The following workshops are available for staff, students and parents. Workshops are offered both in person and via Zoom. MPY requires a minimum of 25 participants for staff workshops and a minimum of 40 participants for parent and caregiver workshops. Exceptions are made on a case by case basis.


 

Real Talk About Racism (Remote Only)

Racism is something that ALL minorities have had to face in their lives. NOT talking about racism is no longer an option. This forum will give educators an opportunity to listen, learn, and expand their cultural competence. We will also discuss many other topics, including how to be an ally, what every person can do to make progress in this area, what to do if you encounter resistance, and a lot more.
School Assemblies

RESPECT - New!

Giving and receiving respect allows us to communicate effectively, own our own successes and failures and better respond to those of others. This workshop will empower students and give them lifelong tools they can use in interactions with their family, peers, and others.

Responding to Disclosures and Trauma-Informed Care

Acknowledging someone’s experience is more important than we might think. Having one person to turn to that will believe and support them is the greatest indicator of healing. Educational professionals may be the person that their students look towards for support. In this session we will discuss the difference between responding and reacting and build confidence in our responses to disclosures. We will also talk about the many ways to develop a trauma sensitive classroom to help support students who have experienced trauma.
Anti-Racism Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Responding to the Effects of Trauma in the Classroom (Remote Only)

This workshop will address the social-emotional needs in the classroom, as well as a deeper look at what ACEs or Adverse Childhood Experiences are and how that stress can become toxic and its impact on learning. We will also explore some classroom techniques that can be used daily to help children with stress and trauma.
School Safety

Restorative Justice

Traditional school discipline does not always help students take responsibility and be accountable for their behaviors or to realize how those behaviors reverberate through the school community. Restorative Justice helps to change behavior by allowing the victim to be heard and acknowledging that a harm has been done. This workshop will give participants the tools necessary to expand disciplinary alternatives. This presentation is only available to school staff and administrators.

Restorative Justice/Healing Circles

Helping schools discuss, heal, and move forward after a harmful incident on campus.
School Safety

Safe and Healthy Relationships

Healthy relationships are ones where people can safely feel and express for themselves and others. This comes from mutual trust, honesty, good communication, being understanding and calm during arguments, and consent. This workshop will offer strategies for opening conversation and engaging teens and their friends in thinking critically about healthy and unhealthy relationships.

Section 504 for Student Support Staff

Section 504 can be confusing for school staff and families alike. Yet its implementation is is essential to ensure that students with disabilities have equal access to educational opportunities. This Section 504 workshop is designed to equip student support staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to actively engage in the Section 504 process for students with disabilities.
Mindfulness and Self-Care for Educators

Self-Care and Work-Life Balance: What Works for YOU (In Person Only)

The demands of educators today have faculty, administrators, and staff running in numerous directions with little time to pause and reflect, let alone allow for space to define what self-care at work (and at home) could/should look like. This interactive workshop provides participants with a "time out" to breathe (seriously), learn steps to craft an individualized self-care approach, understand how to protect oneself from emotional mugging, as well as an honest conversation on why asking your supervisor about "work-life balance" might set us up for disappointment. Participants will leave empowered and recharged--because when you feel good, you do good!
Social and Emotional Learning

Self-Regulation Strategies: Grades 5-12

Providing 5-12 students with a cognitive behavioral approach to teach how to identify and to process feelings will result in developing strategies to cope with difficult situations. These skills will lead to improved self-regulation in students as well as increase increased ability to be actively engaged in learning.