We know that summer camp planning is a year-round task! Join park and recreation professionals from across the country to discuss their summer camp strategies regarding everything from hiring to programming on March 30, 2023, at 2:00PM EST. We want to hear from everyone, so please think about the following questions: 

• What are the biggest successes you've had regarding summer camp planning? 
• What challenges are you facing this year? 

Come to this event excited to engage with your peers! Most of the hour will be spent in small groups discussing relevant topics.

We hold in our hands the power to impact communities by how we manage financial resources. How we spend, how we generate revenue, and how we work to create a financially sustainable future forms the foundation for our organizations and for the field of parks and recreation. 

Leading up to NRPA’s new Financial Sustainability Certification Program that will be hosted in 10 states during 2023, we are providing the first talk in a three-part series covering all things finance. There's no better time than now to learn more about finance. Join this event designed specifically for park and recreation folks!  

Coming March 2023!  Research has shown direct links between employee retention, job satisfaction and productivity. But knowing the importance of these factors is not everything. In a growing field, how do you choose the best wellness program for your employees? Through learning ways to better get to know your employees, understand their values, define employee wellness and leverage your available resources to meet everyone's needs, leave this session with the inspiration to Do It Yourself (DIY) and personalize your program to fit your employees.

This on-demand education talk will be released on the first Monday of the month unless otherwise noted. NRPA's virtual education Talks feature knowledgeable subject matter experts presenting on timely insights from research and practice. Each Talk is approximately 45 minutes to one hour long and is worth 0.1 CEU.

Learning Objectives:

1. Define employee wellness and engagement. Learn about the many benefits of wellness for employees and the organization. 

2. Identify the benefits of a personalized, employee wellness approach. 

3. Gain exposure to activities and strategies to personalize employee wellness to the employees. Develop your own strategy for how to personalize your employee wellness programs. 

Coming April 2023! Join us to learn what a Summer Learning Program Quality Assessment is, why it matters, what it measures, and how it can elevate your summer learning experiences! This talk, featuring Brodrick Clarke, vice president, programs, National Summer Learning Association and Steph Love, senior learning and development specialist, for The Forum for Youth Investment, will guide you through ways to utilize Continuous Quality Improvement tools to ensure high-quality summer experiences for today's youth.  

Learning Objectives (2 – 3 learning objectives):  

1. How do we leverage opportunities to continue to innovate and grow in summer learning

2. Methods to close the gap of summer reading loss

3. How the Summer Learning Program Assessment can measure best practices that are unique to summer settings 

This on-demand education talk will be released on the first Monday of the month unless otherwise noted. NRPA's virtual education Talks feature knowledgeable subject matter experts presenting on timely insights from research and practice. Each Talk is approximately 45 minutes to one hour long and is worth 0.1 CEU.

Learn about multigenerational playground innovation from a playground industry veteran. Join this session to discuss playground industry trends — both past and present — and how innovation in the industry is developing to include multigenerational play opportunities. 

Learning Objectives (2 – 3 learning objectives):  

• View play equipment in a new way
• Understand industry trends and innovation during the last 20 years
• Identify products, opportunities and techniques to increase multigenerational play in new and existing play areas 

Coming December 2023! This on-demand education talk will be released on the first Monday of the month unless otherwise noted. NRPA's virtual education Talks feature knowledgeable subject matter experts presenting on timely insights from research and practice. Each Talk is approximately 45 minutes to one hour long and is worth 0.1 CEU.

Coming November 2023! This on-demand education talk will be released on the first Monday of the month unless otherwise noted. NRPA's virtual education Talks feature knowledgeable subject matter experts presenting on timely insights from research and practice. Each Talk is approximately 45 minutes to one hour long and is worth 0.1 CEU.

Coming October 2023! This on-demand education talk will be released on the first Monday of the month unless otherwise noted. NRPA's virtual education Talks feature knowledgeable subject matter experts presenting on timely insights from research and practice. Each Talk is approximately 45 minutes to one hour long and is worth 0.1 CEU.

Coming September 2023! This on-demand education talk will be released on the first Monday of the month unless otherwise noted. NRPA's virtual education Talks feature knowledgeable subject matter experts presenting on timely insights from research and practice. Each Talk is approximately 45 minutes to one hour long and is worth 0.1 CEU.

Coming August 2023! This on-demand education talk will be released on the first Monday of the month unless otherwise noted. NRPA's virtual education Talks feature knowledgeable subject matter experts presenting on timely insights from research and practice. Each Talk is approximately 45 minutes to one hour long and is worth 0.1 CEU.