WE'LL MEET YOU WHERE YOU ARE ON YOUR
journey to inclusion
NIP offers multiple packages of education, training, and professional development support for a wide range of recreation programs from camps, to afterschool programs, to community centers, to athletics, to childcare centers, and beyond! Big or small. We tailor session content and design them to meet your program’s needs/interests. We can…
- Introduce you to the basics of inclusion
- Enhance your understanding of inclusion recreation strategies to help all children succeed
- Enrich the inclusive programming and supports in your program
- Train your staff to include participants with diverse abilities in all programs, activities, & settings
- Educate you on the Standards for Inclusive Recreation Programs and becoming a nationally recognized Accredited inclusion program
Below are some of our most popular training options. Whether you are interested in one of these or have no idea where to start (maybe you're somewhere in between?), email our Director of Inclusive Recreation AmandaKloo@inclusionproject.org for more info or schedule a call with her to talk through your options.
I appreciated that the NIP training was customized for our program. It took the inclusion strategies we already implement to a whole new level with new ideas and new resources to serve our children even better.
Camp Administrator
SUMMER STAFF TRAINING
Summer is fun for EVERYONE!
Are you ready to include this summer? Inclusion means that ALL staff support ALL participants in ALL settings during ALL activities. That means that everyone in your organization must have the knowledge and skills to include EVERY participant, those with and without disabilities. Make sure all of your directors, counselors, coaches, programmers, instructors, supervisors, staff, and volunteers are ready to help kids of ALL abilities learn, grow, laugh, and connect together this summer.
Virtual and In-Person Training Options Include:
- Inclusion 101: Foundations & Fundamentals for All Staff
- Inclusion Strategies for Camp Counselors, Activity Programmers, & Specialty Instructors
- Inclusion Leadership Training for Program Administrators, Directors, & Supervisors
- Designing & Implementing Meaningful Accommodations & Adaptations
- Creating Inclusive Games, Activities, & Materials
- Inclusion Training for Youth Athletics Coaches, Sport Referees, & Aquatics Instructors
- Inclusive Fitness & Exercise Programming
- Inclusive Creative & Fine Arts Programming
- Inclusion Strategies for Early Childhood Programs & Preschools
- Inclusion Strategies for Afterschool & Extended School Year Programs
- Effective Positive Behavior Supports for Everyone By Everyone
- Inclusive Play & Creative Movement
- Making Sensory Tools, Fidgets, & More
- Get to Know the Standards for Inclusive Recreation Programs
- Prep for Accreditation of Inclusive Recreation Programs
From a 1 hour session to a full day (or more), NIP can provide your staff with the training, resources, and tools needed to meaningfully include children with and without disabilities in all aspects of your program. Email AmandaKloo@inclusionproject.org for more info or schedule a call with her to talk through your options.
partnerships
Training Partnerships
Inclusion accommodates individual needs and NIP’s customized partnerships do too! Through our partnerships, we provide scaffolded support over time to help build an organization’s infrastructure to be inclusive both in mission and in action across all levels and services. It can include any combination of education/training/consultation/accreditation activities that are the best fit for your program. We collaborate with program leadership to develop a partnership tailored specifically for each program’s needs, readiness, timelines, and goals.
Partnerships can last a full year or extend across multiple years and can include:
- In-depth assessment and evaluation of inclusive practices
- Multiple inclusion trainings customized for different program types, staff needs, and organizational goals
- Collaborative inclusive resource creation, materials design, and curriculum development
- Long term goal setting and action planning
- Ongoing consultation and coaching for successful implementation over time
- And more…
If you think a partnership with NIP is what your program may need, email AmandaKloo@inclusionproject.org for more info or schedule a call with her to talk through your options.
Workshops
Inclusion Workshops
Recreation and leisure are year-round pursuits and inclusion is a full-time mindset. NIP offers a wide range of workshops on a broad spectrum of inclusion to make sure you are ready to include ALL kids EVERY day during EACH activity.
Examples of Virtual and In-Person Inclusion Workshops:
- Inclusion 101: Foundations & Fundamentals for All Staff
- Inclusion in the Moment- Tips for Program Volunteers & Support Staff
- Inclusion Leadership Training
- Building Relationships with Families
- Universal Design & Universal Design for Learning in Recreation
- Accommodations & Adaptations
- Creating Inclusive Games, Activities, & Materials
- Inclusive Athletics, Exercise, & Fitness
- Inclusion at Camp
- Inclusive Creative & Fine Arts Programming
- Inclusion Strategies for Early Childhood Programs & Preschools
- Inclusion Strategies for Afterschool & Extended School Year Programs
- Effective Positive Behavior Supports for Everyone By Everyone
- Inclusive Play & Creative Movement
- Making Sensory Tools, Fidgets, & More
- Get to Know the Standards for Inclusive Recreation Programs
- Prep for Accreditation of Inclusive Recreation Programs
- And more…
From a 1 hour session to a full day (or more), NIP can provide your staff with the training, resources, and tools needed to meaningfully include children with and without disabilities in all aspects of your program. Email AmandaKloo@inclusionproject.org for more info or schedule a call with her to talk through your options.
Presentations
Keynotes, Conference Breakouts, and Lunch & Learn Sessions
NIP staff are available for virtual and in-person keynote addresses and inclusive recreation breakout sessions for conferences, as well as Lunch & Learn's to educate your staff, volunteers or leadership on the topic of disability inclusion.
Email AmandaKloo@inclusionproject.org or schedule a call with her to talk through what you need.
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