to do the job -- in other words, "more
bang for your training buck."
