Programming 101Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Time: 9 AM-12:15 PM (Check-in/Breakfast 8:30-9 AM)

Cost: Before 10/13, $55; 10/14-11/3, $60.

Location: Gary J. Arthur Comunity Center 2400 Route 97 Cooksville, MD 21723

CEUs: .3 (Pending)

Trainer: Laura T. Wetherald, CPRP, Bureau Chief of Recreation, Howard County Recreation & Parks

Registration and information: www.mrpanet.org

This 3-hour training is packed with great info to provide extensive resources and skills. Programming 101 will include the following grass roots knowledge and topics:

• Overview of the 10 programming areas• Lifelong learning• Different venues to provide programming• Contracts, payroll, volunteers and full-time staff• How to provide direct leadership or train others• Identify resources for programming• How to work with a variety of age groups• Write programming goals and objectives and

program budget• Overview of CAPRA standards of programming• Develope schedules for leagues and programs

and facilities• How to write and implement a one-page program plan.

Hot breakfast included. If you require special accommodations or have special dietary needs, please contact Karen Potter at 410-313-4645 at least 14 days in advance so appropriate arrangements can be made

Do you have staff with a degree in a different field or staff that would like to enhance his or her programming skills?