Planning for Summer Programs – Youth Development Programs -8 to 12 Year Olds & Enhancing Programs for the 4 to 7 Year Olds.

Sundowners – Thank you to all staff who attended the May 20th P.D. and YDP Training Session!

Once again we had a great turnout for the YDP training session. There was plenty of discussion, exchange of ideas, questions, and great conversations. Lunch was wonderful and allowed for everyone to debrief and network with colleagues. Conversations seemed to generate questions around…”Where do we go from here?”…”How do we keep the momentum going?”…”What’s next?”

We heard from several of you that you would like to get together in order to plan for summer. There may be an opportunity for those of you that are working this summer and are interested in getting together to do summer program planning for the Youth Development Program (8 to 12 years) as well as enhancing program plans that include the 4 to 7 year olds.

Once staffing is in place for the summer programs, an announcement will be posted listing staff site assignments and a YDP program planning session date and time. The ideal will be to set a YDP program planning session that includes all the YPD staff together at one location. This will also allow staff to work together on more in-depth planning for the summer programs that includes the value of outdoor learning activities, field trips, leadership and skill building opportunities. Stay Tuned for details!