OPA EDUCATIONAL & YOUTH TEAMS
EDUCATORS WORKSHOPS - STUDENT WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOPS FOR STUDENTS & YOUTH
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Our customized team-building workshops for youth provide a hands-on and interactive learning experience that build tangible life skills and promote personal growth. Our youth programs have been utilized in public and private elementary, middle, and high schools, alternative schools, and residential programs. Each workshop is custom designed to focus on a variety of topics and can range from a 1-day workshop to on-going program. Our student workshops are designed to: |
- Help build confidence and self-esteem
- Enhance communication skills & trust in self/others
- Develop positive leadership skills and decision making skills
- Teach how to target and achieve goals
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- Improve the abilities to manage conflict and stress
- Teach problem-solving skills & how to overcome obstacles
- Enhance teamwork skills
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Student Leadership Programs & Retreats
Leadership is not only about what you do, it's about who you are, and how to influence others to make good things happen. Our student leadership workshops are designed to focus on mentoring, leadership skills, and self-awareness. This workshop will include activities that will help each participant gain insight into effective leadership styles and learn the tools and skills to become an effective leader. This program is designed for college, high school, and middle school student leaders. We can take this program to your site or you can plan a retreat at the OPA Retreat Center. |
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| Program Length: Half-day, Full day, Overnight Retreat |
School Kickoffs & Team Olympics
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Our school kickoffs are a fast-paced, non-stop day or half day of fun and team building that will enhance the camaraderie among your students. Student teams will be engaged in a series of mental, physical, and creative activities that will capitalize on the advantages of collaboration and teamwork. Our Team Olympic and OPA Team Challenge programs include a series of activities that will increase mutual support and trust; develop the abilities that contribute to group decision-making, problem solving, and positive leadership; and strengthen team communication. |
Program Length: 1 Hour, 2, Hour, Half-day, Full-day |
| Becoming a Good Citizen-Stepping Stones or Stumbling Blocks (Anti-Bullying) |
| This is one of our most popular anti-bullying programs. This hands-on workshop is designed to enhance the character development and life skills of each student. Students will participate in challenging and fun team-building activities that will focus on citizenship and issues related to bullying. Students will learn specific pro-social behaviors and coping strategies whether they are bullies, being bullied, or are witnesses to bullying. The selection of activities, briefing, and debriefing will be designed for the specific needs and the age of each group. |
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| Program Length: 90 minutes, 2 hour, Half-day, Full day. |
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Learning To Be A Good Citizen Through Sportsmanship (Anti-Bullying)
This innovative workshop is custom designed for elementary, middle, & high school students. This workshop focuses on sportsmanship and cooperative learning at home, at school, and in life. The facilitator will utilize various metaphors & experiential activities that will focus positive character development and pro-social behaviors.
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- Characteristics of high self-esteem and the specific skills and techniques that build self-confidence & self-esteem
- Learn the benefits of cooperation in school and in other areas of life
- Strategies on how to overcome adversity & conflict
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- Characteristics of positive leadership
- Traits of Sportsmanship at school, home, and in life
- Handling negative peer pressure
- Bullying
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| Program Length: 90 minutes, 2 hour, Half-day, Full day. |
Navigating Through the Maze of Transition
This innovative workshop is designed for students who are transitioning into a new phase of their education (i.e. elementary into middle & middle into high school). Students are engaged in a series of experiential and teamwork activities that will help each student understand the issues related to transition & change. In addition, each student will learn effective strategies on how to navigate through the maze of change and transition. The selection of activities and debriefing will be designed for the specific needs and the age of each group.
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| Program Length: 90 Minutes, 2 hours, Half-day, Full day |
| Making the Freshman Connection |
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This workshop will be designed to focus on mentoring, peer leadership, and school transition. Participants will learn the advantages of teams and teamwork. This workshop will include activities that will enhance the leadership, communication, interpersonal skills, & confidence of each student. Students will participate in experiential activities that will give them an opportunity to practice communication skills, rapport building, develop a greater appreciation for individual differences, and learn problem-solving skills that they can apply to real life situations. This workshop can be designed for elementary, middle, & high school students. This program can take place at your site or at the OPA Retreat Center. |
| Program Length: Half-day or Full-day |
Our Approach:
Customizing our programs is what we do best. Whether you are a college, school, church, social service agency, or a youth organization OPA will design a program that is specific to your goals and objectives. Our programs can take place at your facility, a local park, gymnasium, conference center, or you can come to the OPA Retreat Center. |
| Optimal Performance Associates is an Approved Professional Development Provider for the New Jersey Department of Education. |
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OPA Character Education Programs are approved by the State of New Jersey Character Education Initiative and are eligible to receive the character education grant. |